The bulldozer arrived Tuesday morning and started clearing three acres for new pasture! Jake was fascinated. He couldn't believe that Bob gets paid to "play on a bulldozer all day"! LOL We walked the cleared acreage Wednesday evening. It's hard to believe how much land this really is out here. When it's all wooded, it's … Continue reading Clearing new pasture!
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Happy birthday, Ted!
Ted has the second birthday in our April festivities. Happy birthday, Ted! I sort of drug him, kicking and screaming, into this farm thing. You'd never know it now. 1989 - sneaking out from a friend's We've been a couple almost 2/3 of our lives. I wouldn't want to do this with anybody else in … Continue reading Happy birthday, Ted!
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Early morning chores
Beef likes to play with his water bucket and toss it outside his fenced grassy area! No matter where I have to be, if a water bucket has been kicked over, it has to be refilled (especially if I have to leave for the day)! I was filling this bucket at 8 a.m. before heading … Continue reading Early morning chores
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A weekend of fencing
Ted went down to the pasture at 8 a.m. Sunday morning and tied Bessie out, and then he started fencing again with electric. This pasture fence had to be run differently because these posts were already set, and woven wire was already in place last summer. This one just needed a wire at the top … Continue reading A weekend of fencing
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Happy birthday, Dad!
Today starts a run of several birthday celebrations in our family! We have four birthdays for men in nine days (that's a LOT of cake)! Dad has the first birthday - so happy birthday, Dad! I am so thankful I have you as my father. I can't imagine anyone else in your place. You are … Continue reading Happy birthday, Dad!
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The last great escape (so far)
Beef - LOOSE AGAIN!!! We knew we had a real problem. Beef is a bull, and he can't run loose. He could cause a car accident if he went on the road, and he could destroy a neighbor's garden or vehicle or property by eating it or scratching his horns on it. The biggest … Continue reading The last great escape (so far)
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The great escape parts 2 & 3
Beef got out again Thursday night by jumping the fence. He literally jumped a 4' tall fence. Ted grabbed a gate from the barn and rigged it up with some tie straps inside the pasture and a piece of plywood outside the fence. It was pretty dark when we got Beef back in the pasture … Continue reading The great escape parts 2 & 3
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Flea market fun
This past Saturday, we went to the flea market. There are two around here that only happen three weekends a year. We try to always go because we never know what we might find... ...like a Delaval Junior Cream Separator.... ...chickens and ducks of all types... ...goat kids... ...and, of course, the beehives we bought! … Continue reading Flea market fun
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There’s always one…
...that won't stay off the porch! She loves dog food. Ornery thing!
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We finally did it!!!
We are getting older. Stuff we could do when we were 25 without batting an eye is a lot harder at 43 and almost 44, and it's just going to get even harder as we age. It's been clear for a long time that our little farm needs a tractor. The budget just wasn't as … Continue reading We finally did it!!!
Striving Acres 