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I hope those clouds are bringing some rain this way. We need it. The corn is standing at attention, leaves reaching straight upward, showing signs of heat stress from the lack of rain and temperatures in the 90’s. But as … Continue reading →

Time clocked: 90 minutesCandy caught: 1.5 gallons The fire department and military veterans and ladies auxillary lead things off. Followed by… Big equipment Derby cars and classic cars Madeline (on the right holding the sign) marched with the North Iowa … Continue reading →

Or, “Kohlrabi, where have you been all my life?” “OLS” stands for One Local Summer, a project hosted by Liz at Pocket Farm. (More information here.) In a nutshell, you cook one dinner/supper a week using local ingredients and post … Continue reading →

This is Madeline, batting for her travel team “Osage Pink”. Like the hot pink polka-dot socks? Our summer evenings these days go like this. Matt gets off work and he and Madeline do chores. Then he and the kids head … Continue reading →

When the weather heats up, like it’s supposed to this week, Madeline goes out in the afternoon and gets a mud puddle going for the pigs. These are her fair pigs. (There’s another one hiding somewhere, for a total of … Continue reading →

Or, a Series of Unfortunate Farm Events Uh-oh, someone’s out of the nest. I’ll save you! Cuteness abounds Back safe and sound Now I’d really like the story to just end right there. Unfortunately farming isn’t all cuteness and fluff. … Continue reading →

I have this chicken. An Americauna (Aracauna?) hen. Apparently she takes our advertisement for “Fresh” Eggs very seriously. She climbs the steps to the front porch, looking around to see if Ava is paying attention. The coast is clear. She … Continue reading →

for your Monday morning. Sorry to be so scarce around here. If you need something, you can find us at the softball diamonds 🙂

I’ll bet my mother cannot believe I now think spinach is delicious. I was never a spinach lover until we started growing our own. But once you grow something, then you have to figure out what to do with it. … Continue reading →

As I was going through pictures tonight I came across this one that one of my kids took last weekend at a 4-H family potluck. Recently I connected with a cousin, Kim, in California. (Hi Kim!) So I thought I’d … Continue reading →