Elizabeth and I have finished turning nearly a bushel of peaches into pie filling. Each Wednesday in July, the Amish community near our farm sells peaches along with their usual variety of produce. These peaches are grown right here in our home state of Missouri. This year I purchased about … Continue reading
Category Archives: Everyday Life
The weather has taken control
The weather has taken control of my daily schedule. Today marks day 8 with temperatures in the triple digits and heat advisories; the same is forecasted through the weekend. I feel like I need to wipe my brow just thinking about it. So, instead of drinking coffee and reading my … Continue reading
16 tomato plants
Our local hardware store has substantially marked down their vegetable plants. I now own 16 tomato plants. Its a little late in the growing season, however if I can harvest $2 worth of tomatoes, I’ll be ahead.
Blessed in 20 seconds
Our farm truck rarely leaves the farm. Usually its only to fuel it up for use on the farm. Hence the term farm truck. Anyway, that’s why I was out and about in the burgundy beast this afternoon and this is when my blessings started stacking up. The truck died … Continue reading
Hands in the dirt
Garden planted – check. A coworker once told me, “You just can’t wait to get your hands in the dirt”. Its true. I look forward to planting the garden each year. I usually plant produce that bears a lot, such as cantaloupe. My parents and grandparents always planted plenty to … Continue reading
Well, darn it…
We received a letter from our milk supplier yesterday; he is retiring from his farm-based dairy business. Darn it. I can’t recall how long we’ve been buying raw milk from Sam, however it’s been awhile. Sam is a local, honest, reliable business man, and we appreciate the service he gave … Continue reading
Pioneering spirit
I’m not saying we’re as rugged as the homesteading families of the 1800’s, however we do have a streak of pioneering spirit running through us. After Don started smoking a ham this morning, he lit a fire under the lard kettle and set up the press. Time to render some … Continue reading
It’s the life
This morning we picked up a 30 foot steel beam and trailered to our farm. One of the out building is shifting and we plan to use the beam for stabilization as we shore the building up. Our flatbed is only 18 feet, however loading and transporting went very smooth. … Continue reading
I been thinkin’
I been thinkin’… Don usually cringes when he hears me speak those words. For better or for worse though, he replies “About what”. He knows his Honey-do list is about to get longer. Thanks, Honey, for adding this blog page to the Bryan Red Angus webpage.