Category Archives: Farming

What’s in your pocket?

Posted on March 10, 2018 by farm2011

I’m not sure if this is the case in everyone’s house, but when you live on a farm and it’s time to do laundry it’s anyone’s guess just what will be in the pocket of a farmer.  Now in our … Continue reading →

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Iowa winter weather

Posted on March 6, 2018 by farm2011

Good weather and bad weather – it’s all just weather right?  But for some reason the good weather is just so much more fun!  Earlier this week they were forecasting the weather to start out with rain, go to sleet, … Continue reading →

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It’s getting a little toasty around here

Posted on December 5, 2017 by farm2011

To say that I’ve been scared to death when Daryl decided to light our tree fire, well that’s really an understatement! We’ve had these trees down all summer and with no wind today, I guess he decided it was time … Continue reading →

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Next season is here!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by farm2011

I’m afraid that we are seriously going into the next season. I know that I’ve been in denial lately and that it’s actually happening. With all of our lawn furniture still out along with having other things that need to … Continue reading →

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Hauling hay

Posted on October 29, 2017 by farm2011

Daryl usually has most of our hay made into round bales and stores them at the other farm until he gets time to have them moved to ours.  So he spent the weekend cleaning out the cow yard and hauling … Continue reading →

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Green Snap

Posted on October 25, 2017 by farm2011

We had some high winds that literally blew through our area in July and we knew that it did knock down some of our corn. But if you took a look at the fields, they didn’t look just too terrible.  … Continue reading →

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He’s in Love

Posted on October 23, 2017 by farm2011

Now normally when your husband comes into the house and tells you that he’s in Love and he’s not really looking at you when he says it, you’re supposed to get all upset and everything right?  Yea, not so much. … Continue reading →

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Farm Trees

Posted on October 10, 2017 by farm2011

I had someone come over tonight to check out some trees that we want removed and to give us an estimate. And one of the first things that I asked him is if he was licensed and then I showed … Continue reading →

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We’ve been upgraded!

Posted on October 8, 2017 by farm2011

Daryl has been talking about getting a different skid loader now for quite some time and he finally found one that is the right size for our farm. So guess what? We’ve been upgraded. Whooohooo!!  Now normally I’m kinda sad … Continue reading →

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Luther and a Cat

Posted on October 3, 2017 by farm2011

With Ed our bull gone, Daryl has been watching the papers to see where we could get another one.  And with the girls making the worst noise in the cow yard lately, we knew that we better do something fast!  … Continue reading →

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