Every day brings us closer to spring
Spring is a season of firsts. A week ago, our pair of Canadian geese arrived on the partially melted beaver pond. Two days ago, a pair of Trumpeter swans stopped by for the day,...
Will got the big field baled up before the rain
It was a real race yesterday as black clouds gathered above. It sure didn't help when we saw a pair of turkey vultures sitting on the old farmhouse chimney, watching him go around and...
It’s raining baby goats at our homestead
Last fall, I introduced our buck to our does, figuring we'd be having kids in early May, when the spring weather was getting nice. Well, two days ago, our oldest doe, Bella, surprised us...
We are finally reaping rewards of our work
Friday, we had our meat back from the packing plant and Saturday, I thawed out two T-bone STEAKS! I baked some homegrown potatoes, then set our steaks on to fry. Would they be tender?...
Nice weather equals lots of planting
We had a few very nice days (except for the mosquitoes and sand flies!) so Will and I were very busy planting. He set up five stock panel trellises and I followed by planting...