They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
This post is long overdue. That is because I have been in Texas on National Guard orders for the last two weeks and it was a very busy course. Early mornings, late nights, long days of computer work. Boring! This all took place at the end of May. Remember, Gertrude was bred on the 8th… Continue reading Sick Pig
Things don't always go smoothly on the farm. Just when our ducks were getting used to being pasture ducks. Just when they were getting the hang of laying eggs in the duckmobile, so the crows couldn't get at them. Most of the time... Just when egg production was starting to go up again after the… Continue reading Duck Setbacks
After the beans and peas planting, it was a couple of days before any of us got to the farm. Mommy and Ellie flew to Virginia and North Carolina for Ellie's 3rd grade trip. The visited Roanoke, Jamestown, and Williamsburg. Ellie wasn't sure about it at first because she didn't want to be the only… Continue reading Elevated Irrigation
Let's see, what day was this. May 19th, a Tuesday. This was the day we got around to finishing the legumes row. The older girls helped out at the beginning by pulling out all the weeds to feed to the ruminants. Then I got on with the digging. As with row 1, the Tomato/cucurbit row,… Continue reading Beans and Peas
10 days without an update? Say it ain't so! It is so! So busy.
The farm is such a remarkable place! Things just grow out of the ground, all over the place. You just have to know where to look, And keep your eyes open, And you can pick up all kinds of cool things Just growing right on the ground.
There are days a man just needs to camo up and defend the homestead. If the only people available to camo up with are girls, I suppose they will do. But when you come down to it. When you get right down to it... A man's work is a man's work. Like this gap between… Continue reading Man Work
Wednesday night after work I took the three younger kids to the farm to plant out our cucurbits. Mommy and Evie stayed home to finish a school paper and pressure can some ham stock. Mommy and Daddy had an Anniversary Trip planned for the weekend, so no one was going to be home to baby… Continue reading Planting out Cucurbits and Moringas
Monday Morning during chores I noticed this. Actually, I heard it from twenty feet away. It sounded like a toilet flushing. When I went to look, I saw water bubbling up out of the ground. I thought, "Dang it. I have to do a pipe repair today." But first, breakfast. Evie had made pound cake… Continue reading Fixing Leaks and T-Posts in the Garden
Almost finished! Digital mockup of the front and back cover, framing is not quite right, but close. Then I came home from work and found this. Oh no he didnt! Oh yes, he did! I was pretty hot about that and had to step out for some quite time for an hour or so. Then… Continue reading Coming Soo…meday.
Little Farm in the Big City 