It’s dry, dry, dry
We've been hurrying to get everything planted in all the gardens as we hope rain will come (eventually) and things will take off as the soil sure is warm. Will got busy and fenced...
Will swears he won’t have any more birthdays
On his last birthday, a few days ago, his favorite cow dropped dead, our water line froze to the house, and we found out that a developer bought the two forty-acre parcels, which were...
Our cover crops are doing great!
We planted cover crops in the orchard (wheat, a small strip of oats and alfalfa) and peas in the future strawberry bed in the new house garden. We did this to help...
Yesterday the sun came out and today our snow is going fast
After our huge spring snowstorm, we were glad to see the sun come out yesterday. And the temp went up, too … all the way to the mid-fifties! So, our snow melted fast. And...
Spring is hitting us like a ton of bricks
There's so much to do every spring but we've not really had "spring" weather, it's been cold and rainy. Now the temps are warming up and a little sun is out some days, so...