Haying season has begun
I just got back from a two-day trip to Mayo Clinic with a friend who is having heart issues. What a place! People from all over the world and every culture you can imagine...
We’re taking out more walls!
You think we got a lot done when Will came to stay? Well this week, his son, Don, came for a visit from his home in Alaska. He is also a great carpenter and...
The flower gardens are looking great…and so is our woodpile
Besides all the great improvements going on around here, the big garden, our new house garden and keeping busy taking care of Mom, I have had a few minutes to work in the flowers....and...
Springtime is fencing time!
Because of our extremely early spring, the frost has gone out early, and we're able to get at fencing VERY early. This time, it's finishing the fencing in the old horse pasture and building...
Q and A: raising beef and orioles
Raising beef
I've been looking for information on raising my own calf or two for beef. Do you have some suggestions on what I need to do? I've raised my own chickens and turkeys but...