We had our traditional Mother’s Day celebration
For three years now, our family has met at Byrn's Greenhouse in Zim, about an hour south of us. This includes my oldest son, Bill, and his family along with whoever else can come....
Our fruit, both tame and wild is … well … running wild
We are so tickled that we are getting plenty of fruit this summer. I've been making pin cherry jelly from our wild pin cherries. They are so RED and jewel-like that I love picking...
After a lengthy drought, we just got three inches of rain and it isn’t...
We woke up to thundering rain this morning. It had rained all night and now, in the afternoon it's still raining. Gloomy except for we know that, finally, our drought of all summer has...
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Despite what the weather forecasters are calling "THE STORM OF THE DECADE" we are expecting a very wonderful and peaceful Christmas. Our wood is up, the critters are all up to their ears in...
We’re finally getting some hay in
After such a rainy end to the drought, Will has finally been able to get hay cut and baled. On Friday, he, David, and Blake put about 150 square bales into the barn and...