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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 →

So it’s winter. Snow, bitter cold, yada yada yada. But little boys seem to be pretty good at making lemonade out of lemons… tunnels out of snow drifts… fortress walls out of snow blocks… camouflage out of Christmas tree branches… … Continue reading →

“There’s a point where you can give up on winter–when temptation can enter your soul, prying its way in like cold air through the cracks in your cabin–around January sixteenth or so, and this can make you realize that February’s … Continue reading →

Yummm, pork chops! The January order cycle has opened for the Iowa Food Coop! You can place orders until 11 p.m. January 16th, and delivery will be on Thursday January 21st. Our most popular offerings at the Coop seem to … Continue reading →

The view to our west has changed lately. It now sports a brand new wind turbine. The turbine belongs to Osage Municial Utilities, which Matt works for as a lineman. His part in this was to hook the turbine into … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! I’m glad you all made it safely into 2010 🙂 Rafe and I joined my grandma for the nursing home New Year’s Eve party yesterday afternoon. With the Meitner Brothers band providing the music, Rafe took his … Continue reading →

scooping out from the Christmas storm So here we are, in that in-between time. Still ruminating in the blessings of Christmas, and looking forward to flipping the calendar to a new January. It seems an appropriate time to say Thank … Continue reading →

Things definitely do not look like this at the farm today! Add 12 inches of snow, subzero temps and 35 mph winds to this scene and you’ll have it. At least, that’s what I’ve been told. I left town on … Continue reading →

I caught the piglets free-ranging in the yard, making divets underneath the girls’ volleyball net. Stinkers. I’ve been working with Ava, teaching her to keep them out of the yard and back by the buildings. At first she just looked … Continue reading →

Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful! Olivia spearheaded this little project…I believe she’s inherited her grandma’s crafty gene. Crackers & various candies, stuck together with white frosting. They made for a cute treat to take to our Mehmen family Thanksgiving 🙂 … Continue reading →