Monthly Archives: August 2012

Betty Crocker

Posted on August 31, 2012 by farm2011

I had really good luck getting some of the garden stuff put into the freezer or canned today. I spent most of the day in the kitchen and was able to get another batch of jalapeno jelly made. This batch I … Continue reading →

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Mowing lawn and the garden

Posted on August 30, 2012 by farm2011

I started to mow the lawn two days ago, and today I wanted to finish it up. For some reason I didn’t really start until it was really, really hot outside and I think that was a mistake. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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WOW!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by farm2011

I think that’s how I would describe the day that I had on Wednesday – WOW!  My brothers asked if Daryl and I would like to go with them to the Farm Progress Show that was being held in Iowa … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Kyle!

Posted on August 28, 2012 by farm2011

Today is Kyle’s birthday and we had a chance to talk to him a couple of times today. He started his new job yesterday and today was the first day of classes in New York, and it sounds like both … Continue reading →

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See if you can tell what’s missing

Posted on August 27, 2012 by farm2011

Take a good look at the picture below. Can you tell what’s missing? If you are going to say that there is nothing there but an empty hole. Yup! There was a flower there the day before. I thought that … Continue reading →

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Guttenburg, Iowa, Cassville Ferry, and Singing in the Park

Posted on August 26, 2012 by farm2011

It was such a nice day out on Sunday, that we decided to go for a drive. Our first stop was for dinner at a restaurant on the Mississippi riverfront. We stopped in Guttenburg and ate in a really an … Continue reading →

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Girls Road Trip on Saturday

Posted on August 25, 2012 by farm2011

It’s been a busy weekend so I thought I’d better catch up on what I’ve been doing around here these last couple of days. It was my friends birthday on Saturday and it was a great day to just go … Continue reading →

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Projects for today

Posted on August 24, 2012 by farm2011

OK, I don’t know how many socks your family has – but I’m telling you that ours has way too many! I just couldn’t stand it anymore, so all the socks that we own came out of the closet and … Continue reading →

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It was my first

Posted on August 23, 2012 by farm2011

I did something yesterday that I’ve never done before. I went with Daryl to the Farmer’s Co-op appreciation meal that showcased how well the corn and beans did this summer. The official description was, ‘The latest genetics and information for … Continue reading →

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The Sister’s Weekend

Posted on August 22, 2012 by farm2011

We’ve been planning for some time now to try to get to my sister’s camping site down at Lake Rathbun. Since my sister’s and I didn’t have the time we all wanted to just hang out at my nieces wedding … Continue reading →

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