Category Archives: At the kitchen table

Service Calls in the Country

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Our dryer went out months ago.. in the early spring, right in the middle of the 3rd wave and locally It seemed the few peaple that recommended someone who normally would be able to order parts and do the required … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Cloths line, drying on a cloths line, fixing the dryer, service calls, small businesses | 4 Comments

Friday Ramble-Prepping for Another Lock Down

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

While it seems like everyone around me is thrilled at all the things opening up, their children heading back to school, sports are a go, concerts and professional sport events where 10, 000 of thousands gather.. As summer came into … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Chickens, Farm Life, Garden, Prepping for winter, sheep, Veggies | 8 Comments

Declutter 365 Update

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Well, I have been Rocking the Declutter program of 2021.. I mean its been crazy good, around 30 to 50 percent of things are being rehomed, about 20 to 40 pecent is being recycled in some way and 10 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged backups are great, Declutter, everything has its place, Farm sales, second hand shops, sort and clean, use what you have | 6 Comments

Raven Picking out wool and dry felting it for travel

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a amazing thing to happen today.. I was in the kitchen and a flash of black caught my eye by the sheep flock out eating hay that I can see from out the living room window.. Sorry for some … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Canadian northern Ravens, Raven, Raven collects wool directly from the sheep, Raven creating sheeps wool balls to fly with, Raven dry felting sheeps wool, Raven takes the sheeps wool and dry felts it into a travel ball | 14 Comments

Changing Ocean Patterns..

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/gulf-stream-amoc-ocean-anomaly-united-states-europe-fa/?fbclid=IwAR1Me04U8QadrJHuIrEsFRGtlKFZDmOU3IzhVjwFKY0FySe89IrIctFV78o Hello Folks, I truly hope that you have had some good things happen this week, we have had the local lockdown move to orange and we have a very low case count at the moment locally so we are … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged AMOC, Amoc Weakening, canadian Homestead, Farmgal, Garden, Gardening for reduced heat units, homestead, Ocean patterns effecting food prodution, Planning ahead, Planning for a cool season garden | 4 Comments

Friday Rambles.. Grab the “O S$#^T Bar” and hold on..

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Hey Folks, I wish I could say come over, have a coffee but nope.. I am dreaming of summer visits around the newly designed visiting area’s outside.. So grab your zoom screen, your hot cuppa and pretend we are all … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged At the kitchen table, find your tribe, Friday Rambles, Friday Rambles around the table, prepare, support each other | 9 Comments

Cold.. So cold and still in lockdown..

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

The Cold has clamped down across the country, the west is in the deep freeze, I have a couple family members that have woke up to minus 47C.. that is deep biting cold.. bitter to your bones cold.. So while … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged At the kitchen table, Catahoula, Evening Grosbeak Male, high bush cranberry, winter cold on the farm, Winter Feeding the wild birds BOSS, Winter high bush cranberry fruit for the birds | 15 Comments

A little light hearted fun.. Mrs. Brown and her twins.

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

A lovely friend of mine made this adoreable knitted sheep.. She is a Brown girl with a black mask and a lovely full sized ewe 🙂 But she has a surprise.. She was ready to have her lambs.. What a … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Its the small things, Knitted lamving wool mother sheep with twin lambs, Knitted Wool Sheep, Knitted wool sheep with lambs, Knitting, Lamving, sheep, Take your breaks when you can | 5 Comments

Increased Theft in Rural Area’s

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Every single day my local police department puts out a notice on what is happening in our local area, I have watched the reports of theft increase. Now to be fair, its not like theft is not a somewhat normal … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Farm dogs, farmdogs, rural living | 27 Comments

Friday Rambles- Fish and Feathers

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a week its been coming into my first Friday Rambles for 2021.. Bloody @$^@&%* hell.. $^@&%@& it all anyway.. O my did that #$@&**$^*^* really just happen.. Yes, yes it really did just happen and I do not know … Continue reading →