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Garden in June and other goings on.

Cucumbers, Squash, Pumpkins and cabbages are all in. Chickens got their wings clipped, so they don’t fly over the garden fence, feathery bastards 😉 Two out of three sheep got sheared. There were 7 chicks that hatched and one hen … Continue reading

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Life goes on.

 We ran out of poo. What I mean is that we finally used up the four year old pile of composted horse manure. So we had to buy dirt. I can’t stand black dirt, but that is all they use … Continue reading

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Some days you just want to cry.

The Ferret Died. The feral Cat was captured by mistake, escaped from the cage and is bouncing off the walls in the cat apartments. Half of my tomato seedlings, all my peppers and Shasta Daisy plant Alice gave me got … Continue reading

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Sad news.

The Ferret Man was found dead today. Sad. He had a good old life running around, chasing cats, eating craizins. We’ll see you at the Rainbow Bridge, Gwin. You will be missed.

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Pig update.

          .     We picked up Rosie on February 10th. She had something wrong with her shoulder, the breeder said, and was limping. The breeder offered us another piglet, but we have already fallen in … Continue reading

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The Piggie is coming!

I am sooo excited! We are finally getting a house pig! She will be here after 9th of February, when she will turn 8 weeks and like all good little piggies will go to her new home.  She is coming from … Continue reading

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First post of the year.

I have neglected the blog. With the holidays and cooking and shopping and projects that never stop (which is a good thing)  it simply seamed difficult to concentrate long enough to write a post. Too much going on at the … Continue reading

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First snow of the season.

November 11. Winter in MN, season 4. On the first day of snow we got…over 12″. And it kept coming down. I took my car out to the road, so I don’t have to get stuck in the morning. Alice … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary to Us!

Quite late posting this, but on the week of our wedding anniversary two weeks ago, we made a trip to Stillwater, MN to see some of the antique shops. We don’t often get out, because two tings I dislike is leaving the … Continue reading

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The smell of happy.

I enjoy going to the barn to feed, especially in the morning. I would not call it chores, since in my opinion, chore is something that drags you down, boring routine. Feeding is fun, so it can’t be chores. Throwing … Continue reading

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