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Mud. I farm mud.

February 10, 2021February 7, 2021 / strivingacres / 1 Comment

When the snow melts off, it's just mud; mud everywhere. Ugh. Belle, Bessie, and Tilley just come in here for feed. They hate the mud, too. I think I speak for all of us here when I say that we cannot wait for spring to arrive! DG thoroughly agrees.

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Happy “dinosaurs” in the holler

December 19, 2018 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

They're so happy when Ted brings them their grain treat. They would follow him to the moon and back because they know he has the opposable thumbs needed to open the grain freezer and pour some into the feed troughs!

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Dinosaurs in the holler

December 19, 2018 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

Every. Single. Night. I bet the neighbors down the way just hate us.

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TWO WERE BORN TODAY!!!

April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

Ted ran upstairs this morning, and he told me he could hear one of our cows carrying on down around the barn while he was stringing fence for the new pig pasture. He said he was going to run down and look. Ten minutes later he called me from his cell phone and said that … Continue reading TWO WERE BORN TODAY!!!

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Gramma got her wish!!!

April 6, 2018 / strivingacres / 3 Comments

As I was taking Jake to school yesterday morning, I caught sight of Bessie with her tail standing straight out.  I slammed on the brakes and yelled, "What's that cow doing???!?" We watched a minute, and Jake said, "Awww, she's just poopin', Mom."  And she was...but as I stared intently at her rear end, I … Continue reading Gramma got her wish!!!

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Good mornin’, America!

October 14, 2017 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

Good mornin', America; how are ya? Know your food; know your farmer!

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So worth the thorns!

July 8, 2017July 5, 2017 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

I picked wild black raspberries the other day.  I wound up with about a fourth of a ziplock baggie full of them (which was about two cups total).  There were a lot of thorns on those bushes, but OMG! They were so worth the berry stained hands and the scratches, too!

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Setting up the rest of the corral

May 24, 2017 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

Ted did it!  The corral pieces he ordered finally came in after four weeks of waiting, so we headed to Hillsboro on Saturday morning to pick them up.  It was a straight over and straight back trip.   Then it was time to set them up. It was a little harder than we thought it … Continue reading Setting up the rest of the corral

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Happy dogs

April 7, 2017April 4, 2017 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

Smidge, age 10 years, 1 week Puppers, age 3 years, 2 months 4/2/2017 Note: DG won't come near the barn since she got zapped by the electric last summer! LOL

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Naughty naughty Chip

April 6, 2017April 4, 2017 / strivingacres / Leave a comment

We forgot how much work it is to have a bull. We. Forgot.  Chip quickly reminded us. It takes two people to move anything that requires opening a gate because if it's open, that bull is going through it.  It takes two people to diligently watch him while the other climbs on and off and … Continue reading Naughty naughty Chip

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