First off, after running Will to this and that farm to get equipment/tractors (he was extremely busy trying to beat the rain that was supposed to come today), I was off to the town of Virginia to buy more pyrethrin … Read more
While Will’s geared up haying, Alisha and I have been filling the pantry. The blueberries are ripe and last week Alisha and our friend Kate went out in 95 degree heat and picked buckets full. Alisha’s share was 1½ buckets … Read more
We were pretty nervous last night when we received a tornado warning. One tornado was spotted on the ground to the northwest of us and another picked up on radar out of a severe thunderstorm. We were also under a … Read more
After quite a lot of planning, Will, with Alisha’s help, started building his new corral and cow shelter. In the past, if we were going to get bad weather (we LIVE by the weather radio!) we had to run the … Read more
For more than a month we’ve been experiencing above normal temperatures along with plenty of rain. So just like last year was the worst gardening year for us, this is the very best. For instance, there’s the old farmer’s saying … Read more
