Frosty morning yesterday.
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Cutting back the blackberries by the shop
The small man is ready for anything. He has brand new red clippers. The snowball bushes between the shop and the carport have grown a bit out of control in the last two years. More to the point, they are overgrown (and undergrown, and through grown) with Himalayan blackberry. Earlier, the kids cut a tunnel… Continue reading Cutting back the blackberries by the shop
Man Work Time!
Last Thursday but one (9/12/2025) we went down to Graham to drop off a load of trash, and then to pick up some alfalfa for Iris. Along the way we ran into a little problem. We're screwed! As soon as we got back to the farm, we moved the old hay to consolidate it and… Continue reading Man Work Time!
Fair Prep, and an unexpected visit.
Monday was a very busy day. Mommy had to be at the Pierce Co Fair to set up because she is the ASOATFR. (assistant superintendent of all things food related). Daddy and the kids had work to do at the house. Mostly digging for a new fence on our front yard (the old one blew… Continue reading Fair Prep, and an unexpected visit.
Miscellany
Sometimes the disorder gets too much, so we have to clean up a little. This happened recently when we bought a load of chicken and hog feed. Before we could unload it we had to re-organize a bit. Finally got the scythes up on the wall where they can hang out of easy reach of… Continue reading Miscellany
Bye Bye Geese
This post was accidentally sitting in my draft queue for the last three weeks. Here it is, the end of May. Look who decided it was time to sit on her nest. She's been laying eggs since the beginning of March, but not sitting on them. We stopped taking the eggs at the beginning of… Continue reading Bye Bye Geese
Morning Chores and Miscellany
Steers are on the North Pasture now, as of Monday, 5/5/2025. Beautiful green grass, so juicy and tender looking, I almost want to eat it myself. Uncle Adam running loads of mulch with a wheelbarrow. And when I say "running" I mean actually running as fast as he can. Since we overturned and rebuilt the… Continue reading Morning Chores and Miscellany
What the farm is for
Water
Quick project just to make watering the sheep and cows easier. And by easier, I mean automatic, nine months out of the year.
Dinner is Served
I told Winne "Someday, when you are big, you will be able to pull the strings off the bales all by yourself." No! Me do it! Help! I did it!
Little Farm in the Big City 