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.
One of Ellie's favorite Christmas presents last year was... "The Redwall Cookbook." https://www.amazon.com/Redwall-Cookbook-Brian-Jacques/dp/0399237917 She and Evie have both been into reading the Redwall Series ever since Daddy read them "Redwall" "Mossflower" and "Mattimeo" last year for bed time reading. She has now read thirteen of the 22 books in the series. (She wants everyone to… Continue reading Cheerful Churchmouse Cherry Crisp
When I pounded the T-Posts on Saturday I checked the fence anchors we built a few weeks ago. All of the twitch wires had come a little loose. This was not surprising, the anchors always settle after a few weeks in the ground, especially with the rain we have had. The wire stretches and slips… Continue reading Fixing the twitch wires
I am Ellie this is my Blog! Can you read it? I was in my house, and I made an Ellie-crown. I made it out of a stick and flowers. Then I ended up in the middle of the field because I walked to get more daisies. This tree is a walnut that should be… Continue reading Odd Jobs: Fencing
Edmund has another contract. This time for $40, For one post hole, minimum 42" deep, big enough to set a railroad tie exactly 16 feet from both corner posts at the gate to the chicken-yard and south pasture. This is the beginning of the next phase of pasture development, step one of dividing up the… Continue reading Subdividing the South Pasture, Part 1: Learning
Saturday, May 10, we started digging on the last fence anchor on the North Pasture. By Ellie dad is digging a hole i am helping .dad is measuring the hole . we are finishing the hole i am giving the hole water . this is evie. dad is working on the fens. dad is screwing… Continue reading Subdividing the Pasture: Final Anchor in the North Pasture, Part 1.
One of the most laborious tasks of the rotational grazing on the two main pastures at the farm is running of the long center line fence. This takes a full morning or afternoon to move every time we need to move from the North to the South Pasture, or vice versa. The long bundles are… Continue reading Dividing the Pasture: First gate
The big kids all got to go fishing with Deedee and Papa over this last three days, so Winnie was an only child for a few days. While she likes having Mommy and Daddy all to herself (she especially enjoys lying across both our laps for our evening Rosary) she misses her siblings when they… Continue reading A Winnie and Daddy day.
Not all education happens in school, or during school hours. I am posting this picture just because it was the best Swiss Apple pie Mommy ever made. Look at those layers! The crust was browned and crispy all the way across the bottom, the apples were soft with just the right amount of crisp, the… Continue reading An Educational Post
We are a little behind on blogging. Holy Week and the Triduum were busy, plus the kids decided to start a little Strepidemic running through the house. So what can we say, it's been an off week. Happy cows are tasty cows! The willow and witch hazel in the pasture are starting to leaf out.… Continue reading Catch Up
Tuesday was the easiest day of putting up gutters I have ever experienced. This was true for three reasons: The weather was gorgeous, warm but not hot, with no wind. This side of the roof is low enough I can reach it from the ground. This makes moving back and forth much faster, since I… Continue reading Finishing the Gutters
Little Farm in the Big City 