My farm life

My farm life

As many of you know I have been using my friend Tammy’s pressure cooker to can some vegetables.   So far I have canned 22 quarts of squash. Our neighbor gave me a bucket of green beans since mine haven’t come in yet and my 82 year old mother-in-law helped...
Seriously Hot!

Seriously Hot!

Yesterday was hot and today feels even hotter!  Hello, it is only May 3rd.  Yikes! I noticed my hens didn’t lay many eggs yesterday and that they were stressed from the heat. I did some research and found some great suggestions to help them keep their body...
It mocked me for years!

It mocked me for years!

My friend just wrote a post about the saying, “Bloom where you are planted” and it reminded me of my own story. Many years ago my mother-in-law gave me a little sign that read, “Bloom where you are planted.”  It hung on a long metal stick that...
Absolutely AMAZING!

Absolutely AMAZING!

I promise, my posts about the corn maze will be drawing to a close very soon! We only have one more weekend besides this one — THEN CHRISTMAS TREES will abound. After almost 2 months of “mazing” I FINALLY had a chance to go through our two mazes last...
I played chicken, uh cow – AND WON!

I played chicken, uh cow – AND WON!

See this innocent seeming creature?This picture was taken last fall. This little calf is now a full blown COW.Our cows are hefty and large. I definitely respect animals that can cause ME bodily harm.Well, that is until …Here is what happened.Thursday, I was at...
Vlogemotion – fall decorations

Vlogemotion – fall decorations

Today I link with Tim at Fort Thompson for his Vlogemotion carnival. I am a guilty of not sharing my emotions the past few times (sorry Tim). So … let me tell you. My emotion this past week has been OVERWHELMED. I have been so super busy. But this too shall pass...