Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Barn Babies 2018 Twin Kids are our first

Sorry about the photo quality, it was taken in the darkened barn last night.  Juno gave birth to twin kids late yesterday afternoon. The first born is the darker cream at the back of the photo an the second born … Continue reading

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Pantry Challange 2018 Day 5 Soups

Wow, Day 5 already! It was a steady morning here on the farm with a trip to town this afternoon for a few things. I needed to get another gallon of paint, do a bit of banking for my mom … Continue reading

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Pantry Challange 2018 Day 4 Barley

Sorry about getting this out later today but its been a very busy day on the farm with lots getting done. I had a request for more information about Barley in my comments.  I am going to share a lovely … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake with a Marmalade Glaze Icing Recipe

Sweet Orange Marmalade Glazed Chocolate Cake One Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe (from my mom’s Red Cookbook) One cup Butter Two Cups of sugar 2 Large Eggs or 3 Med Eggs 1 cup of milk Mix all the wet together in … Continue reading

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Pantry Challange 2018- Day 3 1/3rd Rule

Day 3 has arrived with light snow, below 0 temps an so far its s pretty grey day, so after taking the dogs for a yard walk. I am sitting with a nice big old pot of red rose tea … Continue reading

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Pantry Challange 2018-Day Two -Starting seeds and bulbs

Well Day 2 is dawning cold in the house, and I am already missing my mom’s fancy coffee machine that I have unplugged. I am going back to making a big old pot of tea that can be drank hot … Continue reading

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So what do we have to start this challange with?

You are going to get a sneak peak into my kitchen today and in the weeks to come.. I will take a picture of the fridge, and or fruit bowl if anything is in it each Monday.. I expect that … Continue reading

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Pantry Challange 2018- Day 1 Eggs

Good Morning Folks Today lets talk about what I do have lots of in the fridge and due to the farm, something that I do have more coming in.. Eggs! Currently I have both hen and duck eggs coming into … Continue reading

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Machine’s on the farm

Hubby and I have always shoveled everything by hand on the farm, and only very rarely have we hired machines to do the work that is very hard to do.. example when we had the loads of gravel delivered, we … Continue reading

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Pantry Challange March 2018

Boy the pantry Challenges go all the way back to 2011.. so we are coming into our 7th year and it starts tomorrow. In a nut shell, its eat out of the pantry, storage or the farm. Its a great … Continue reading

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