Facing reality
Over the past week, Anna and I have been working hard on the farm and making lots of improvements. Not investing a lot of money, just tweaking things to make the operations more efficient. Along the way, we added 11…
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How time flys
This afternoon, I finally carved out a little time to relax. I decided to ride Cinder. I was actually test riding a new saddle, but it didn’t fit well. So, I took the saddle off and rode Cinder bareback for…
Taking leave to get some work done
I decided to take 4 days of leave this week to spend some time working on various farm projects. While the list is never-ending, Anna and I are working hard on a few specific projects before spring gets here. I…
Winter ride
It was in the 40s this afternoon, so Alex and I took Precious and King on a trail ride. Our basic loop from the house takes about 40 min at a walk. It’s nice to have a riding partner.
on the subject of inspiration
While I was the Engineer on USS Annapolis, Howard Craig was the Weapons Officer. We didn’t always agree on leadership techniques, but we were able to respect each other, and have healthy debates about life subjects. In fact, Clark Scharman (Navigator)…
What do you do with your time?
Friends frequently ask us how we do so much on the farm. I usually answer, it’s just what we do. Everyone makes choices in life on how to spend your time. We don’t watch sports. We don’t watch much tv…
Fresh bread
A couple of years ago, my sister-in-law Rebekah got us thinking about making bread at home. The were buying the wheat berries, grinding the wheat, and baking fresh bread. At the time we thought it was neat, but overly time…
Recycling
While we love to expand the farm, we try to do it on a budget. We have been focusing on recycling materials as much as possible. Why buy new, when you can find it used? Why buy used, if you…
Our first blog post
We have decided that we need a web page for our farm. It will take a while to transfer all the vision in my head to a computer, but we will get started. I expect most of the blogging will…