Animals
- Pigs On Parade
Sadly, as I sit here typing,my eyes, ears, chin, neck, arms and legs are busting out in itchy, scratchy poison ivy."In December?" you say."Yup." [she says rubbing her chin raw] A dried up gnarly apple?Where I fear my face is headed! I'm not...
- A Strange Work Crew
This past Saturday was a concentrated work day on the farm.With the help of a couple of our "kids", we accomplisheda lot of spring tasks....mulching flower beds with tanbark,mulching strawberry patch (between the rows).planting 5 trees,planting 2 rosebushes,dragging...
- Never Listless On The Farm
I have to admit, I am a "list" gal. Making a list each day and crossing each item off makes me happy. I like to set goals and accomplish them. It gives me a sense of purpose. Since moving to the farm, I have had to change the way I look at my lists....
- Sign Of The Times...bee Haven News
A new addition graces the corner of our little lane that cuts between horse pastures, goat pastures and chicken yard. For a long time we traveled around the farm by Gator (vehicle) on dirt paths. But, the past two years' increasingly rainy weather...
- Stopping For Directions.....
Another busy weekend at the farm has yielded the completion of a few more projects. My sign is finally finished! I got the idea from "Mary Jane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook" and, last week, spent several days sawing, sanding and painting. Finally...
Animals
Working on the "Long" List
After what seems like weeks and weeks of weeding,
the strawberry patch make-over is almost complete.
Just a bit of mulching to be done today...
and then I can sit back and wait for the berries.
Hubbs was determined to make my strawberry patch
as low maintenance as possible.
While I weeded the rows and transplanted new
plants to straighten the rows,
Hubbs spread tarp between the rows
and began covering it with oak bark mulch.
I like the idea of mulch between the rows,
besides looking nice, it will be a weed deterrent.
Any little weeds that take root in the mulch will be so much easier to pull.
In years past, I had mulched with straw,
but ended up growing oats and wheat between the rows
as a result.
Of course we had the usual help...
and the usual visitors....
Meanwhile, inside the house, I have finally finished
spring housecleaning the pantry.
I like the idea of mulch between the rows,
besides looking nice, it will be a weed deterrent.
Any little weeds that take root in the mulch will be so much easier to pull.
but ended up growing oats and wheat between the rows
as a result.
Of course we had the usual help...
Meanwhile, inside the house, I have finally finished
spring housecleaning the pantry.
Shelves emptied, scrubbed....
and reorganized.
There is nothing better than the sense of accomplishment
when these tasks are completed!
And oh, so satisfying to cross two more items off the "long" list!!
- Pigs On Parade
Sadly, as I sit here typing,my eyes, ears, chin, neck, arms and legs are busting out in itchy, scratchy poison ivy."In December?" you say."Yup." [she says rubbing her chin raw] A dried up gnarly apple?Where I fear my face is headed! I'm not...
- A Strange Work Crew
This past Saturday was a concentrated work day on the farm.With the help of a couple of our "kids", we accomplisheda lot of spring tasks....mulching flower beds with tanbark,mulching strawberry patch (between the rows).planting 5 trees,planting 2 rosebushes,dragging...
- Never Listless On The Farm
I have to admit, I am a "list" gal. Making a list each day and crossing each item off makes me happy. I like to set goals and accomplish them. It gives me a sense of purpose. Since moving to the farm, I have had to change the way I look at my lists....
- Sign Of The Times...bee Haven News
A new addition graces the corner of our little lane that cuts between horse pastures, goat pastures and chicken yard. For a long time we traveled around the farm by Gator (vehicle) on dirt paths. But, the past two years' increasingly rainy weather...
- Stopping For Directions.....
Another busy weekend at the farm has yielded the completion of a few more projects. My sign is finally finished! I got the idea from "Mary Jane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook" and, last week, spent several days sawing, sanding and painting. Finally...