Monthly Archives: May 2017

I am my Mother’s Daughter

Posted on May 14, 2017 by farm2011

Happy Mother’s Day!  With the morning spent heading out to brunch with a bunch of my family and Mom, it was a great way to start the day. I mean if you don’t have to cook breakfast on Mother’s day … Continue reading →

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Seriously? What else is in our ditch?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by farm2011

It’s no secret when our ditch is wet I’m scared to death of snakes. I’ve seen them in there before and I’m sure that they’re just waiting to come out an slither around my legs. Yuck!  So when Daryl said … Continue reading →

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The Soap Marathon is over

Posted on May 8, 2017 by farm2011

On Sunday night was my last night of the long run of making soap. I’ve been making soap for almost every night for the past 28 days! And even though I make a double batch each time, it sure seems … Continue reading →

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Sunday is mulch day

Posted on May 7, 2017 by farm2011

It’s another beautiful day in Iowa and even though it was Sunday, well that doesn’t change much on the farm when it’s Spring.  So when Daryl said that he needed me to take him to the other farm early in … Continue reading →

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Getting the yard and fields ready

Posted on May 6, 2017 by farm2011

It’s Saturday and it’s a perfect day! All the farmers are very busy today. It seems like in every field you can see dust fly and the farmers are just working very hard to get the crops in. And what … Continue reading →

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This is something that you should NOT do!

Posted on May 4, 2017 by farm2011

I’m coming close to the end of my soap marathon and I ended up getting to bed late last night. I mean really late.  And then to top it off, I slept terrible and dreamt about work.  Yup, not a good … Continue reading →

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Spring is coming

Posted on May 3, 2017 by farm2011

Well the forecast was right for this week. As the days are going by, the weather continues to warm up. They’re even saying that by the end of the week it’ll be close to the 70’s.  SCORE!  First of all … Continue reading →

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A gift from the dogs today

Posted on May 1, 2017 by farm2011

Now some times a gift can be flowers and some times a gift can be chocolates. But when you live on the farm and you have dogs, well your gift can be just about anything else.  So what was our … Continue reading →

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