It’s canning time around here

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Boy oh boy, is it! Because we have so much meat from the two steers we had butchered (folks who got a half are on vacation and we have lots of extra ground beef...

Frost!

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Yep, we had it -- a killing frost. With night temps dipping into the twenties, the garden got fried. Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, and corn look so sad, all blackened and droopy. But, luckily,...

Finally, we’re sort of getting caught up

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Will has nearly all of our firewood cut up. We split it, then he hauled it into a huge pile in the woodshed, so it stays dry. Now he has to get it stacked....

You can teach an old dog new tricks!

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Will is still working on developing our new pasture, clearing corners, expanding the size, etc. Yesterday, I couldn't stand it any more. I HAD to learn to run "Old Yeller." Of course, I have...

Winter’s still here, although it’s really only fall

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Last night we had a temperature of 7° F. Holy cow, it's not even the end of the month yet — October, that is! We usually are in the fifties with lows in the...