Apparently, somebody told Pip of the expectation that she’d guard the kiddos pumpkin patch from the rabbits – and anything else with taste buds. A couple nights ago, I glanced out the kitchen window to see Pip crouched down low, like a cat. I followed her line of sight and saw old mother rabbit standing […]

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When I wrote the last update on the kiddos’ pumpkin patch, I left out a detail that seemed unimportant at the time. While carrying a full watering can, Sissy tripped in a hole and did a 9 (out of 10) face plant in the yard. Now Sissy is a decent athlete and dancer, but grace […]

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A huge selling point for my wife when we were looking at the house was the covered porch. The wooden swing is a great spot to sit in the shade to read a book or watch the sun set through the timber to the west. The kiddos love to sit and wait for company or […]

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The pumpkin patch is officially started. The kids are finished with school for the year so last night was a great time to forget about homework and get their hands a little dirty. We had a lot of ground to cover and Sissy and Potato Boy figured out a routine quickly. With a stick in […]

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It was a great three day weekend. Here’s a couple of snapshots…

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It’s been a few weeks since we seeded the corn field with a pasture mix of grasses. Things had dried up fairly well by Monday, so LuLu and I decided to check on how things were growing – of course Pip came along (until she got distracted by a whiff of something and took off […]

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The good news: after a few warm and windy weeks, we finally got some rain on Friday night. The lawn, garden, and the pasture really needed it. The bad: the wind, thunder, and rain came in the middle of the night and made sleeping a little rough on some. I think Pip summed up the […]

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The Pumpkin Patch is pretty much all set for the kids to plant the seeds they’ve collected. The weeds are cleared, compost added, and the rabbits have moved in. There’s a nest somewhere in the undergrowth at the bottom of the patch near the waterway occupied by a mother and 3 or 4 young rabbits. […]

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I was up early this morning to water a few spots in the garden that were sucked dry by the wind and heat yesterday. This has become a bit of a routine the last couple weeks with the lack of rain. While I slipped on my shoes, I noticed Pip was patiently sitting at the […]

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Has Sissy sold you a pumpkin yet? She can make a pitch with the best of them. At last count she’s sold pumpkins to two teachers, five friends, and two sets of grandparents. The problem? The pumpkins she’s selling are still little seeds sitting on a shelf in the closet. It all started last summer […]

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