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Warning! There is a VER LOUD houseguest at the farm...What a week... Eclipse, asparagus, quads, and our neighbor's housefire capped things off. I just cannot imagine their loss.While they get themselves straightened out, we are babysitting M
Yup- 18 years ago Blind Hog, Acorn and the Badger, along with all the stuffs/animals/pickups/trailers- began the two day drive to Missouri...Monday is Eclipse Day... So exciting. The farm should see 99.4% totality.Lil' honkers hatching but no
BEES IN THE HOUSE! Yes, mild panic ensued but 5 bees was 5 more than needed. One of Acorn's nightmares... Turns out, it was a few mason bees hatching out after hibernating in the bark of firewood that Blind Hog brought in.... PHEW!!!Yo-yo te
Milk at least for the morning skyr... Yes, milking time is back. Even have a half dairy girl who thinks she is worthy of the morning ritual. Acorn has had one like this in the past. Old Bonehead did fine for many years...No new kids born, thr
Chevy Tracker is running again! Acorn for the mechanic win!Goats being born (17) and two doelings died- one by black vulture attack, the other probably butted hard when it got confused and went to the wrong nanny. Trying to graft Peanut (the
"See that little doeling? She's not dead, she's just mostly dead" as Miracle Max would say...And so kidding begins... Triplets, twins, twins, and an eight pound miracle single.Second batch of goose eggs in the incubator, cold snap moving in t
After the purge came the big payout... 686 lbs of scrap metal to the recycler, all for $76... Like selling a truckload of black walnuts to the hulling station... Actually, walnuts bring a few more pennies per pound...Workshop cleared, hay se
Acorn is going to town cleaning the workshop; or as Frank calls, it our "plunder room..." Like Texas has pirates? Plunder? Arrrrrrrrrr!A good week of work on the farm overall. Bookkeeping done, doctor appts all good, farm animals doing well
Holy temperature rollercoaster, Batman! Super Bowl, then snow, then 70's, and tomorrow will be in the teens...Geese are laying, eggs picked up and in the incubator. Cold weather seeds are started- LED growlights turning everything pink.Goats
Acorn got the first major section of the roof re-screwed, Blind Hog cut a downed tree that had been bugging him. After several hours of researching, Acorn found a washer dryer pair that fit the bill for the farm- no fru fru cycles, no wifi e
Much accomplished! 1,000 screws replaced in the roof of the house, 2,000 more should do it. These have been ordered.House repairs, farm chores, goats got worked. Temps hit 70!!!Nice moon the other day, getting about time to start some seeds.
The farm got iced; Acorn fell on her ass, the Subaru slipped and Blind Hog was reeled in like a big old tuna. Happily, the icing only lasted 48 hrs which was LONG enough!Power never flickered and next week the farm will see actual sunshine and
Winter embraces us, and between chores, throwing wood in the stove, and keeping the livestock happy, Acorn has been able to manage to sit down and watch some football. Blind Hog will get some chocolate pie later today, named after Bruce the Nan
Right frosty on the farm and it will only get colder... Highs in the single digits??!! What is this? Buffalo, NY?? Good news is that we will have a couple days above freezing later next wee, then by 10 days it will be in the 40's again.Unfo
Blind Hog and Acorn rang in the New Year as usual- snug in bed hours before midnight...The farm is all set for the upcoming "snow event." Will see how much actually accumulates. Goats are all set, geese peened into their pairs, and the two Ir
The Farmers had a lovely Christmas with the kiddos, and Acorn had even more fun with thyroid surgery!Fear not, all is well and Blind Hog and Acorn look forward to Season 5 of the podcast and more farming adventures.Sammers got his own squirrel,
Weird warm weather continues, more farm chores completed! Blind Hog and Acorn sold the last of the doelings, yay for that. Had a flat tire on the trailer, after the goats were loaded, but Acorn can change tires as fast as anyone.New lights in
The aggressive gander, Mr Meany, has been chosen for Christmas dinner. In fact, processing, chilling and roasting is already completed! Thanks to friend Meg for her recipes and I even have 2 gallons of delicious stock!The week started with a
The December mini-summer" has come and gone. Highs in the 60's with freezing mornings right around the corner. Was nice while it lasted!Blind Hog now has the "sinus crud" and both he and Acorn are leaving a trail of tissues... Well, Acorn pr
Ugh... Acorn is not hitting on all 8 cylinders and the podcast was thusly abbreviated. Blind Hog and Acorn still put in a bit of time doing fun projects, like the dog portrait commission from Ol' Frank.Next week should be better, fingers cros
Lovely Thanksgiving at the kiddos in Springfield, and Acorn did manage to get in a little cooking. Black Friday shopping amounted to going to Tractor Supply for a 5 gallon bucket of hydraulic fluid for the Mahindra...Besides football, cooking,
Goats barns are cleaned! Goose pens revamped! All the busy work chores getting done at last and have to say, the weather has been most cooperative.Blind Hog's visit to the eye doctor allowed Acorn to listen in on local conversation. Talk about
Acorn is back from a 3 nighter in Texas, fun fun! Back home to the farm in time for Blind Hog's birthday! Huzzah!!! All the partying!Just a few odds and ends to tend to on the farm- miscellaneous things to get done here and there but nothing
Is 15F cold enough? How about 14F? Hard freeze came through but the next several days will warm up and be more seasonal. Broke record lows though, after the summer of record heat.Blind Hog and Acorn had an interesting week. Acorn has been c
Preparations on the farm done for the killing freeze coming up. Houseplants moved, garden all tucked in.Blind Hog and Acorn talk about their Stockholm adventures, plus a day in the country with Cousin Lena who lives in Vasteras. Lovely time.T
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