Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Natural way to add Christmas Scents to your home.

Like many of us, I adore my house being filled with “Scents” of Christmas time! The scent of the spruce or pine, the scents we think of for baking, cloves, cinnamon.. We have Christmas oranges so all peels are saved … Continue reading

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Do you want your Lambs or Kids to be birthed in daytime hours?

Would you like to know how a simple change can help increase your flock or herd’s day time lambing rates? Do you dislike cold winter all night baby watch, checks and 1 to 4 am birthing times. How you ask? … Continue reading

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Friday Rambles around the table “Soil Regenerative”

Quick, Quick its pouring rain.. glad you made it, its raining so hard that there are road closures, and the kiddo’s buses are canceled as well.  Shake yourself off and come on in.. I have got a lovely pot of … Continue reading

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Farmgal’s Christmas Journel December 2018

Dec 12th to Dec 20th.. I lost my post, I do not understand how I lost my post, but all my little daily notes are gone..  that will teach me to do it in a different format instead of working … Continue reading

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Ordering Seeds in these changing times.

This post is tailored more towards those that have land, bigger gardens and for homesteaders that are growing to fill their jars, cellars, pantry’s and keep their families bellies full for up to a year or two. Its not going … Continue reading

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Giving back to our Elders at Chirstmas Time

Our local Home Hardware Store was working with a community program and three senior centers to make sure that all the senior got a “extra” Christmas gift. The idea was simple, you picked a tag off the tree, looked at … Continue reading

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How to make Vanilla Eggnog for Christmas!

I adore good Eggnog, a rich thick one with spices.. yum! However I really love my lighter version I call Vanilla Eggnog, its lighter in calories because its made with whole milk, instead of pretty much half milk-half heavy cream … Continue reading

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Hoarfrost Delight’s Photography

It was to be a sleep in sunday that just didn’t happen and I am so glad or I would have missed the Hoarfrost Delight and we all would have missed this photography post! I headed out onto the gardens, … Continue reading

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How to make your own Bird Feeder Suet Cakes!

How to make your own Bird Feeder Suet Cakes could not be easier It take a few minutes from start to finish and its a great little project to do the little people in your life and will give lots … Continue reading

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Farm Photo’s for you all.. a brief moment of warmth..

Yesterday it moved from bitter cold to freezing rain and then finally to rain, it rained all night, melting far more of the snow pack then I would have preferred and then it got up to plus 5c. That is … Continue reading

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