It’s pepper planting time at the homestead

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While it's not really pepper seed planting time here, we have to get an early start as we have so many different seeds to start. We are going with 40 different peppers, both sweet...

What a crazy week

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With the warmer weather, we've stayed busy cutting and splitting wood, picking up things, and buying a new-to-us truck. Our old plow truck is pretty rusted out so we've quit licensing and insuring it,...

Our last winter calf has been born

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After weeks of waiting on this and that heifer to have their calves, our last one, Lady, had hers. Of course it was -21° F that night. Luckily, when I went down to check...

Well, we got ‘er nearly done

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Luckily, the rain held off mostly yesterday, and we got nearly all the carrots, beets, potatoes, and rutabagas pulled. David and Delilah came over in the morning and helped pull a crate of carrots....

We’re above 40 degrees F today

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After a long cold spell, today's sunny warmth is so very welcome! First, let me thank all of you for your lovely prayers and thoughts for us and Javid after his passing last week....