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It is fall and the leaves are starting to turn. We expanded the garden this year and rebuilt the greenhouse. Half the things I planted...

This was originally posted June 2022 So, if you've been following along, you know what happened to my greenhouse. So this year we had to...

Originally posted March 2022 This year we decided to try making maple syrup. My father had tapped a few many years ago when I was a kid...

This was originally posted Sept 2021 This year we moved the garden. We tilled up a new area near the edge of the lawn, close to the...

This was originally posted June 2021 As some of you know, I lost Felix, my wonderful barn cat, back in January. Felix never liked other...

This was originally posted Feb. 2021 So, I got a greenhouse for Christmas! It's roughly 10x12, and will give us a longer growing season,...

This was originally posted June 2020 ​June 23: I bought 3 Guinea fowl. We had some when I still lived at home. They freaked the...

This was originally posted April 2019 I took my birthday money and bought a rain barrel this year. How very grownup of me, huh? I was...

This was originally posted September 2018 Half of my back yard used to be wild blueberries. We’ve had older people tell us about going...

This was originally posted July 2018 Borage is an herb, though some people may not know it. It usually has purple flowers on it that have...

This was originally posted April 2018 Being mid-April already, I’m way behind. I actually just got my seeds planted. I did a little...

This was originally posted May 2017 Here we are nearing the end of May. I've got newly hatched chicks, hens sitting on eggs, hens are...

This was originally posted August 2016 Since the chicken coop is almost completely finished, I figured it was time for some extra...

This was originally posted August 2016 Its that time of year again when the land provides! My garden is doing poorly this year. I may get...

This was originally posted May 2016 I won't have much of a garden this year. I planted all my seedlings out and they all died. I was so...

This was originally posted May 2016 We've officially started the chicken coop. We've got a couple walls frames up, but couldn't do much...

This was originally posted April 2016 It's a beautiful day out today. The perfect day to clean. I started with the rabbits, of course....

This was originally posted April 2016 Some of my plants are growing beautifully. Some of them have died. Some never grew at all. I've got...