Author Archives: Kelli Miller

Let's review

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Kelli Miller

In the comments on yesterday’s post, Lisa & Angie both asked about why we’ve decided to get different gilts, and what we’re going to get. So I put together this review of what we’ve been through with the gilts we … Continue reading →

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Why is it

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Kelli Miller

that our fall farrowings go better than our spring farrowings? Friday night, with a low somewhere about 31 degrees, one sow farrowed and has a nice litter of 6. However the other sow seemed to be in standing heat this … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Swiss Steak

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Kelli Miller

We had our first frost last night, but haven’t yet succumbed to turning on the heat in our house. But I love this time of year when I can run the oven, the crockpot, the stovetop, and whatever other heat-generating … Continue reading →

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Eleven

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Kelli Miller

Eleven years ago today, at 8:30 in the morning she came into this world. Finally weighs enough to drive the tractor. Still our cowgirl. Much more the homebody than her bookend siblings are. Laugh-out-loud funny. Beautiful, inside and out. Happy … Continue reading →

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Sampling

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Kelli Miller

Potato and onion harvest I’m usually reticent to give away very much of our product. Oh sure, I’ll donate the occasional package for promotions that our farmers markets do. But by and large I find that other forms of marketing … Continue reading →

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I wanna be a cowboy

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Kelli Miller

My cutie pie little nephew loves to come over and ride Star. He likes Star so much, in fact, that he has his own horse named Star at his house. He keeps her in their corncrib and he feeds her … Continue reading →

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Fall

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Kelli Miller

Sunrise at choretime I’ve been rather absentee around here, haven’t I? And when I am here I mainly write fluff. It’s not that there’s nothing to write about. It’s more that we’ve fallen into a rhythm here that’s become semi-conscious, … Continue reading →

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Orangeglo

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Kelli Miller

We have a measley watermelon harvest this year. Crazy weather! This Orangeglo beauty was one of the few. This was a new-to-us variety that I decided to try this year. Here’s a picture of it beside my size 9 boot … Continue reading →

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Take a hike, part 2

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Kelli Miller

Some of the cool things Rafe and I saw on our little nature hike Labor Day weekend… Rafe found a wild turkey feather: The Potholes nature area includes a marsh. We saw a couple of cranes, a couple of ducks … Continue reading →

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Take a hike

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Kelli Miller

Last weekend Rafe and I took an end-of-summer nature hike at the New Haven Potholes. It was a beautiful day for it, and we had the whole place to ourselves. We got a great look at some herons and cranes, … Continue reading →

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