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Leaving rings on jars in storage
Our family butchered a 500+ pound hog this past weekend, and we were able to render 30+ quarts of lard. We poured the hot lard directly from the press...
We got our hay in just before the rain
We knew a storm was coming and we had 85 bales of hay on the field. So even though it was 85 degrees with high humidity, we went at it and picked up the...
We knew rain was coming so we’ve been working extra hard
We live every day by our weather radio. We listen to it first thing every morning and the last thing in the evening. In this way, we have a pretty good handle on what...
Rain, rain, go away
Yes, we need the moisture but gee, I want to go outside and play! Yesterday, I added more wood chip mulch to the front flower bed under the edge of the solar array after...
It’s been a busy few days
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...