The weather is beautiful

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With temperatures back in the "perfect" seventies, we have a lot more energy. Will took the newly put-back-together Oliver over to cut hay this morning to give it a trial run. He ran it...

The truck and Old Yeller are back together!

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We had quite a day. David has been working hard on his truck, which needed a $900 transmission rebuild, rather than a "cheap part." Luckily, he and his girlfriend, aided by Will, pulled the...

Evening’s a time to relax and enjoy the day that has been

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I've been pretty darned busy lately, running every morning to see Mom in the hospital, then hurrying home to get in the garden because I'm getting late again this year.  I didn't even have...

Our heat spell continues

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Our daytime temps are in the eighties and it's dry. So dry that Will has been able to get out and disc up our new corn and pumpkin patch, raising dust even! I've got the...

Q and A: insects eating ground cherry leaves, Stanley plums, and butchering chickens

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Insects eating ground cherry leaves What is eating my Ground Cherry leaves? I planted a few ground cherries this year after reading some of your posts about them. I had never tried them before,...