Monthly Archives: July 2016

Another one for the books

Posted on July 31, 2016 by farm2011

Well I’m back 🙂  And I had tons of fun once again on the annual bike ride across Iowa that I go on. I was a little worried how the weather was going to be for the week because we’ve been … Continue reading →

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Getting organized

Posted on July 22, 2016 by farm2011

It’s that time of the year again when we gather up our bike shorts and suntan lotion and head to the west side of Iowa for an annual bike ride. Our group is pretty much the same but this year … Continue reading →

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Chicago here I come

Posted on July 16, 2016 by farm2011

Well I’m off to Chicago for 4 days for work so I’ll catch up with you when I get back! Have a great weekend!

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Save the tomatoes!

Posted on July 15, 2016 by farm2011

I stood in front of our garden tonight and thought to myself if I really wanted to tackle the weeds that have grown like crazy these last couple of days… weeks, or not?   Well, I really wanted to have … Continue reading →

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Lavender

Posted on July 13, 2016 by farm2011

This post is about lavender – both my soap and the flower. It was pretty coincidental that when I stopped in at my sisters after work tonight,  that she asked if I wanted some lavender to take home for my … Continue reading →

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And how does your corn grow?

Posted on July 12, 2016 by farm2011

Check out Daryl’s corn.  If you remember just one week ago we took this picture on the 4th of July and tonight when we were on the other farm I took this picture. You can almost hear it growing! 

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Things you find in the yard

Posted on July 11, 2016 by farm2011

Late last night our dogs just starting barking like crazy and then they did what normal dogs would do. They tore off through the yard chasing something. They were peacefully laying on the porch and at first it looked like … Continue reading →

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No sun in Sunday!

Posted on July 10, 2016 by farm2011

I really wanted to go on a full day bike ride today because I’ve got a week long bike ride coming up and well to be honest I’ve got only around 28 miles of training in so far. And if … Continue reading →

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Perfect weather today – kayaking and races were on the agenda!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by farm2011

I debated going kayaking today because the weather was going to be just perfect. Now I know that this doesn’t make much sense, but you know that there is always stuff that you think you should be doing. So guess … Continue reading →

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Trying out a new soap design

Posted on July 7, 2016 by farm2011

I am working on an experiment these past couple of days to see if I could stamp the bars with a type of an identifying mark on them. So my thought was to make a white bar of soap and then stamp the bars with … Continue reading →

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