Monthly Archives: June 2011

My new perfume

Posted on June 16, 2011 by farm2011

When I was taking a break today from painting, I was thinking how things are so different from a year ago. Today I was sitting on the porch swing and watching a weather balloon go over our barn. The chickens … Continue reading →

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Cushions for our patio set

Posted on June 16, 2011 by farm2011

With the weather still not sure what it wants to do, I spent most of my day working on getting new cushions for our patio furniture. I was first going to just make new cushions but then I realized that … Continue reading →

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Windy Day today

Posted on June 14, 2011 by farm2011

Another windy day. I decided that when I die and go to Heaven (yes heaven!) that the first thing that I’m going to ask St. Peter is ‘Why the heck does it always have to be so windy?’ I HATE … Continue reading →

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Project #2 Done!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by farm2011

The chicken coop is done! I’m glad that I can check off another building – even if it was an easier one to paint. Today was so windy and I wanted to get it finished, but I kept running into … Continue reading →

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Sunday

Posted on June 13, 2011 by farm2011

Today we did a bunch of different things. After church,  Daryl, William, and I worked on painting the chicken coop. This spring I took the windows out and put up chicken wire to keep it cooler inside.  But the problem … Continue reading →

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Trying to figure out the animals

Posted on June 11, 2011 by farm2011

I’m not sure if it’s mating season for peacocks, but whatever season it is ours are really showing off lately. When they want to show off – they fan their feathers and then make this clicking noise with their back … Continue reading →

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Rainy day

Posted on June 10, 2011 by farm2011

It started to sprinkle last night and continued to rain today. It never rained hard and we are hoping that we’d get some more rain tonight. The fields are dry and as long as it’s wet outside – let it … Continue reading →

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WHAT ?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by farm2011

Am I on a Twilight Zone movie and just don’t know it? Yesterday I spent the afternoon mowing and when I came to the house to get cleaned up, I found a pile of dirt by our front steps. I … Continue reading →

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On the hunt again

Posted on June 8, 2011 by farm2011

I decided to change my strategy with Slick the gopher. I pulled the trap up a couple of days ago and what I would guess he was thinking is that I gave up. No way!  I pulled it up to … Continue reading →

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First pail of red paint gone – only 65 gallons to go!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by farm2011

The first pail bit the dust today. It is really hard to go from painting with latex paint to painting with oil paint. How I would describe painting with oil it’s like putting jam on soft bread. It just soaks … Continue reading →

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