Monthly Archives: August 2018

This and That Post

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

What a productive week. Its been a steady week since I have been on the blog and there is just no way to split the past week into their own posts and for some reason I have been off my … Continue reading →

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Corn Cob Syrup

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I enjoy making Corn Cob Syrup to can up for future use over the year.. this is a homemade version of the store version of Corn Syrup to a point. There is a slightly different flavour to it but its … Continue reading →

Mock Apple Crisp Aka Zapple Crisp

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Topping.. this is as simple as it gets. You can double this recipe for a large pan, as you can see in the photo I made it in a smaller 8 by 8. 1 cups of all-purpose flour 1/2 cup … Continue reading →

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What a find!

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Last week my girlfriend said to me.. Got a hour? Lets head to church Basement (one of our local second hand shops) she was on the hunt for some working pants and a few other things on her list. To … Continue reading →

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RIP Marble

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Ah, Sweet Baby Marble Purrpot. You are greatly missed on the farm. I love this photo so much because it has DH with his much loved kitties but even more so, it has Marble’s daddy cat Sunny. Sunny was the … Continue reading →

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Frugal is as Frugal does.

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

It happens to all of us, that unexpectedly high car repair bill, you know the one.. the one where you are like this should cost 200 and you go, I have six hundred so if they find something else.. we … Continue reading →

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Powdery Mildew and Treatment plan

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Last week was filled with a number of things that kept us just one foot in front of the other. I might get to the point where I will write about some of it. However the garden is in full … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Life moves on daily | Tagged Garden, Powdery Mildew, Treatments for Powdery Mildew, ways to keep powdery Mildew under control | 2 Comments

Project 2018-Stumps- Maple

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

We have a number of stumps left over from the work done and some of them are smaller, a few mid size and one that is considered large and two that are massive.. Today we are going to talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Garden, permaculture in a old tree stump, Permacutlure, planting in a tree stup, Using Permaculture on the farm | 2 Comments

Future planning-Yard Redo!

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well, we have had the farm for 14 years this spring and we have loved our big old willow tree’s (two of them) our huge very old crab apple and our very large maple tree. The willows are around 80 … Continue reading →

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Farrier and Vet Care

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

LOL, hubby made me make a shaming Meme for our big boy Caleb.. the reason is seen in the meme. Our horse’s are for sure big old horse puppy dogs in many ways.. those two geldings are best buds. I … Continue reading →