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.
Last week we went "Shopping" in the shop, and Seppi picked out a nice, Seppi-sized pumpkin, because he wanted to make Pumpkin Muffins. Monday morning, bright and early, he brought his pumpkin upstairs from the garage, to make pumpkin something. Right now. He seemed oblivious to the fact that one does not simply cut the… Continue reading I want pumpkin something… Now!
We invited these fine fellows over for supper tonight…
It is never too early to start learning all about farming. In this case, silvopasture. Winnie’s favorite picture is Die freundlich Cu.
Winnies favorite animals? The piggies! We love how friendly and gentle these pigs are with our littlest farmer.
Seppi wants to make pumpkin muffins, so he went "shop"ping for pumpkins. In the shop. Where we keep our pumpkins. Isn't that a nice shopping bag? Thanks, Grandma Ann!
It has been getting cold for the last few days, well below freezing in the morning, and up into the upper 40's/low 50's during the day. The farm has been very foggy in the mornings and evenings. It is perched on a valley overlooking a river (not that you can see the river from the… Continue reading Getting Colder
We got out to the pasture after school was finished on Monday. Determined to get the trench finished this time. Only 40 feet to clear, but this part was tricky because it had to go over and around the weird extended leg of the septic system (yes, that's right. They ran the septic line all… Continue reading Beating the Sun
We do not allow ourselves leisure so that we will be able to work better. We work so that we will be able to be at leisure. (Paraphrase of Josef Pieper, "Leisure, the basis of culture.") We got home from Mass and told the girls to change out of their church clothes into their relaxing… Continue reading A Quiet Sunday
One of the major projects on the farm --- in fact, you might almost say the major project on the farm --- is finishing the perimeter fence around the pastures. This is the major project because without a perimeter fence there is no pasture. To do intensive rotational grazing there are two things you absolutely… Continue reading Racing the Sun
Yesterday Mommy woke up with a fever and aches and chills. You know, the whole flu-like viral syndrome. Same thing Evie had earlier in the week. We had plans to get the turkey stock from Thanksgiving canned, as well as put the last of the carrots in the freezer, but Mommy was not feeling up… Continue reading Last of the Carrots
Little Farm in the Big City 