Another cold day and we’re getting things done indoors
As Mike, Dara, and Sherri were going to come and help pack seeds today, I ran to the post office to mail seeds early. While I was in town, I stopped at the Tire...
Oh boy, fall is in the air
After a week of 80-degree weather, we dropped down to lows of 36 F! Boy, were we worried it would frost. When you have 5 acres in gardens, there's no covering anything, so we...
Winter’s coming like a freight train
And we're hustling around, trying to get everything done before it hits. Today, Will and Hondo went to Matt's clearcut again and brought home another load of firewood. That pile is getting bigger and...
Another gloomy, rainy day on the homestead
Boy, I'm wondering if the sun will ever come out again! It's been rainy, cold, and gloomy for days now. Fortunately, I have plenty to do indoors. In the morning, I take Sarge for...
Our fall weather is helping with harvest
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...