Here is a little update of just a few things that have been going on so far in December. We found a great Christmas tree farm just ten minutes from our home. They had a lot of nice trees from which to choose. We wanted a smaller tree than we normally have. This being our […]
A Refreshing Start to My Tuesday
I opened the barn and coop today. It was nice that it wasn’t raining. All the animals were happy to see me. Everything went like clockwork. Until the end. Since things are muddy and wet all the time now, we hose our boots off before we get to the house. It is an effort to […]
The End of the Harvest– Winter Squash
It is quite the learning experience to grow something new. Especially when the “readiness” is hard to judge. All of the things I read tell you to harvest winter squash before the first frost. They also tell you to wait for the vines to die back plus a couple of weeks for “curing” (the skin […]
My Mornings
Well, it is no longer light at 5:00 am and it certainly isn’t as warm/dry. But other than that my mornings are just about the same. Seven.days.a.week. I wake up somewhere between 5:00 and 5:30. After the usual shower and getting dressed I sit down in the “sun room” (can it really be called a […]
Being Productive
We love all the work that we do here on the farm. Even the boys. They frequently mention how glad they are that we moved here. They even like the work. They think it’s fun. They helped their dad build a compost bin. It will be so nice to have compost for the garden. Nicholas […]
It Was a Busy June
Wow how life can change in a month. For us it was all for the good. Here are some highlights…. Chores. A lot of chores. There was a ton of painting. Thankfully most of it was done by our wonderful helpers. Gotta love people who help. People who help with painting should get a special […]
Sunday on the Farm
The day of work rest. OK, it was a day of WORK. Here is how we spent our day. Michael finished painting the boys rooms. A nice blue accent wall in Nicholas’ room. A delightful orange accent wall in Joshua’s room. Joshua and I headed outside to do some weeding. He will be helping me […]
Walls and Stuff on Walls
Our home had wallpaper. I like wallpaper. If I pick it out. Otherwise it must go. There are two good things abut this wallpaper: 1) It was only on four walls. 2) My dad and his friend Bill said they would remove it for us. First you have to remove the top layer and then […]
New Toys
So when you buy a farm you need to buy things to help you do the numerous chores that a farm requires. Enter the toys tools. First came the tractor. Thankfully my father-in-law owned a tractor that he said Michael could use (as long as he wants???). Then came the brush hog (aka: field mower) Crazy […]
Barn cleaning
We own a barn. It is a nice size barn 28′ x 60′. Originally it was a wooden barn. The owners prior to us put on red aluminum siding. From what I have learned from our neighbors there haven’t been many animals housed in the barn. One stall has a man door and is enclosed […]