Farm update
Posted on February 18, 2010 - Filed Under animals, babies, birthday, chickens, farm maintenance, planting, seeds, vegetables, weather | 1 Comment
Freezing! Temperature was 24 degrees. It actually snowed last Friday night for about 20 minutes. Everyone inside is bundled in blankets. Everyone outside is bundled in hay.
New Baby goat born on my birthday! Her name is Millie. She’s multi-colored. Photos to come, promise. She had a twin brother, but he mysteriously disappeared one night. No [...]
Neither rain, nor wind…um, scratch that
Posted on May 24, 2009 - Filed Under farm maintenance, seeds, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments
So, it’s been a while since my last post. Reasons: I’ve been technologically repressed (my laptop was kaput, but no more) and environmentally depressed (rain, wind, more rain, more wind, tornado, rain, wind, cold snap, rain, wind, wind).
So spring sprung…hooray! Through February and March, John and I had been maniacally planting seedlings [...]
Probably too much information
Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under animals, compost, donkey, farm maintenance, fertilizer, food safety, goats, horse, ick!, manure, pasture, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment
Oh today was a lovely day filled with cool, but not cold, temperatures; clear blue skies; no pestering bugs; birds singing. So how did I spend it? Shoveling sh*t. Sorry, I suppose I could have used a “nicer” word (I do consider myself a G-rated site), but when it comes down to [...]
Read More..>>Temporary thaw
Posted on February 10, 2009 - Filed Under animals, farm maintenance, herbs, horse, pears, pests, planting, plows, seeds, spring, trees, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments
After weeks of below freezing temperatures, rain and bluster, this week started with sun and warmth…aaaah….making working outside a pleasure again. I don’t know how long it will last, so I’m trying to take advantage.
The only thing in bloom right now is the Asian pear tree which seemed to thrive on the much cooler temperatures. [...]
Back to life, back to reality
Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under animals, donkey, holiday, home, vacation, weather | Leave a Comment
The holidays are over which means vacation time is over. Toes in the warm sand, drink in one hand (Did I just quote VanHalen?), smell of suntan lotion, waves lapping…just a distant memory. Sorry to leave that, friends and family. Happy to leave the traffic, overwhelming stores and too common pissiness.
My days [...]
The frozen georgian tundra
Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under animals, dog, donkey, frost, goats, horse, spring, sunflowers, weather | Leave a Comment
Now I know, I know, it’s cold everywhere, even in the frigid south, but hey, it’s my blog, get you’re own!
These are the times when being 40 minutes north of the Florida line and 7 hours above south Florida really count. It’s freakin’ freezing (literally, below) here! Which is bizarre considering last week, we had [...]
Let the games begin
Posted on August 16, 2008 - Filed Under Olympics, canning, cooking, fruit, pears, weather | 1 Comment
New event for the summer farm olympics: Canning! And yes, I would win the gold. I know it’s cliche, but we’re completely hooked on the Olympic coverage and it’s just so fitting.
Today, was a marathon: 24 half pints of Pear Butter Infused w/Vanilla Bean & Rosemary, 9 pints of Whole Pears in Brandy w/Cinnamon, and [...]
Uh-huh
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under cats, farm maintenance, herbs, pears, pecans, planting, seeds, spring, trees, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments
Spring is rapidly approaching, as usual, faster than we expected. You’d think we’d be prepared by now, but no. This summer will mark 2 years since we moved here. Two years! And we’re still struggling to get it together. I’m learning to go with the flow though. That’s good, [...]
Read More..>>Hello Jack Frost
Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under building, cucumbers, farm maintenance, frost, hedges, herbs, pecans, pickles, planting, tomatoes, trees, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment
We got the first frost on Tuesday morning. I tried to prepare the best I knew how which honestly isn’t saying much! I potted a few herbs and harvested some more. I covered the most prolific tomato plants, the peppers, bok choy, carrots and some of the lettuces just because they’re so small. I left [...]
Read More..>>oh can it already
Posted on September 20, 2007 - Filed Under canning, herbs, pears, pecans, planting, trees, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment
Oh yes, the canning continues. Blah blah blah blah blah. Yes, my enthusiasm is waning, but just a bit. I’m also sure you’re quite tired of hearing about it as well. But my goal is to document my doings, so I’ll stick with it if you will. So quick rundown. [...]
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