No one told me when I signed up for farming that I would be getting a minor in plumbing. Someday the entire irrigation system will work as planned at the same time...

So I'm home again with DAT who has a fever and a runny nose. I know that it's normal for kids to get sick a lot their first year in pre-school, but is never being well for more than a week and a half straight all winter normal?

So DAT has a small city that we built together (ideas mostly his, engineering mostly mama) covering the floor of his room. There's a huge block house for his homemade cardboard Dinosaur Train pteranadon family, a lake, a place for the dinosaurs to go camping (currently occupied by sleeping pteranadons and their Little People friends), a fix-it ( Read more... )

I was dutifully watering in some broccoli raab that I had just transplanted when my boss (who was tilling up our small non-hoop covered field with his tractor) asked me for my help ( Read more... )

Another ewe lambed yesterday and had two little white lambs. Unfortunately, she now has mastitis. My own experience with mastitis make me feel very sympathetic towards her. I'm going out early tomorrow morning to help my boss, who I shall hereafter refer to as FarmerMan, put warm compresses on her udder. I hope I can be helpful.

Poor Mama

I am irked and disappointed. Due to delay on the mortgage paperwork processing end of the buyer, we've had to delay our trip until next weekend, and close a week later than anticipated ( Read more... )

Yeah, yeah, I know it's supposed to be celebrated at the beginning of February, but more importantly it's supposed to be celebrated when the sheep first lamb ( Read more... )

Please stop sending snow on Saturdays. That's when we sell our vegetables at market. I know that farmers are supposed to struggle with weather affecting the growing of their crops, but affecting the selling is a bit much.

Hugs and kisses,

Wayferny

DAT made a pile of pillows and declared, "These are the rocks ( Read more... )

That's right. What did I do this morning? I bravely bundled up in my warmest snow clothes and drove out on winding, un-snowplowed country roads (with 6 in of snow on them) to go to the farm because my boss (who is from Indiana) was determined to go to the (outdoor) farmers market today to sell our fresh picked vegetables (we have solar heated ( Read more... )