Monthly Archives: September 2012

Back in the saddle again…

Posted on September 13, 2012 by farm2011

‘Back in the saddle again…’ You know the song, and I’m thinking as you were reading this you might even have been humming it. But this is probably the most appropriate title that I could come up with for me … Continue reading →

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Clutter

Posted on September 12, 2012 by farm2011

I decided that I needed to spend some time in the garden this morning and I was sure glad that I did. The next set of tomatoes were ready to be picked and it looks like I’ll have enough to … Continue reading →

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Country Living

Posted on September 10, 2012 by farm2011

So I know that there is advantages in living in town, but today I was thinking of all the advantages of living in the country. And  I think the country living is much more suited for me. Why was I … Continue reading →

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Taking the Chevelle out for a drive

Posted on September 9, 2012 by farm2011

What a beautiful day today was. It wasn’t too hot or too cold.. and it wasn’t windy at all! So after church we decided to take the Chevelle out for a drive. I’ve been wanting to go to Balltown, Iowa … Continue reading →

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Steam Engine Days

Posted on September 8, 2012 by farm2011

It was a very windy day today and we were concerned that the wind was going to blow down the corn. Daryl went out into the fields to check it out, and he said that he didn’t see any of … Continue reading →

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This is why I want a gun

Posted on September 7, 2012 by farm2011

OK, it’s not like I’m a bird hater or anything like that – but I’m so sick of the amount of birds that we have on the farm. Most of them are pigeons and let me just say that they … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends today

Posted on September 6, 2012 by farm2011

I still don’t have the basement cleaned, but I did make a good start today. Since I had the fire barrel going, I decided that it was a good day to just look around in the basement and get rid … Continue reading →

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Working in the garden today

Posted on September 5, 2012 by farm2011

With the rain that came early this morning, I thought after I got the cows and chickens fed that I’d pull a couple weeds and dead plants out of the garden. I knew that it was a job that needed … Continue reading →

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Checking the crops

Posted on September 4, 2012 by farm2011

I had put some hamburgers on the grill for supper when Daryl started to work on the one shed door. If you remember this was the one that had flipped up on the shed roof this spring when we got … Continue reading →

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Labor Day weekend – Monday

Posted on September 3, 2012 by farm2011

William wanted to take off a little bit earlier to head back to college, so after we got all his clothes repacked, all of a sudden he said that he needed his big speaker. He was planning on taking his … Continue reading →

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