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This morning, I was sitting on the back deck waking up with caffeine while contemplating the list of things to do. The sun was just coming up. The farm was quiet save for the chattering of a few birds I … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2010
After a morning of running the truck down to the shop for the brake box installation, paying bills, and taking Karina to a friend’s house, I came home to this. The bare spot in the snow is where I left … Continue reading
Christmas has come and gone, so has the feasting and the winter storm. The forecasters never could decide how much snow we were supposed to get; (predictions ranged from 2 – 24 inches) we ended up with around four inches … Continue reading
Whoa! Just cleaned and dressed my first turkey. My first anything really. We did it the Old Fashioned Way because the processing equipment didn’t arrive as expected. Edith/Edgar was very calm when I brought him up from the pasture and … Continue reading
Thankfully this week has passed us by without a major tragedy, but it wouldn’t be farm life if I didn’t get to suffer a few moments of panic. On Tuesday, I was stocking up on animal feed ahead of the … Continue reading
As you might imagine, now that winter is upon us, I’m pretty diligent about checking weather forecasts so I can be prepared with all I need to care for the horses and the poultry. When I went to bed last … Continue reading
On Friday, I finally got away from the farm for a few hours and drove up to North Garden, VA. It’s just south of Charlottesville and is the home of Vintage Virginia Apples and Albemarle Ciderworks. VVA grows a lot … Continue reading
I went out this Sunday morning with the camera to take some pictures of my farm under a dusting of snow. I snapped this one of Venus. A few seconds later, I got this one. I didn’t think much of … Continue reading
Another trying week which saw farm work again take a back seat to family needs. On Monday we got news that my son’s leg was in fact fractured and he needed to spend the next six weeks on crutches. Hopefully … Continue reading