Spring Cleaning
With spring comes an increase in the amount of things to do around here on the farm as well. The boys have all kinds of baby, toddler and laying chickens … Continue Reading →
Category: Pig
Lard Pictures
Beth promised photos of our lard rendering excitement, so instead of editing her post and retroactively adding them, I will add them in a step by step format. First cube … Continue Reading →
Giving Thanks for Freezer Space
Mrs. C. brought this ad to us last weekend. Apparently we were not the only one’s who had a Monster Turkey for Thanksgiving! – Great ad!.. However, in our case, … Continue Reading →
Freezer Pig
Today we picked up our Freezer Pig. After an entertaining summer with our farm pig the day finally came for him to graduate. That’s right after a lot of study … Continue Reading →
Persevero – Our week in a nutshell
110 1/2 or 111 degrees — which ever you choose, either way it’s hot! In addition to the rare extreme heat, an odd sight here in the hills — it’s … Continue Reading →
Boyhood Work
At the end of a long day, my 11 year old announced, “I just had the best Monday of my life…” What, you may ask, was so great about Monday? … Continue Reading →
Farm life and home schooling: one thing leads to another…and more things you never expect to read about…
I have been amazed to see how farm life has affected our home schooling these days. I am still unpacking boxes of books. We have more books than anything else … Continue Reading →