Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Birthday Weekend Away

Just some of the fun on the birthday weekend away at a dear friends place..  its been just wonderful.. My main birthday presents was two new backdrops and two new light boxes for taking indoor photos and I have been … Continue reading

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Homegrown Peanuts -Zone 5

Late last winter or very early spring depending on how you look at it, Dear Hubby said I would like to grow peanuts again this year..  we have grown them before with moderate success.. its very tricky to give them … Continue reading

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Gas Price and Rising Costs

The little Swift gets amazing gas mileage for which I am grateful but even so the costs to fill it are rising up and its fall which means that its time do a full rotation on the winter storage gas … Continue reading

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Fall and Garden Burn out..

It happens to all of us.. at some point there is a garden burnout..  Where you look at the last of the things coming in and sigh, groan and go NO MORE!   Of course there is more.. so much more.. … Continue reading

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Maverick Truck

We have been Vehicle Shopping.. and its been utterly brutal..  I mean I know that there are peaple that like to car shop.. we are not those peaple..  Vehicles are for us are workhorses that get the job done.. we … Continue reading

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October Unprocessed Week 1.5 Update

As the first week of Oct was a very short week being only 4 days, I am combining week one and week 2 together for this update. The weather has been very warm with lots of mixed in rain..  This … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my wonderful readership. I wish you the very best..  and here are few lovely photos of my hounds and purrpots to go Ahhh over.. Hug your loved ones!

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Baked Beef Shank Steaks

This garlic loving somewhat made in the pot BBQ sauce works so perfectly with these baked till pull apart tender Shank Steaks.  There is enough sauce made for four steaks with the fixings for sure if you wanted to pull … Continue reading

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Winter Tires and Stuff

All over the farm and the fields around me, the geese have been flying.. Honk, Honk, Honk If we needed more signs that fall is here.. these lines of every changing moving, shifting V flocks of honkers would certainly be … Continue reading

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Lamb Quinoa Meatballs Baked with Sauerkraut

Lamb Meatballs baked with krout is very good.. o yes.. very good indeed..  So lets to the recipe shall we.. Recipe 1 pound of ground lamb  2 cloves of finely chopped garlic 1/2 very finely chopped yellow onion 1/2 a … Continue reading

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