Category Archives: Farming

Chores

Posted on February 6, 2013 by farm2011

Now I’m sure with a title that says ‘Chores’, you would think that I’m going to say that I’ve been so busy doing chores lately. Well, it’s confession time. The weather tonight after work was a kind of sleet or … Continue reading →

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Knipco Heaters

Posted on January 25, 2013 by farm2011

If you live on a farm, you are probably familiar with something that is called a knipco heater. This is a small portable heater that has a lot of different uses. Now I’m sure that everyone probably has their list … Continue reading →

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In the yard

Posted on January 15, 2013 by farm2011

After I let Reno out when I got home from work tonight, we just kind of hung out in the yard – just checking stuff out. While we were out there, I kept hearing this one crazy bird just really, … Continue reading →

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Sunday, Cleaning and seed packets

Posted on January 13, 2013 by farm2011

William left yesterday to head back to college, and now it sure seems like the house is so quiet without the boys home. They were both able to be home before Christmas, so these past 4 to 5 weeks went … Continue reading →

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Greasy Roads

Posted on January 11, 2013 by farm2011

Tonight when I was driving home after work and I found some geese just hanging out on the side of the road in this one pond. There was more ice than water, but the geese didn’t seem to mind. They … Continue reading →

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It’s official

Posted on December 26, 2012 by farm2011

It’s official. Our new bull has a name. I didn’t want him to go into the new year without a name, so I’ve been thinking a lot lately on what he should get called. Now I had a lot of … Continue reading →

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Still getting ready for winter

Posted on December 11, 2012 by farm2011

It seems no matter how much you work to get ready for winter, you’re just never quite ready until it’s cold outside. We looked around the other day and realized that there was a water line outside that needed to … Continue reading →

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Waking up

Posted on December 9, 2012 by farm2011

I don’t know about you, but when I wake up in the morning, the first thing that I think about is what I want to get done that day. When I woke up this morning, I could have sworn that … Continue reading →

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Pickled fish and corn cobs

Posted on November 30, 2012 by farm2011

First – pickled fish. I was surprised when I found out that the friend that I gave some garden produce to, sent over a jar of pickled trout. I’ve had pickled fish when I was growing up that my mom … Continue reading →

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Confusing, Turning the furnace on and mowing lawn

Posted on October 30, 2012 by farm2011

It has been cold in the house lately, and in our house that isn’t that uncommon in the fall. Why? Well we usually have kind of a contest to see how long we can go without turning on the furnace. We’ve … Continue reading →

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