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a little brag on our eldest daughter. Read all about it here . The article doesn’t say that out of those 3200+ auditions, only 720 are selected – 180 voices in each choir. Matt and my mom and I attended … Continue reading →

what each day is going to bring. In my case, I need to learn to avert my eyes from the kitchen windows. Some days I just don’t want to know what’s going on outside. This particular morning, however, I looked. … Continue reading →

80 cornstalk bales, ready for use this winter. The feeder calves have their own diet of premium alfalfa hay and just a bit of corn. So the cornstalks will just be bedding for them (and the pigs). The cows & … Continue reading →

Cleaning off the garden for the year is like getting a second harvest, because most of it can go to the cows or pigs. They really enjoy these “leftovers”! Even though we don’t like Swiss Chard, apparently cattle do. Madeline … Continue reading →

Today I finally got around to purchasing the cable I need to hook the video camera up to my new laptop. Yer in for a whole lotta fun now! Well, depending on your definition of fun I guess. But I … Continue reading →

Fall equals football around here. Once afternoon chores are done it’s game on. Rafe is all about the football this year. When I gave him a task to do the other day, he replied, “But Mom, I’ve got stuff to … Continue reading →

Louisa All right, all right, enough pig pictures. How about a nice heifer? Lousia is a beauty. Sunday we took the first beef to the locker, and will continue with one each week for 6 weeks. It’s always nice when … Continue reading →

Can you spot them? So cute!

We’ve had some amazing weather this month. Not the usual northern Iowa late-October cold and chill. Here’s a pictorial tour of our garden right now. I can’t believe how much food is out there still. There have been some cool … Continue reading →

Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous fall day. A good day to get out and pick the drying beans. I had my nephew here, and he and Rafe were busy digging holes and hauling loads of dirt around the garden. (I … Continue reading →