Author Archives: Kelli Miller

A few of you caught sight of Jimmy a few days ago, so I thought you might like to see a close-up. His “hat” is usually even fluffier than this, but I guess the winter weather is giving him bad … Continue reading →

Fedco Seeds drops Seminis line, after Seminis is bought by Monsanto.

we did buy something besides the Christmas tree last Friday. We bought 3 calves as well. Here’s 2 of them: Because we lost 3 calves earlier this year we had to buy 3 in order to make our goal of … Continue reading →

The only shopping we do the day after Thanksgiving is for our Christmas tree. No matter the weather, which was really cold this year, we’re out there looking for a tree. Here’s the one we got this year. (Those bare … Continue reading →

In the wake of “Black Friday” I feel like ranting about materialism and excess. Instead I’ll simply share with you this quote gleaned from Worldchanging: Voluntary simplicity involves both inner and outer condition. It means singleness of purpose, sincerity and … Continue reading →

Olivia got in trouble Wednesday night and sent to her room. (And to be fair, the other 2 got in trouble and sent to their rooms as well.) A little while later she came out and handed this to me. … Continue reading →

makes one week. Ha, old joke, I know. The cold weather has settled in for good it seems, and I’ve not been out and about the farm much to snap any new pictures. Not a lot to take pictures of, … Continue reading →

It’s too cold to go out and snap many pictures today, so I thought I’d show a before and after of our old farmhouse. We aren’t sure exactly when it was built. One source says 1875. The carpenter that put … Continue reading →

Rafe had his little hayrake hooked up to his big pedal tractor this weekend. It cracked us all up. Love to see his imagination at work. I asked if he was raking hay but he said, “No, I’m raking snow! … Continue reading →