Yesterday late afternoon we had a hail storm pass through. I hadn't seen it hail as hard as it did for a long time. Dad went and checked our crops after the storm was over. The canola looks like it was heavily damaged and their is certainly damage to the flax. I haven't checked my garden yet but I'm sure it has damage too since it is just on the ( Read more... )

Graham had us all down for a BBQ at his place. He was planning to have it last week for Canada Day but the weather didn't cooperate.

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Wow, July is here already. Graham is having everyone down for a BBQ at his place this evening. We are planning on setting up the volleyball net tonight too at his place since he has a nice area of grass in his yard without rocks and cactus plants to dodge. I love playing volleyball. I'm terrible at it but it is fun. :) We played it two years ago ( Read more... )

Our rat trap at the barn caught a skunk early this morning...niiiice! :P

This spring several(at least four) weasels have made their home around our yard. Weasels fall under the same catergory as mosquitos to me...vicious critters that enjoy causing harm. :P First the weasels were eating bird eggs of out of a nest in a tree at my brother's place. The next victims were bush bunnies, especially the babies. They hurt and/or ( Read more... )

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I finished my quilt top a few days ago! Now I need to get it quilted and then I'll just have the binding and some applique to finish it up.


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The past few weeks have pretty much kept us going from dawn to dusk with farm work. There is still more work to be done but it rained last night. Our rain gauge has a leak so we aren't sure of the exact amount but Dad thought about 1/2". More is predicted over the next few days and it looks like the weather forecaster is actually going to be right ( Read more... )

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