Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Least we forget

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A Son Arrives Home to Mother By Jason Sharp A day like any otherA son arrives home to motherA folded flag on his lead-lined urnCome from the Gulf, where the oil fields burn A patriot lost to Red machinationsA hero … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged canada, Remembering the fallen, Remembrance day, Sadness, War, World Wars | Leave a comment

Purge as Required

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Last time one of the big 30 yard bins arrived on the farm was for the big change over and house update, out went the old oil tank and furnace, all the duck work and so much more, a change … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged Clean for your health, Declutter, decluttering, Deep Clean, Deep cleaning for winter, donate, Donate in the weeks before Christmas, home, Lung health, organization, Purge, purging, renting a garbage bin, sort and clean | 2 Comments

Letters from the past!

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

There is truly something special about handwritten letters, when we type out our writings, it becomes about our voice in how we write and just like with auto tune, so many now use writing tools to correct their writings that … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Family | Tagged Canadian one dollar paper bill, education, Grandpa stories, Grandparent gifts, Hand written letters, Letter writing, letters, Letters from Grandma, Letters from the past, news, Writing | Leave a comment

No Buy November 2024 Week 1 Overview

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Nov 1st – headed into town to take the truck in for routine fall oil change and checks, all good no extra spending required – Essential As i was at Canadian tire, the sales were good and the signs everywhere, … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, No Buy November | Tagged 30-day-challenges, deer hide, every dollar counts, homemade-presents, hunting, leather, leather working, Money, moose hide, No Buy November, reduce waste, Saving money, support canadian company, watch what you buy, where did you spend your hard earned money | Leave a comment

Burning Daylight

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In the past days and weeks, months now boy, have i been burning daylight! I have been forced to slow down, way way down and there is really no way to see the end. My body has decided i am … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged baby steps, Burning daylght, eating well, Get it done, Health, inner thoughts, life, mental-health, never give up, Reset, Rest, sleep, Small steps, wellness | 2 Comments

Venison Stew Recipe Round Up

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Deer Season locally has opened, cool mornings, with your breath showing, winter is coming! Bring on the Venison Stews! My Top Recipes The highest ranked is the Heart Venison Stew I think the reason it is the most popular is … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, 30 day challanges, Life moves on daily, Soups and Stews | Tagged cooking, Deer Hunting, Fall hunting, Fall Venison Stew Recipe, Fill your freezers, food, Hunt camps, recipe, recipes, Venison, Venison Heart Recipe | Leave a comment

Black Current an Honey Syrup

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Currents grow well here on the farm in all the colors and types, however in the spring of 2024 there was a early spring with not a single frost which meant that its been a amazing fruit year! In all … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, 30 day challanges, Garden harvest | Tagged Black Current Syrup, black currents, breakfast, Current bush, dessert, Eat what you grow, food, Fruit syrups, gardens, Growing currents in garden zone 5, recipe, recipes | Leave a comment

Happy 14th Birthday to the Blog!

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Wow, its hard to believe that i started this blog 14 years ago, time has flown by in many ways and yet in some time feels like it has stood still. I started the blog living here on the farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | Tagged Blogging, blogging for 14 years, each day is new, homestead blog is 14 years old, just another day on the farm blog, keep on taking the photos, keep on writing, keep true to you, keeping on learning, never stop learning, to plant a seed is to have faith in tomorrow, write what you know | 1 Comment

Potato Harvest Overview 2024

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

It was both a odd year and a outstanding year when it came to growing potato’s on the farm in 2024. Due to the crazy amount of rain we were getting the garden was to wet to work and or … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Garden harvest | Tagged calorie dense foods, Eat what you grow, Fall Harvests, food, Garden, Gardening, Gardening in a wet year, Gardening in Zone 5, growing in straw bedding, growing potatos, harvesting potato, Potato, potatoes, Purple potato, Red Potato, Russet potato, vegetables | Leave a comment

The Trench of Shame

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

O what a waste! If you have been following my blog for a good while you know that i can a lot! and that i love to try new recipes. You know that one good garden years i can and … Continue reading →