Monthly Archives: August 2011

Iowa State Fair and Cubs Game

Posted on August 21, 2011 by farm2011

Yesterday morning we woke up and was trying to think of things that we could do for the day. Some of the first ideas were to work on the farm … and then Daryl had come up with the idea … Continue reading →

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Random Farm Pictures

Posted on August 19, 2011 by farm2011
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Our farm guards

Posted on August 18, 2011 by farm2011

Now you probably are guessing that I’m going to say that the best farm guards are our dogs right? Even though they are good at keeping away the skunks and raccoons , I think our peacocks might be more intimidating … Continue reading →

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East side of machine shed is done!

Posted on August 17, 2011 by farm2011

I did a bunch of errands in the morning and I was happy later this afternoon that I was able to get the east side of the machine shed done. I know that I probably should only post when I’m … Continue reading →

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Painting continues

Posted on August 16, 2011 by farm2011

I worked on painting the machine shed today. I painted a couple of gallons of white and then switched to red today. I’m not sure if I need to do a double coat of white paint – but for now … Continue reading →

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Wires down – check, rocks picked – check …..

Posted on August 15, 2011 by farm2011

School starts on Wednesday for William so he wanted to get everything done today. That way he wouldn’t have to do anything tomorrow. So he worked hard to get all the wires down in the farrowing house and was able … Continue reading →

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Spam’s the word Man!

Posted on August 14, 2011 by farm2011

After church today I convinced Daryl to go with me to the Spam museum in Austin, Minnesota. I’m not sure why I always wanted to go to this museum but every time we would be going to Rochester or Minneapolis … Continue reading →

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Off to Menards

Posted on August 13, 2011 by farm2011

Daryl and I went to Menards today to check out a couple of things. The first thing is to see what we can get for the patio by the old hog barn. We found some bricks that we like and … Continue reading →

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Stuff going on in the Kuehner Homestead

Posted on August 12, 2011 by farm2011

Even though I was secretly wishing that it would rain, the weather today was again beautiful! The reason that I was hoping that it would rain is because I was looking for excuses not to paint today or work in … Continue reading →

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Painting, painting, and painting

Posted on August 11, 2011 by farm2011

I spent an hour in the garden this morning and decided that I am going to add another project to the master list. The new project will be called – ‘Saving the onions’. I went in the garden early this … Continue reading →

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