Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Sad Morning in the Barn
I am struggling to write this post, and have started it twice now, I know that when we choose to write and share parts or glimpe’s into our lives in this way, its just that.. moments in time written up … Continue reading
Posted in Real Life, sheep
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Knitting-Cowl
Just finished it last night and got to try it this morning, Ok, so it was wore with a black wool hat for the real chores but I wanted the whole effect for the picture, so here is my first … Continue reading
Mock Pinapple Canning Recipe
So as anyone that has been reading the blog knows, I have been canning pinapple, which is a real treat, because when has Pinapple ever been so cheap that you can just can a whole years worth at a time. … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal, gardening, gardens, local food
Tagged Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, In memory
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Chores, New Lamb and Sheep Milk
Its been a busy morning so far.. first my ear does not have blisters, or white spots, and while its tender, it’s doing well today, just needs to be treated gently while it heals. I am craving rubarb, which means that … Continue reading
Comfort Food
Do you have comfort foods, Do you reach for chips? Chocolate? Popcorn? or Cookies or how about icecream when life gives you a kick? Well, I just felt kicked and I am making one of my favorite foods, it goes … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, Real Life
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Sheep Milk
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Book Review:101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Peirs Warren
This is a little softcover book, but its worth its weight in Gold (well maybe not with the cost of gold these days, but Silver for sure). I started out using Stringing Nettles in the spring as one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, farm, food, frugal, gardening, gardens, Herbs, local food, wild foods
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Farm Life, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Homesteader Books
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Bitter Cold
ahhhh, frost bite warming on exposed skin within ten min, and they say that in our closest city that its min 30 c with wind chill min 38, but the outside farm says that its min 36 c without the … Continue reading
Got it figured out! -Sheep Milk/Lamb Update
So we got a pattern now and there might just be enough extra for a little bit of fresh sheep yogurt to appear soon.. We are milking twice a day, Puff getting a nice big meal by nursing off the … Continue reading
Baby Oxen Training
I had a request to write more about what I am doing with Girl, so here is that post for this time. I do now have the Oxen a Teamster’s Guide by Drew Conroy and I quite like it, but … Continue reading
Sneaky Hay Baby Lamb
So went out last night to milk an there was very little to have, see I had a ewe (carmel that looked like she was likely to start labour in the next while so I moved FF in with spot … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 