Category Archives: The Farm
Candles, Lavender, and a Woodshed
The sun is setting on a Sunday evening here on the farm, and everyone is cozy and relaxing. It was hot today, the temperature getting up to 89.8 degrees, and even now, with direct sunlight gone, it is still 80°F. … Continue reading
A Week of Craziness in a Day
I have had an interesting week this week. It was Farmer’s Market week, and we got the truck packed up and everything brought up to the park in Preston, then set up under the tent. It was a fine old … Continue reading
This Week So Far
Early this week I had the roughest time with my rheumatism. That cost me two days. Then I got a visit from a guy who lives in town, but has a house down here, too. He asked me if I … Continue reading
Septic System and Orchard
Today I took care of two things I have been putting off for far too long! I had a meeting at 9AM with the man in charge of the county health department to discuss planning for our septic system. He … Continue reading
Relaxing on a Sunday Afternoon in March
It’s Sunday, normally a relaxing day around here. Missus isn’t relaxing, so I have helped her with moving things around and getting things put away. She is trying so hard to get things organized better. She finally went for a … Continue reading
Rheumatism
Honestly, it’s days like this that worry me. I woke up feeling fair to middling, did my morning chores feeding llamas and goats and even giving a shot to one of the llamas who has a swollen leg from some … Continue reading
Milling Wood for a Rabbit Hutch
The morning was busy helping Missus out with arranging some things in the house. When she was done with me, I went out to the tractor and took it around to the mill and parked it. There was a log … Continue reading
Sunday Work and The Dentist
Golly! Sunday was great! I got out to theyard and cleaned up a lot of the stuff that was put out for summer, or during summer, and left there. It was a great day! I usually expect to go to … Continue reading
A New Word Invented in California
There was a new word invented in California. The word is Hurriquake. It is an amalgamation of two words: Hurricane and Earthquake. While it is not entirely accurate because California was hit by a tropical storm yesterday, it was also … Continue reading
It’s Another July
Looks like it has been nearly three months since my last post. I have been distracted. I hope things are settling down now, but we’ll see how far that wishful thinking gets me! I did get the sawmill put together … Continue reading