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tub toys Winter is beginning to wear on me. Still, I’m not ready for the busyness of spring & summer yet. I’m thinking maybe the remedy is a new craft project? 1 year ago: Music to my ears

Snowy lane The shopping cart is open at the Iowa Food Coop for February! It will be open until February 13, with delivery on Thursday, February 18. This thing just keeps growing, and we’re so excited to be a part … Continue reading →

I made a discovery the past couple of weeks. Forget fall cleaning, or spring cleaning (which I always forget anyway in lieu of gardening.) Winter cleaning is where it’s at! I now declare January the annual Deep Clean as a … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

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