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The funeral was filled with music
Ken loved to play and sing, and he had asked that his funeral be a `joyful`noise and that is just what it was, lots and lots of singing, by everyone and his grandson`s played and sang. The church was filled … Continue reading
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Cow Kant Kick..
The photo of the thing itself is the very one that I have, and the pictures show how its put on and what it looks like in place.. Hope that helps answer the question Marie!
The Cow Kant Kick and one month in on milking..
Hello Folks, Well as hard as it is to believe, we are now passed the month old milking routine, Glenda is out of the suckling size and into weanling in her halter (not that she is going be weaned anytime … Continue reading
Homemade Sour Cream
Well, I started with three jars of cream, I was planning on trying three ways of making sour cream per my reading.. Jar a) Cream allowed to sour naturally b) Cream mixed with 2 tbsp of sour cream with active … Continue reading
The first Cut of the Ditch hay is cut..
Pretty much ever since we have moved to the farm, we have taken advantage of the fact that our county does not spray and instead three times a year cuts the ditch, we got out and rake it up and … Continue reading
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Glenda is Two Weeks Old Today!
She is huge and she drinks far more milk in a day then I was feeding either of the calf’s we raised on the bucket, makes wonder what the difference in growth rates will be etc. You see that little … Continue reading
Share Milking
Well, I had not planned on doing this till next Monday when Glenda was two weeks old but I could not catch her last night, so she was allowed to spend the night loose in the big barn, where she … Continue reading
Milk, Milking, an a Mini-Meltdown
We all do it, that picture on the milk bottle, that image of a content cow that is grazing in a dark green pasture, that happy girl in a long skirt and pretty ruffled top with either a baby sister … Continue reading
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Homemade Peppermint Bag Balm
My folks always used bag balm, and its a very good product in the sense that it does just what it say, but as a big old grown up now that can read the sides of packages, I just shook … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 