Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Changes.. Around the Kitchen Table.
We have been working hard this week taking down the older dog runs, While we are leaving up one, the one that is closest to the house for our hounds. However we used to have a number of pens in … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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The National Loaf
The National Loaf From: Ministry of Food – Jane Fearnley Whittingstall Makes two loaves 1 ½ lb wholemeal bread flour* 1 ½ tbsp salt 1 ½ tbsp dried yeast 1 tsp honey or treacle (two teaspoons) 450 ml tepid … Continue reading
Rats
Rat information below! So we had rats on year two of living on the farm in the big barn, it was a challenge to remove them but with traps, bait and my hunting farm cats we were able to bring … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table
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Pruning.. this is not pruning, this is cutting out the fungal.. ouch!
Well hubby and I spent a couple hours this morning, I would like to say that we pruned the plum tree’s but really we just cut them down to bare.. Its a good thing that they are tough tree’s and … Continue reading
Striving for Victory -Eating on the Ration
I snagged the information and rules that hip roof barn has on her blog .. My own writing will be on the slant. This gives me the base line.. I will admit that next month, I am going to see … Continue reading
War time Rations (and Eating off the farm)
As some of you know a couple Canadian Ladies are doing a great wartime challenge this year and I have been very much enjoying reading along.. We have finally gotten to a point that I felt I had the time … Continue reading
Plum Crop! “GONE” Plum Pocket have arrived to the farm!
All those amazing flowers, the plum bushes were loaded, and I was worried about pollination to the point that I gave a helping hand with a feather. I was very excited to see that we had many wee green baby … Continue reading
Purge or Declutter Update
The big bin is filling up. We first moved all the bigger items including things leftover from the reno’s over the past year. Then we started moving out things that were broken or had not been used in any way … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table
Tagged Cleaning up a farm, Declutter, Letting things go, Purging your home, Spring Cleaning
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Grandpa’s Weeder Review
“I bought this myself with my own money and I get nothing back for giving this review ” So on the weekend, we went to Lee Valley tools, we had a gift card that was burning a hole in hubby’s … Continue reading
Posted in Garden
Tagged fighting wild parsnip, Grandpa's weeder, No spray weed control, Weeding
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A new Layered Food Hedge Row
Hubby and I worked together today to put the next two layers into this new coming hedge row. We have been working on this 40 foot by approx. three foot bed for a while this spring.. first we have to … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 