Our last winter calf has been born
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...
We had a surprise for my birthday yesterday
Not only did oldest son, Bill and his family pop in with strawberry shortcake but some kind of neighbors came to offer to help weed. (Not that we didn't need that!) It worked out...
With the world in chaos, we’re so peaceful here
We know we can't do anything about horrible mass killings, wars, hate, and divisiveness. We do know we can be grateful for what we have on our homestead, day by day.
Beautiful fall weather continues,...
Q and A: learning to make cheese, dandelion syrup, and starting seeds in peat...
Learning to make cheese
I would really like to try a cheese making class. One where you spend the whole day or weekend actually making the cheese, not just watching someone do it. I live...
Well, it froze!
We knew it was only a matter of time and the weather forecast called for a freeze warning for our area. So, taking no chances, we picked and picked, mostly tomatoes and peppers, as...