Fall Planting…Already???

Well, just about. Can you believe it? We rush, rush, rush to get the spring garden in and before we’re harvesting much of anything we’re already thinking of the Fall Garden. My Spring Garden is spent…kaput…finished…done. It got tooooo hot tooooo soon and the Spring Garden was very short lived. But my Summer Garden is [...]

Fresh Blueberries

My 25 yr old blueberry bush is putting out a very nice harvest. This winters harsh back to back blizzards did one good thing….give us a great dormancy, which is proving to be a great harvest of fruit. Other than that….. NOTHING! I’m hoping to by-pass my harvest of 10 Qts from this one bush. [...]

It’s Bloomin Hot!

I’ve waited 9 years for this Hydrangea to bloom. My Gma (born in 1900) grew the most beautiful Hydrangeas. I loved her gardens and mine will never hold up to her gorgeous blooms. But nonetheless I continue to try. Many of my blooming loves today were flowers that grew in her beloved gardens. This lovely [...]

Greetings and Salutations!

Thursday, 24 June 2010, 5:03 | Category : Barnyard, Farming, goats, Homesteading, Milking, nubian goats, raw milk
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This morning Sophie and Izzy were anxious to greet their new cousins. Everyone wanted to swap “Howdies”! Even Joy the Jersey heifer knew that excitement was happenin and stuck her head through the gate to get a look at the new babies. She was sending her sweet greetings as well. Of course Ginger had to [...]