Monthly Archives: August 2006

It’s chick time again! This little guy was so tired he fell asleep standing up. I usually do 2 batches of 100. I had so many pre-sales this time that I upped my order to 125. With the 3 freebies, … Continue reading →

As HHG commented in the last post, Seed Savers Heritage Farm is farmer eye candy. I thought that was a very good way of putting it! Here’s a few more snapshots: A look back at the barn from the trail … Continue reading →

Today my parents took the kids for an overnight, as they do every August, heading west to Clear Lake. Matt and I decided to take advantage of a kid-free day and take a little daytrip ourselves. We headed east to … Continue reading →

when Matt was home for lunch today. M: “Olivia, how are your calves today?” O: “Good! Tommy’s balls fell off!” Somehow “good” and “balls fell off” don’t seem to belong in the same sentence together. But maybe that’s just me.

Blooms that Madeline started indoors and transplanted into the vegetable garden (much to Matt’s chagrin.) She’d like to try this on a little larger scale and sell cut flowers at the farmers market but, alas, too little tillable land on … Continue reading →

From the moment I heard the words, “It’s a boy!” (the actual words of the ultrasound tech were, “It’s a boy, and he’s pretty proud of himself, too!”) I knew that this moment would come. Rafe’s first stitches. And I … Continue reading →