After weeks of work, Will got our Ford 660 tractor started

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You know how some pieces of equipment are dependable to their bones? Well, our old Ford 660 that we bought years back, from my son, Bill, has always been one of those. It would...

Why are there only so many daylight hours?

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Now it's spring for sure and things are popping around here. Our daffodils are in full bloom after sitting under snowbanks for months and boy do they look beautiful! Our friend, Heather, came late...

Oh my goodness! Where are the days going?

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We've been hitting the gardens hard every single day now that the weather's changed into warm and dry. We are planting about 76 tomatoes every day, plus doing some corn, squash, and assorted other...

We’re working on cultivating and mulching our gardens

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As our weather continues hot and mostly dry (despite a few rains we've been hugely thankful for) we are working daily at cultivating, now in the huge North and Wolf gardens, then mulching afterward....

Our drought has finally broken

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After all summer of fighting drought, we are finally receiving regular rain. Last night we got nearly ¾ of an inch. The pasture is regrowing and I have to mow the lawn, which is...