We had a lovely, sunny day in the fifties

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It was so wonderful! The sun was shining so brightly I needed sunglasses. And boy, did the snow melt! The entire west side of the goat shed slid off with a roar, dumping three...

We had 30 degrees F for an hour

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As we had a very long window of preparation, we were able to do a lot to be prepared for the frost we felt was inevitable. We picked tomatoes for three days, ending up...

We’re finally getting (nearly) done with planting

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There are still more crops to get planted, but we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Will is hard at work getting our oats and hay seeded in. It's late this...

Slowly, our snow is melting away

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Today, for the first time, I was able to walk into the backyard and down toward the garden. Hooray! There was actually green grass after the snow had melted off. I checked my daylily...

Our fall weather is helping with harvest

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I've been very busy the last few days, pulling in more dry beans to shell out. I'm talking about 5-gallon buckets plumb full and several of them. Thank God, my knees have been slowly...