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Give us all the carbs
We are enjoying all things sourdough at our house this summer. We have learned that in addition to the artisan loaves, we love sourdough sandwich bread, waffles, pizza dough, English muffins, bagels, and pretzels. Continue reading
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Chicken Math
Chickens…..we wanted 3 or 4 and ended up with 12. We did not want roosters because we aren’t looking to build a flock and roosters can be aggressive and mean. We supposedly had all hens, but it can be difficult… Continue reading
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We had such a fun weekend with family! We love sharing our little slice of paradise with those we love. Continue reading
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Scenes from the backyard
They may like my garden, but it is also pretty spectacular to look out the kitchen window and see a small herd of deer…especially the playful little babies. Continue reading
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Teamwork
Some days I see why making some big changes to our world was the best move! These two have been hard at work today working on a goat shed which they have designed and are not building together. They have… Continue reading
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Learning together
One of my favorite things about ice on the farm is watching Scott and the kids embrace a whole different world than they have known. At times the learning curve is steep (like when the brand new brush mower gets… Continue reading
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First Harvest
It’s been a fun couple of days in the garden. We were able to dig up the first of our potatoes and pick the first cherry tomatoes. The potatoes aren’t russets, but I think Dad would be pleased! Continue reading
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Reality Check
New perennials in the flower beds, garden growing like crazy, 12 happy growing chickens…we were feeling pretty good about how well we were doing. We were growing things, keeping the wilds from eating what we were growing, and keeping all… Continue reading
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Sourdough adventures
I have been wanting to learn to make sourdough for a while now. I bought the Dutch oven shortly after the pandemic started, but never got around to learning. I have been studying for a couple of months now, and… Continue reading
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Into the Unknown
It’s been ours for three months now. It was a big change, a jump into the unknown. We had dreams of what we hoped it would mean for our family. Some dreams were obvious and spoken of, but there were… Continue reading
