Last week was a little rough when it came to homesteading/farming. The owl continued to pick off my ducks and chicks at night and I even lost a chick or two in the daytime to a hawk. My owl deterrent did not work. Sometimes I would go out just after dark to lock up my […]
I have been having significant trouble with my feet for several months and had tried to repair the damage with physical therapy. My right foot responded favorably to the therapy, but the left foot did not. X rays showed lots of calcification from a past struggle with plantar fasciitis along with two bone spurs in
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It’s been an eventful few days, not from any busyness off the farm but life at home. First off, my husband came down with a stomach bug strong enough that he actually stayed home from work for a day. He seldom takes sick days, regardless of his symptoms. While he slept, I posted a short
You know how it is, especially if you are the one who runs the household and need to prepare everything for the family you’re leaving behind for a couple of days. So many preparations, whether for farm animal care, meals for the family, packing, laundry–or whatever, life gets a little busy. Still, I tried to
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September was crazy busy and I struggled to get much of anything actually done. Softball season came to an end with up to four games in a week and I spent considerable time cataloging the footage of the games for future use. Combine that with several physical therapy sessions for both Kinzie and myself, a
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Not only are we getting rain in August, we are getting a lot of rain. I originally was going to tell you about the 1.9 inches of rain we’ve received this past week. But we had a serious rain storm overnight last night receiving 4.75 of rain, making the total 6.65 inches of rain for
It truly has been a rainy week, and I’m glad. It has rained five of the last six days for a total of 2.65 inches. Most of them were not storms, certainly not the kind of storms that causes damage anyway. My dogs are not big fans regardless. With the recent fireworks and occasional thunder
For four days last week, my granddaughter, Kinzie and I, worked the kids camp at our church. It’s four days of chaos being skillfully guided by seasoned volunteers who know how to handle the children. I believe the grades are third through sixth with others who belong to the volunteers. Kinzie bravely spent all her
Although I’m always busy with something, some weeks are a more eventful than others. It seems this past week was one of the more eventful ones. I’ve been spending extra time out with the piglets. This is my first time farrowing and raising piglets and I am trying really hard to learn as much as
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Hello! The weather has finally started to warm up and I am very glad! Although our frost date is another month away, it’s possible that the last of mornings in the teens like yesterday morning is over for the season. In fact, it is not supposed to get below freezing overnight for the next ten
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