This was first published September 12, 2014. I’m ready to attend the same fun day out tomorrow and then what else can I say, but…. Awwwwwww. Today was a busy and long day. It began with a little of this.. Then it included this… Followed by hours at this… But the best part of today???…
Author: Carol
Wordless Wednesday: Trailing
For a jigsaw puzzle of Brandon trailing cattle, go HERE.
Thank God
As we finished moving our heifers yesterday, rain clouds appeared. We pushed the last through the gate and as thunder rolled, we quickly loaded the horses in the trailer and left. After the major wildfires on the other side of the mountain, any lightning is a cause for concern. We saw various strikes on our…
Cool Mountain Air
While the cowboys took off early, I was in charge of getting kids on to the school bus. Quinlan and Lorelei were at their house getting themselves to the bus. I had Jaxon, Lacee, and Reagan,plus two other kids that belonged to neighbors that were helping ride today. We did well, and clothed and fed,…
Hugelkultur Review
When I posted my last Throwback Thursday post about my hugelkultur bed, I knew people would want an update. Here it is! Hugelkultur is raised bed gardening without a structure to hold it and a large amount of wood debris as its base. Biomass is added, building up the mound, sometimes building it into a…
Oh, Yay
There’s nothing quite like the joy of coming home to a backed up sewer pipe. All I wanted to do was “veg” after the girls’ first middle school volleyball game, but instead, I spent the next few hours mopping up the floor. I turned on fans and opened windows and called it quits. Vernon had…
Collected Stories 2
LIFE OF O. E. HOBACK as told to Edna Greet (Vernon’s grandmother). Arriving in Denver, he found that he was still a long way from either brother. He had only a few dollars left, so he talked to the ticket agent, who named the different places to which his money might take him. Oscar decided…
Throwback Thursday: Hugelkultur Zwei, v.2.0
This was first published September 5, 2014. Long ago… well, in May of 2013, I started building my hugelkultur bed. It was a simple test and I didn’t get too carried away just because if it failed, I didn’t want too big of a mess to clean up! Well… my opinion now is… It’s a success!…
Wordless Wednesday: Water Break
For a jigsaw puzzle of this pause for a water break, go HERE.
Job Done
The plan for the day… gather a pasture, sort off cows, vaccinate the calves. When I arrived, after doing some other chores at home, I couldn’t find anyone nor see any cows. I drove back and forth… nope. Well, I knew eventually they’d have to come to the corral, so I waited. Megan and Tess…
Benefits
Vernon took me to see his latest water project. Originally, he was going to put it right where the spring flows out of the hill, but there were no rocks around. Experience has taught us that troughs placed with no rocks under or around, soon get beat out by cows and all the wildlife that…
Pray For
When we vaccinate the calves, we put moms and babies in the corral first, then separate the cows out through a gate. They can go graze while we’re vaccinating their babies. Brandon and I work the gate with our long flags, turning calves back and letting cows go through. I think we work well together….