We got hit with another major snowstorm
We spent all day yesterday shoveling out. Will plowed the drive with the plow truck and I used the snowblower to clear paths to the barns and pens. But there was just too much...
We’re still plugging along but the new baby sure helps liven us up
I went to the hospital on Tuesday, to see David's new baby, Melanie. I didn't want to bother Elizabeth on Monday, right after she had a cesarean delivery. I got to cuddle and feed...
Disturbing National Animal Identification talk now spreading to vegetables in your garden
Because of lots of public outcry, the NAIS, a government "wonderchild," sponsored largely by large agribusiness type animal/poultry growers, apparently shriveled and came to a standstill last year. The NAIS is basically an animal/poultry...
Frosty mornings make you think of splitting firewood
There was so much frost on the vehicles this morning when David left for school that he came in and grabbed the digital camera to take a picture. It was in the teens and...
Hail and a tornado…almost
Our carpenter friend, Tom, was here yesterday, working on our latest addition to the house, which will be a living room and entryway, including a small laundry room. It looked stormy all evening, but...