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.
We had a bit of a change of plans last week on the remodel. An example of St. Joseph looking out for us, no doubt. As mentioned previously, originally we were not planning on taking off the front porch (so called because it is the side facing the driveway, even though technically it is not… Continue reading Remodel: Front Patio
We are going to skip over a week or so of time between blogs. Don't worry. You aren't missing anything except a drill weekend, a whole lot of business and not enough family time. But by Friday (the 25th) we had gotten past a chunk of that and were ready for a family day. Note… Continue reading Busy Family Day
This post is overdue, by more than a week. But that's how it goes. We got the call week before last that the permits were approved, and we sat down with our contractor and signed the papers. He was planning on breaking ground starting the 14th and 15th. On the 14th he did the site… Continue reading Breaking Ground
These are the moments I live for on the farm. Projects are fun. Projects for the kids are good. Projects with the kids, are as close to heaven on earth as I have found outside the Mass. https://videopress.com/v/zDf3z1qT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FzDf3z1qT%2Fimg_2812_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
Late August, the garden is gathering for its final burst of activity before the dark period. This is the most massive and vigorous stand of buckwheat we have ever grown. And the bees seem to be doing their job. I just hope we can get it ripened and harvested before the rains comes on hard… Continue reading Buckwheat, Triangles and Homeschool
This is the "sacrificial paddock" from last winter. I think we can safely say that experiment was a failure. The areas that were re-seeded and buried under hay are dry and dusty, with exposed dirt rather than green grass. This is going to require some serious rehab. The reason I was down here in the… Continue reading Miscellaneous.
This is going to be a very Catholic post, so if you are offended by Catholic stuff... read on. Back at the beginning of December we said a Novena to Our Lady of Loreto for the intention of selling our Tennessee property so we could afford to remodel the farmhouse so we can move in… Continue reading Thanksgiving: A Very Catholic Post
