It’s still hot and dry at the homestead
We've been planting like crazy every single day, from morning until dark. I got in dozens of 100-foot rows of beans, both pole and bush, quite a few rows of squash, about a half-acre...
With rain in the forecast, we rushed around
Will had a big field of very nice hay down and raked but it was getting on into the afternoon. He had to hurry to beat the rain, which was heading our way. We're...
Rain, rain, go away. We want to work!
This is a strange year. Again. Last year, it was severe drought and this year, the rain faucet doesn't get turned off long. We seldom get three sunny days in a row. Although it...
Winter’s coming like a freight train
And we're hustling around, trying to get everything done before it hits. Today, Will and Hondo went to Matt's clearcut again and brought home another load of firewood. That pile is getting bigger and...
We had a unique visitor today
Normally, along with our daily work of feeding chickens, watering cows, making hay, and pulling weeds in our gardens, we get occasional visits from folks wanting to buy seeds, take a tour of our...