Sometimes it only takes a phone call

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We had been noticing a new logging site about 10 miles south of us where there were several large piles of scrap logs left over. Luckily, David noticed a sign with the logger's name...

We sold our bull and now have a pretty jersey heifer

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Since we had no use for our bull, Mack, from our shorthorn milking cow, Lace, we decided to sell him as a breeding bull. I put an ad on Craigslist and a nice young...

Q and A: canning jam and heater for root cellar

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Canning jam I made some jam a few days ago and missed one of the jars in the water bath. It cooled off along with the water. I found it the next day and the...

The sun was out today

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So we decided it was time to work on our living room wood stove. The sun beats in the big south-facing windows, warming up the room (and us!) even on cold days so it...

Q and A: cooking on a wood burner and butchering older roosters

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Cooking on a wood burner I always thought I'd be able to cook on my wood burner, but I decided to give it a try and the top of the stove only gets about 130...