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Friday, July 04, 2008

Spider On My Lips!

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Spider on MY LIPS! AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHuhuhuh.... **Shudder** I was reaching out to pick a tomato off the vine yesterday, focusing on the t...
Monday, June 30, 2008

Brain Dead

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Why can't I remember to take my camera with me out to the farm? Even if I get it out of the charger and set it right here on the desk i...

Aphids! Not.

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I did some research and discovered that the problem I'm having with my tomatoes is blossom end rot...not aphids. I've read differen...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Aphids!

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Friends came to visit us at the farm today and I took the wife out to see our garden. We discovered that some of the tomatoes had ripened, ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Produce

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Our first crop of hay has been baled. Our neighbor even custom baled it for us so that the bales wouldn't be too heavy for me to handle....
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Views of the Farm

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Looking out over the pasture by the barn and a view of the path from the barn to the house.

Amazing Feats

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Really, Tom has accomplished so much. After he spent Monday afternoon sawing off the tin overhang on the existing barn, he got up early this...

What's Wrong With This Picture?

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First Harvest!

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I picked the lettuce today even though I'm not exactly sure how to do it. I decided that since the outer leaves seemed to wither and di...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

More Projects

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Just when we think we've got the big projects done, something else crops up. We went out to the farm for a couple of days to clear away ...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Amazing Progress

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It is quite amazing what Tom is able to accomplish. In just a few days he has torn out and rebuilt much of the living room walls that were ...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Two New Goats

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Since Billy was so lonely, we decided to get him a pal as quick as possible. On Sunday afternoon Tom went to the Canton First Mond...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Veggie Tales

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Yippee! We have veggies! Don't snigger at the grass in my garden. I know it's out of control. I spent the morning hours pulling it o...

Thirty Years of Dirt Is a Lot of Dirt

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Nasty discovery today. We took the paneling down in the living room and office and discovered extensive termite damage. Befor...

Billy Goat Pics

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I finally remembered the camera so I've got lots of pictures to show. These are of Billy. He's afraid of Pearlie and she fanci...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Making Hay

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It's amazing what we don't know. lol I had an uncomfortable feeling that we were supposed to be doing something about our pasture t...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Billy the Goat

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The goat's registered name is Stony something-or-other, but Tom insists on calling him Billy. There is no fighting it. He will be Bill...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Livestock

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First, above is a picture of one wall of my kitchen cabinets. It's the "command center" where I'll put my computer, ...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Cabinets

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The cabinets are installed. It went off almost without a hitch. The man that I hired to install them was very good. Very meticulous like ...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Painting

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I spent yesterday and today painting the guest rooms and hall leading to them. I finished the biggest one and ran out of paint before finish...
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