You know the old saying “It never rains but it pours”

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That's just what's going on here on the homestead. Will worked on the broken-down Oliver tractor all day Saturday in the snow and got absolutely nowhere. Then, on Sunday, he figured out how to...

I think spring has finally sprung

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Although it's not really warm and the sun's not shining, the snow's pretty much gone now. Even the plow berms have sunk to pitiful depths and the daylilies and daffodils are popping up, even...

You know it’s spring when Will starts working on tractors

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We had four out of five of our tractors broken down! That has to be some sort of record, doesn't it? Will got the big International kind of fixed, putting a plug in the...

I have some sad news

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Our son, Javid, passed away yesterday morning, peacefully, in his sleep. Although it was very hard for me, I know he'd been fighting a good fight for a few years now and was very...

You know the old saying, roll with the punches?

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That's what I've had to do. I planned to start planting my peppers today but yesterday didn't go so well with rehab. I came home in intense pain and could barely walk. Now, I...