Monthly Archives: August 2017

Let’s freeze some corn

Posted on August 13, 2017 by farm2011

It’s that time of the year ago when the sweet corn is ready and guess what that means? It means that you better be ready too!  See there’s just a small window when you need to get the corn into … Continue reading →

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Meet Charlie our new peacock

Posted on August 12, 2017 by farm2011

I finally got around to making the call to see if this one guy still had the male peacock that we’ve talked about earlier this Spring. Our girls have been screaming and I’m thinking that having a boy around will … Continue reading →

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Are you ready?

Posted on August 11, 2017 by farm2011

I’ve been trying not to get too caught up in the Solar Eclipse that is happening next week – but slowly I’ve been being sucked into it. So here’s some history just in case you haven’t caught the bug yet … Continue reading →

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It’s watermelon time!

Posted on August 10, 2017 by farm2011

I found the absolute BEST way to cut watermelon. Now if you already know this method – well then I think you are a Rock Star and can just skip down to the pictures below. But if you haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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The 3 ‘R’s

Posted on August 9, 2017 by farm2011

Recharge. Reconnect. Relax. It was the girls weekend and I couldn’t be more excited! See every year for around 37 years we head up North to a cabin and just hang out. Just us girls, no kids or husbands.  I … Continue reading →

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Busy with soap

Posted on August 3, 2017 by farm2011

Well it didn’t take long to get back into business of making soap and with my brother helping me out by making me 4 new molds – well I’m cooking with gas now 🙂  I’m not too concerned that I … Continue reading →

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Annual Bike Ride

Posted on August 3, 2017 by farm2011

Well it’s that time of the year again when we dust off our bicycles and try to get in as much training as we can before we head out on the road with some of our 10,000 + friends. It’s … Continue reading →

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