The kiddos have been working hard to keep the weeds back and Pip has been working even harder at keeping the rabbits away. All the hard work is starting to show.

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Last week I wrote about Sissy’s first adventure showing cattle and mentioned she was working on another “project” this year even though we wouldn’t be returning to the field day. Sissy joined 4-H last fall and has been working with a steer named Cubbie off and on since last November as her first 4-H project […]

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So all the girls had a hair appointment scheduled late yesterday afternoon. That left Potato Boy and I home alone to whip up a little something for supper and have it ready for when they got back. I told Potato Boy that if he helped me make it, he could pick what we have to […]

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I realized tonight that I was behind on my posts. I’m still recovering from this weekend. Late last week I got a wild hair and rounded up a post auger for the front of my skid loader, my brothers, and a couple hundred fence posts. We dug the first hole around 7:30 Saturday morning and […]

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Last week after posting the recipe for Zucchini Muffins, I was asked about the cookbook in the photo. That little cookbook is a collection of some of the best recipes ever assembled between two covers – or well, it will be once I’m finished with it – and by “best” recipes, I mean family favorites. […]

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There are not any pictures with today’s post for two reasons: 1) I didn’t have a camera with me to get pictures of the cool stuff, and; 2) nobody wants to see pictures of the rest of the stuff discussed in today’s post. I guess it’s time for another update on how Pip is doing […]

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I try to work in the garden for about 20 minutes every morning before anyone else is up. About 20 minutes a day is enough to stay ahead of the weeds and keep an eye on everything. It’s also a great spot to watch the sun come up. In case you’re wondering, that’s one of […]

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Potato Boy earned his name, for those of you that don’t know, for his love of everything potato – mashed, baked, hash browns, french fries, chips, fried, boiled. The only exception is potato salad, which I have to agree, can be hit or miss. There’s really only one other food that will match the wide-eyed […]

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With all the help I had planting potatoes this spring, I’d lost track of what ended up where. Now that the potatoes are in bloom, that little issue has been resolved. Everything else in the garden has taken off the last couple weeks. The bell peppers have grown to the point that they don’t need […]

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The Iowa Simmental Association hosted its annual Junior Field Day over the weekend. (For those of you not current on your breeds of beef, here’s the wiki link.) With a few other conflicts already on the calendar, we were on the fence about going this year. Turns out it wasn’t an issue as Sissy couldn’t […]

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