Monthly Archives: January 2010

Hankering

I’ve got me a hankering to make bread. It’s been a while since I’ve done anything other than my simple go-to French bread. I’ve got some rye dough proofing in the refrigerator, and plans to put together a rye sourdough … Continue reading

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Jan 22

Rafe’s first win… It was one of those times when third place feels just like first. 1 year ago: There’s nothing like hoarfrost

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Bringing hay home

I mentioned that last weekend I helped Matt get some hay home that he’d purchased. First he had me pull the empty rack to the bales while he drove his tractor out there. Pulling an empty rack is not really … Continue reading

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Jan 20

Lately all I want to do is hibernate.

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Girls gone wild…the porcine edition

This is what happens when you forget to chain a gate. And when I say “you”, I mean “Matt”. Because I think we all know I wasn’t the one out there doing the pig chores. So we sent the nearest … Continue reading

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Cooking from the deep

Cooking from the deep dark recesses of my cupboards, that is. Every so often I go through my cupboards & freezers and make a list (you know I love my lists!) of the mishmash of foods languishing there. Then I … Continue reading

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Reminder

Today we attended a Niman Ranch producers meeting… Today I pulled a hay wagon for Matt from our farm to a field where we’ve purchased some round bales… Today I took pictures of our feeder pigs (the most wonderful feeder … Continue reading

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Gifts

Sale barn disclaimer There are gifts in change… the opportunity to re-imagine the possibilities, to create a new vision for the future, to engage your creativity… to hope. 1 year ago: Heart

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Pickup trucks & trailers line up at the salebarn to unload cattle for the next day’s sale. 1 year ago: Olive bread

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Downsized

We loaded up 2 fat cattle that hadn’t sold, and 2 of our bred mama cows and took them to the sale barn tonight. “Downsizing”, “rightsizing”, “reengineering”…call it what you will. It’s just hard to let go. 1 year ago: … Continue reading

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