The weak calf is walking
After four days of coaxing our little calf to drink from the goat bottle every two hours, this morning I found him not in the entryway but in the kitchen. He had gotten up...
Spring is around the corner, even if it is -12 degrees
Yesterday I planted our very first peppers! Now they're on shelves next to the wood stove as they germinate in only a few days at 75-85 degrees, but up to two weeks at 60...
Wow! A new variety of squash!
Several years ago my friend, Dara, planted a Hopi Pale Grey a few dozen yards away from a Marina Di Chioggia, a bumpy, round, blue-green Italian squash which is also a Cucurbita maxima. Yep,...
Things are finally getting back to normal
The rains have seemed to quit and we're getting more caught up (or is it less behind?). Yesterday and today Will poured cement and laid up rock in the lower barn wall's slipforms. Today,...
We’re continuing in the “get ready for winter” mode
In between other projects, while waiting for more cash to continue working on the barn, Will finished pushing brush piles together with Old Yeller, our trusty 'dozer, then disced the field again to ready...