Our first calf of the year arrived yesterday

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This calf is so cute! He's out of our favorite heifer, Hope, who has always been a huge pet. All of our cattle get scratched, petted, and fed treats. All have names. Such softies...

After weeks of work, Will got our Ford 660 tractor started

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You know how some pieces of equipment are dependable to their bones? Well, our old Ford 660 that we bought years back, from my son, Bill, has always been one of those. It would...

We had to bid our wonderful apprentice, Krystal, goodbye

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We took Krystal to the airport yesterday morning as her apprenticeship had ended. She continues on with college in a couple of weeks and needs to get her ducks in a row before then....

While I’m taking it easy, Will’s working hard

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Okay I'm a bum, but, hey, I had knee surgery on Thursday. I overdid it on Friday, moving tomatoes and peppers out onto our enclosed porch. So Friday was a pain (literally!). And I...

Hail and a tornado…almost

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Our carpenter friend, Tom, was here yesterday, working on our latest addition to the house, which will be a living room and entryway, including a small laundry room. It looked stormy all evening, but...