Spring is dragging its feet this year
It seems that this year, spring is dragging its feet. Or maybe we just got spoiled when it was 60 degrees a week or so ago? Each day brings another "fit and start." One...
Finally we’re coming to an end with our planting
After weeks of planting, mostly by hand or using the push-type Earthway seeder, I'm about finished. All I've got left to plant are some onions and flowers I started inside. I'll bet I've walked...
Will’s here and I’m canning sweet corn like mad…while he plays on the bulldozer
My handsome and adorable boyfriend, Will, flew in on Thursday and I haven't sat still since! Our sweet corn suffered during the recent freeze, and I'm canning it up like mad. I'm so happy...
April fool on us; we got a foot of snow
Just two days ago, we were putting our bulldozer back together. Will found a few other things that needed fixing, and was doing that before the radiator went back on. The hydraulic tank had...
It’s -12° and our chickens are laying plenty of eggs
We're pretty happy with our new batch of pullets. This spring we bought a mixed flock of Cuckoo Marans, White Cochins, Black Sex Links, White Rocks, and Red Laced Cornish. The Cuckoo Marans were...