The wind’s blowing up more snow

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We woke up to lots of snow blowing hard against the windows. Ish! After nice, warm, sunny days this seems awful. But, hey, we do know March is a windy month, right? And we're...

Wow! The sun finally came out.

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Boy are we in need of some sunshine about now. Yesterday it was cloudy, misty, and very windy so we didn't venture out too much. I seeded out several squash and organized some of...

We have a new four-wheeler

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Our old four wheeler died and we sure missed it a lot. No, it wasn't a "toy." We used it on the homestead for everything from hauling in firewood to seeding our pastures. We...

We spent Mother’s Day repairing vole damage in our orchard

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We had a crappy fall with heavy rain daily, turning to snow that stayed all winter. Unfortunately, the snow stacked up and the nasty voles that tunnel under the snow, also tunneled up and...

The sun is out and the birds are singing

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Okay, so it's only -6 degrees but that's okay. With the sun shining brightly, our solar panels are charging like mad, and it actually feels warmer than it is. What a huge improvement over...