Hey! Spring’s back
After a week of back to back blizzards, the sun came out and the temperature climbed to 50 degrees today. It was SO nice. And today my son Bill and his wife,...
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...
Things are really looking up
Every day, my knee is getting better, and Will is feeling much better too. I've been planting tomato seeds like crazy and have a whole flock of flats, sitting inside plastic bags, waiting to...
We harvested our first cherry!
Okay, so there are only six cherries on the Meteor cherry tree! But they're ripening and it's our first harvest from this young tree, so we're tickled. Will ate half and I ate half....
Like everyone we’re trying to get ready for Christmas on our homestead
Like most homesteaders we know, we struggle with cash this time of the year. Grain prices have been horrible. Hay, which we buy from a neighbor in big round bales, is expensive and we...