We got our hay in just before the rain

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We knew a storm was coming and we had 85 bales of hay on the field. So even though it was 85 degrees with...

Q and A: emergency escape vehicle, canning hamburger, cold hardy apricot tree

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Emergency planning escape vehicle Great ideas in Issue #157, January/February 2016 Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag. Got me wondering what would make the...

It’s a boy!

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Our heifer, Salsa, finally had her calf. Will went down at 7:30 A.M. to check her and nothing was going on. Ashley went down...

Picking pin cherries and chokecherries to make Famous Jackie’s Mustang Cherry sauce

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Well, I beat the birds to my pin cherry trees. Almost. Kind of. I was out there picking with David in the morning because...

August is here and harvesting has begun in earnest

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On Friday, I cut all the broccoli that was ready, blanched it, and quickly strained it out of the hot water and dumped it...