Tag: farming
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Welcome Back to Illinois
Welcome back to Illinois where it thunders and lightenings and rains and rains and rains all night long. Which is great for the gardens and the fields but not so great for the weary traveler. After flying and flying and flying without a hitch I have arrived back at the farm. The corn is even…
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Not Long Now
Two more days to go for me here in the hot dry suburbs of Visalia, California! Then back to Illinois and The Farmy. One more guest post to go for you – coming tomorrow. Yay! The guest posts have been a great success. I am really grateful to our contributors. They were awesome. We have…
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Never Wrestle a Pig
There is a lot of mud in the pig pens now. A LOT of mud. I was reminded of a pig wrestling quote in an opinion piece yesterday and laughed out loud! Not something I often do when reading the political news. “Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig…
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How to Manage Your Day for Maximum Efficiency
Well, don’t ask me! Make a list then watch the day chew it up and spit it out!! First with a good old fashioned storm! Shelf cloud I believe. An inch of rain yesterday and another inch pouring down right this minute! We are getting a lot of rain this week. Then kids – a…
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While We Worked
While R and I made the new field run for the little black Guinea Hog piglets … M did the chores. Topping up all the waters and wallows. Feeding the chickens. Giving The Charlottes their lunch. Cleaning their feed bowls. Tending to the turkeys. Doing all the stuff she will do when I am away.…
The Kitchen's Garden 