Tag Archives: Farm Life
First Lambs have arrived.
Well, its been a crazy busy day, the morning was very full, getting ready to head out to friends this evening, so we went to do barn chores in early afternoon, and Funny Face ewe was clearly in labour, she is … Continue reading
Our Workout.. Shoveling Snow..
Its funny, most folks don’t hand clear a lane as big and long as our’s and to be fair, if we get a really bad storm/drifting, we hire a friend down the road to come and plow it out and … Continue reading
We are in the 30 coldest days of the year..
Brrrrr, and I can tell it, its bitter bone chilling cold out there, its the wind and the damp that makes the cold seem so much more, I was raised in cold country but it was a dry cold, with … Continue reading
Rabbit Liver Pate Recipe
1 Fresh Rabbit Liver-Chopped into small pieces 2 Tbsp of Local St. Alberta Butter 1 Small Onion, Peeled and Fine Diced 1 Clove Garlic, Peeled and Fine Dinced Salt, Pepper, Hot Red Pepper Flakes to taste. Basil 2 Tbsp of good … Continue reading
Soon, just another few weeks
An new lambs and fresh milk will be on the farm, Our first lambs will be coming by the end of the month, and while most of our girls are getting a bit wide, some of them are looking downright … Continue reading
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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Honey Do List
My sweetheart is off on for a bit in regards to a work trip.. So I am setting a few extra goals on my honey do list while he is gone. These are above an beyond my normal chores Make … Continue reading
Water Sources on the Farm
Our Farm has two wells, one a deep water well, with a hand pump on it, so that we have access to fresh clean water off grid, the house is on the second well, a shallow well, we have fresh … Continue reading
Sheep Round up this morning!
Mocha’s big Chocolate Ram Lamb from 2010 A blue pickup drive’s into my lane this morning, and when I pop my head out to say Hi, I get a friendly Hi Val, two of your sheep are outside the … Continue reading
My Woolies Forcast for Winter.
Well, here is the average looking Wooly on my farm these days, so I would say.. we are in for a generally mild winter, overall with a few bouts of good cold weather. What’s your woolies saying were you live? … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 