The chipmunks are real busy getting ready for winter, just like us. But they’re also a pain as they’re attacking our sweet corn which was drying on the stalk for seed and to use as cornmeal. As if Blue Jays … Read more
First off, Will kind of limped-dragged home a load of round bales recently — the wheel bearing on our hay transport had gone out. Now, our hay transport isn’t one of those nice (and expensive) Notch transports. It’s an old … Read more
We’ve been so busy canning this past week! Alisha and I have canned tons of blueberries, blueberry jam, chokecherry jelly, bronco cherry jelly, and more Provider beans. I’ve had to totally rearrange some of our pantry shelves and am moving … 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
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
