Finally! The sun is out
We've had weeks of dreary, cloudy, windy cold weather. The last two days, the wind was screaming up to 45 mph gusts, making the brake on our wind charger scream. But, finally, today the...
Everyone’s enjoying the sun
I noticed our "wild" roosters (the ones who refuse to live in the chicken coop) sitting out in the sun in front of the storage barn on hay piled there. They were taking full...
The meat canning is finally done
Today, we were kind of taking a rest after working so hard yesterday and the day before. Will had been readying the gardens for applying manure and tilling while I was busy canning up...
We scurried around as our first major snowfall was forecast
We still had a few crops out in the gardens — some late beets, turnips, and some dry corn. We also had to put away some tools, equipment, etc. We know if these things...
We’re preparing for a big snowstorm
The forecasters are saying we may be getting up to 18 inches of blowing, drifting snow today, into tomorrow. Ish! Will hauled some big round bales into the training ring, then moved the cows...