Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

The self Reliance Bloggers Mega Givaway -USA

Self Reliance Bloggers Mega Giveaway! -USA I joined forces with some amazing bloggers for the month of January to share our experience and adventures in self reliance. We are trying new projects, working on self reliance at home, stretching our … Continue reading

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Dogwood Photography Week 2

Dogwood Photography Challenge Week 2 This is the official Photo.. Week 2 challenge was to use rule of thirds to show motion.. We had some fun on a private land that took us to a small lake that gave some … Continue reading

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Hedges.. o hedges.. make it so..

I am ordering in 100 new cedar babies from the county tree program this year and will do  hundred more next years is the plan, and I have swack of native black willow whips to move over and start them … Continue reading

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Vertical Veggies and Fruits

Creative Gardening Techniques for Grow up in small spaces Book Review I love this book! It gets a solid 5 out of 5 from me..  and I see that it has a solid 4.7 out of 5 on amazon.. there … Continue reading

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Friday Rambles around the table “Cold”

Quick, Quick come in.. I hope you put your cold weather kit in car.. its -34 out there today so your winter gear and kits should be topped up before you even think about heading out on the roads at … Continue reading

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Sad Eyes..

Well, I am both relieved and feel a bit silly all rolled into one.. sort of What I knew was the Marie has bump that turned into a lump that she chewed on and turned it into a messy wound.. … Continue reading

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Farmgal’s Photography 2019 Jan 10th

How is Thursday.. this week is just flying by.  This week.. we are focused on the orange kitties 🙂 LeeLoo was playing in the basket with a sunlit back drop by the window..  I did mess around with the coloring … Continue reading

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Lets talk about Homesteaders and Health.

So many of the “idea’s and dreams about homesteading says that we will have better health for it.. Working our bodies, working with our hands, growing our own food, harvesting 0 mile eggs/milk/meat. Hunting and Fishing, hiking and horseback riding.. … Continue reading

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Stop Under Valuing Your Garden Returns

I snapped this photo when we went to our local Farm Boy to see what they had in terms of better quality Citrus fruits.  It like so many other things in that store make me stop.. pause and go WOW! … Continue reading

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Turning a Sock into a legging for “no chew”

Miss Marie had a bump that became a growth.. at first it was so tiny, maybe the size of pinkie nail and then suddenly it got more rapid growth to the size of thumb nail and it made Marie start … Continue reading

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