Category Archives: At the kitchen table

Ice Storm 2018 Ontario Ottawa Area

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well, the ice storm arrived and we were without power for three days pretty much.. We got ICE!  It snapped power poles like they were toothpicks, it brought down tree’s and ripped roofs off and more.. We lost a number … Continue reading →

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Slow Start to the weekend.

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well, the storm is certainly coming  but its been slower to start then they said for our neck of the woods at least. We are close to a full day behind what they said it would start, I am ok … Continue reading →

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Great Week Indeed

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

The walking onions are just starting to poke up out of the ground, I have a few patches of them that need to be thinner out and replanted out into a new area.. that is something that always makes me … Continue reading →

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March Challange round up 2018

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well my March Challenge didn’t go as expected, nothing quite like getting derailed. Hubby and working the farm plus lambing and voila.. add in the flu for me an no time for posts, no time to be creative on meals, … Continue reading →

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We got lucky!

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

We might have a number of smaller branches down but the farm got very lucky, while we did have to tie a number of things down. Compared to other places that this storm moved though, we really did get lucky.  … Continue reading →

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At the kitchen table..

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I had a very productive weekend in a many ways but we also took time to sleep in, time to rest, this was something we both needed and while I didn’t get all the homework on my to do list … Continue reading →

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Micro Climates and Rocks

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I have been enjoying reading on my local garden group about the city micro climates and those with green houses, green lean-to or hoop covers. There have been pictures of indoor set ups and outdoor as well. Lots of questions … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter Round Two with photos :)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

So I did get some photo’s for you today.. they are not the greatest, the lambs are not ready to come outside to the muddy, cold wind world yet (well they could but why should they?) so that means that … Continue reading →

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Machine’s on the farm

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Just another day 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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Mini Icestorm, power out and flames?

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

They had closed the schools and warned us all that we were going to have a messy and icy afternoon yesterday so that at least was expected.. hubby came home from work to tell me that the roads were indeed … Continue reading →

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