We had a very quiet Christmas

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Due to a big ice/sleet storm which deposited ½ inch of ice in some locations and more than two inches of sleet at our house, only our son, David, his girlfriend, Ashley, and Javid...

The harvest continues

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We've been getting some real cold nights along with rainy days, so we've been continuing our harvest. I've been shelling the last of our new beans and the star is a dry bean, Monachelle...

Rain, sun, rain

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Boy, the weather can't seem to make up its mind lately. We get a big thunderstorm and the next day the sun's out. Then it rains again! But this rainy weather is pretty common...

Our big snowstorm turned out to be a non-event

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We were all set for a foot of blowing, drifting snow. Then nothing much happened! Yep, the wind blew like crazy, making our little wind charger howl. And, yes, it snowed. But we only...

We have a new baby

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Wednesday, our half Jersey heifer, Surprise, had her baby -- a pretty heifer we are calling Fern because she's just the color of dead fern leaves. And we know because that night both she...