Fresh bread
Amanda loves the bread that Anna baked today. These 3 loaves and some rolls will only last 2 or 3 days.
Horse sledding
This afternoon the kids and I (Anna) decided to try sledding behind King. After some initial testing I decided he didn’t care about the sled behind him and since the kids didn’t have the strength to hold on I tied…
Snowy trails
Last night, we got another 5″ or so of fresh snow dumped on the farm. After clearing the driveway (again), clearing paths to/from the barn (again), breaking ice (again), and finishing morning chores, we came in for coffee. We were…
Kidding season has begun!
Cedarfields Lucy kicked off our goat kidding season this afternoon. Vicki was diligently checking in her all day and came in for a brief time at lunch. She informed us Lucy was very close. Sure enough, when Vicki got back…
Arrow of Light
Tonight ended Alex’s adventures as a Cub Scout. Pack 20 held their annual Blue and Gold Banquet and Alex, along with 6 other scouts, received his Arrow of Light award. This is the last event he will attend with Pack…
Biking in the house
We finally got motivated to bring the CycleOps bike trainer out of the basement and into the den. A little Pandora for music and we are all set to ride the bikes inside. Last night I took mine for a…
Playing in the forest
One advantage of living next to state forest is the kids have a lot of places to play. After lunch today we sent them to play. They had told us they were working on shleters. Ok. Then they came back…
Makin’ Bacon! An adventure in smoking meat
As you probably know, last fall we decided to raise 2 pigs. We sold 1 (in 2 halves) and kept the other one for our family. Our ~200lb live pig yielded about 125lbs of meat. However, our butcher doesn’t smoke…
Truck batteries
My F350 has 2 batteries. Big batteries. It takes a lot of power to turn over a 7.3L diesel engine. Since I bought my Jetta for commuting the truck doesn’t get driven as much. Our horse trailer has been in…
Kid chores
The kids have to help daily with animal chores, but as they have been getting a little older, the scope of chores has expanded. Since it was a snow day and we were all home, Alex and Vicki cooked lunch.…