2012

My book review of the Dirty Life - Loved it! Often books are recommend to me and while they are doing so I am thinking, "when?" This book though, was more like savoring really good chocolate on a cold day...

I think not. After two glorious weeks of vacation the biggest wow! was simply that in another 10 years, we could retire. Who would want that? For these first ten, the Shepherd & I have simply been trying to keep up with...

Grasse River B Ranch will be doing the second annual open house in Madrid on September 29th from 10am to 4pm. We moved it up a month, hopefully it won't be as chilly as last year! We will be there...

Maybe we will get an Indian summer, also known as a super long fall, my favorite season. Love the temps, not to hot nor too cold. Perfect days for pumpkin pie and hot cups of coffee. A good book is...

What sacrifices do you make to be able to eat our meat? While at the Farmer's market Friday a lady picked out a couple of packages of Boneless Chicken Breasts and I tallied the total for her. She was taken...

It will be 10 years officially on October 15th. Back then, we had far out plans; 5, 10 and 15 year goals. They have been, for the most part, shattered. We are pretty happy about that. 2001 - Man marries...

There here! We made the call at 2pm and talked with Celine who gave the go ahead to come " hatching went well!" Off we went, Eathon and I on our trip to Watertown, of course as we with any...

On a totally different note we were brought to a dead stop about two weeks a month ago ( I was scared to post this, had to work up my courage) when our processor was shut down but the USDA. Yup, you...

  Our Amish newlyweds neighbors moved in just a few months after purchasing the farm down the road from us and suffered a blow this past Monday, their house burned to the ground. Yesterday, today and for many days to...

Lambs going crazy in the warm weather. Boys are getting creative in our snow impaired winter up in the Great North. Upgrade from feeding with 5 gallon buckets. If only you could have seen how they got this pig feeder...

We have had an amazing year. Too much to try and share all at once, so this shall be a two-parter. This year started out busy, got busier and is now, blessedly, quite quiet. Winter has been exceptionally mild. While trading...