Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Coldest Winter Snowstorm in 100 years
Well, the local news is filled with information on Cold, Snow and Wind Chill Factors in regards to this storm. We have not had this cold of a snow storm recorded in a 100 years. I am not going to … Continue reading
Fried Cornbread for Breakfast
Are you looking for a filling hot breakfast? Wanting something different then pancakes or waffles? Have you considered Fried Cornbread, crisp brown bits with melted butter and a drizzle of real maple syrup! or your favorite jam.. This lovely … Continue reading
Treating Mild Hypothermia in Ducks
Its bone chilling cold, we have been sitting between -35 to -38 for close to 24 hours, and we had a solid dump of snow of around a foot at the “warmest haha” part of the afternoon in full deep … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitter cold on the homestead, Cold weather events, Mild Hypothermia in Ducks
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Dogwood Photography Week 3
It was Week 3 for the Dogwood 52 Photography Challenge. Its been interesting to plan out the photo shoots and I had a crazy amount of good photos to choose from this week when it came to the final one. … Continue reading
How to make a Basic Rabbit Stew
Is there anything better on a cold winter day then a bowl of hot stick to your ribs stew? In this case is a filling tasty rabbit stew. We made a big enough pot that it made 8 big portions … Continue reading
Our Winter Fruit Needs..
We needed to head into town yesterday morning, as we needed to hit the hardware store and I do my best to tag team go to town trips. I will think ahead by days or the whole week, the whole … Continue reading
BBQ Rabbit Wings
Baked BQQ Rabbit Wings are a delightful treat. You can change up the flavours making them sweet and sour or spicy or honey garlic. If it works with regular chicken wings flavour wise. It will work with rabbit “Wings” What … Continue reading
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Friday Rambles around the table “paycheck to paycheck”
Come on in.. What a lovely day for the drive here.. it’s not to cold yet and it’s just the perfect Christmas snow.. fat, soft and fluffy! Ya, the big guys could go the barn but they don’t seem to … Continue reading
Farmgal’s Photography Jan 17th
What a week for photos! I had some lovely sunny days.. cold but sunny! We had a little trip to friends place a few hours from our farm and its quite different in landscape and these photos reflect it … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Homestead Photography, Farmgal's Photography, Nature Photography
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Tracking Drift Patterns on your Homestead.
One of the very first things any gardener or homesteader should be doing to watching where the winds come from, how they move around your home, yard, barns and of course your garden sites. Second to this is the water … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 