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Double SunDog
Wow, have not seen a double Sundog since I lived in the artic, where I would see them quite often, its not as strong as up north, where we would often get a half halo effect to go with.
Someone likes her hay..
bet you thought it would be a sheep, cow or rabbit? Nope, its Miss Piggy.. Who likes her handful of green hay given daily, she gets very excited when she finds a good bit, she is growing well, and the … Continue reading
How do you know its freezing Rain?
Check out that frosting on the back of the sheep, who have been out having their breakfast at the hay bales..Got to love that the hair sheep grow wool for the winter, if you dug your fingers into her coat, … Continue reading
Milk Replacer for Calves
Girl coming along, I got her at three weeks of age and had her about 3 weeks at the time of this photo, she had filled out quite a bit by this photo, going from two milk feedings a day … Continue reading
Rain, Rain and More Rain Equal’s Flooding!
Three out of the four ways into our farm are closed due to flooding out of the river and the creek.. As you will see in these photos, the river has overflowed to the point that the whole corn field … Continue reading
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Peach Pie O My
I love making pies when the fruit is in season an then freezing them and baking them off when it gets cold outside.. This one was made with fresh ontario peaches, in my homemade pie crust, but as you can … Continue reading
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Winter Eating Challenge
DH and I have taken on the challange of eating one meal per week of made totally of local food, the basic rule is all parts of the meal must be grown/produced from within a 150 miles of where you are … Continue reading
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Frugal at its best-Homemade Christmas Urn
Yesterday when I went to town to get a few things, I saw that the stores all had these wonderful brough filled urns with red twigs for sale.. they were selling for 40 to 70 dollars depending on the size … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 