Category Archives: Picture of the day

My coat is finally here!

Posted on December 20, 2014 by farm2011

I had ordered a coat back on November 3rd and was wondering when or even if I was ever going to see it. Now you have to admit that almost 7 weeks does seem like a long time right? I … Continue reading →

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Baby it’s foggy outside

Posted on December 14, 2014 by farm2011

We are still in a warm front and I must say that it’s not such a bad gig. I mean – with December almost over it will make the winter cold weather seem so much bearable. Well, anyway that’s what … Continue reading →

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Our little chickens

Posted on December 8, 2014 by farm2011

Well there’s good news on the farm! Even though the ‘old’ chickens haven’t really started laying eggs again, but the new little girls did! We’ve gotten a few eggs these past couple of days and even though they’re pretty cute – … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

Posted on November 27, 2014 by farm2011

As I’m getting older (and hopefully wiser) I seem to enjoy Thanksgiving more and more each year. Now I don’t know if it’s because we’re all getting older and the time together seems much more important these past years … … Continue reading →

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Giddy up

Posted on November 15, 2014 by farm2011

Giddy up and here we go…. What is going on you ask? Well I finally made the commitment to make soap this weekend. See I’ve been literally talking about making soap for at least 15 years and I decided I either … Continue reading →

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What a busy day today – Sunday

Posted on November 9, 2014 by farm2011

Now I know that Sunday’s are supposed to be a day of rest, but with the weather forecast for us to have snow – well there’s still a lot of things to get done yet! Daryl had just a little … Continue reading →

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From Plowing to Pinterest..

Posted on November 8, 2014 by farm2011

Today is Saturday and what a wide range of things are on our plates for the day. Daryl wanted to get the plow out and do some moldboard plowing. Now isn’t that a crazy name for a piece of equipment? … Continue reading →

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Combining Corn is done!

Posted on October 26, 2014 by farm2011

Combining corn is done for another year. Now this is either good news or bad news. The good news part of it is that the stress of trying to get the harvest done is over and it’s not even November. … Continue reading →

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Combining corn

Posted on October 20, 2014 by farm2011

Daryl and I got home from work about the same time tonight, and like last night we both went our separate ways. He headed out to the corn field to combine and I’m still working on getting the lawn mowed. … Continue reading →

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What to do today? Motor Mill- Elkader, Iowa

Posted on October 12, 2014 by farm2011

Daryl had to get up early this morning to meet the other guys also going to the football game, so he said good-bye and off he went. I was still in bed when he left and was trying to think just … Continue reading →

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