Yup- Blind Hog and Acorn took the stock trailer to Menard’s to get treated lumber for the fencing project, the greenhouse and a french drain. Holy moley! Good thing prices were checked online first, or there would have been even more grumbling! Nasturtium baskets are up, orioles and grosbeaks at the feeders, four pair ofContinue reading “Season 7, Episode #18~ Lumber Yard Sticker Shock…”
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Season 7, Episode #17~ It’s Raining Goslings, Kinda…
Four lil’ honkers out, buyer cannot get them for another week. They may be half-grown by then! Acorn has plans for an outdoor gosling run as well as fenced-in above ground coop pen for them. Blind Hog brought down the old cattle mineral feeder on skids for the coop, and the 4’x5′ pen used forContinue reading “Season 7, Episode #17~ It’s Raining Goslings, Kinda…”
Season 7, Episode #16~ And One More Frost???
Might get down near 30F at the farm by dawn, Acorn has covered up the tender plants, closed the ends of the low tunnel. Brought Bravo and Charlie goosies’ eggs in, Delta is sitting on hers today. Fun trip last week to Crystal Bridges and the Momentary: Goats are doing well with the pasture growth,Continue reading “Season 7, Episode #16~ And One More Frost???”
Season 7, Episode #15~ Gardening Time…
Raised beds have been getting improved with goat barn compost. Blind Hog has been moving rocks from one pile to another. Acorn baked a loaf of sourdough. Been feasting on asparagus and salad greens from the garden. “Barely used” shoes from Ebay are the cat’s meow… Makes fora very happy Acorn, especially when the styleContinue reading “Season 7, Episode #15~ Gardening Time…”
Season 7, Episode #14~ Easter Time…
Blind Hog and Acorn have had a relatively easy week- morning walkies with Sam, a trip to Springfield. Fence work planning going on along with pasture management and gardening. Morels, asparagus, seed starting… Lilacs and Japanese cherry trees blooming… Kind of. That last hard freeze really killed off a ton of fresh growth. Here isContinue reading “Season 7, Episode #14~ Easter Time…”
Season 7, Episode #13~ Amaze Amaze!
Blind Hog and Acorn had the usual week for chores, then broke bad and went to a real theater movie (Project Hail Mary) and wrapped up the week double-dipping and attending two No Kings events. Farmers are a bit tuckered out, to say the least… Deets are in the podcast…
Season 7, Episode #12~ Happy Spring!
Behold, the Vernal Equinox has arrived! Temps from the low teens to the 90’s in a mere week! Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy… Piddly chores, gardening, goating, limb-carrying… Acorn fixed the cord on the grill rotisserie, by removing the ground fault and replacing it with another… The chicken was delicious…
Season 7, Episode #11~ Spring of Deceptions…
Mid to upper 70’s and and now lows in the teens expected? Spring of Deception indeed… Acorn baked squash and got 6 lbs of pulpy pulp for future cakes. Canned pumpkin, if you will… Even engineered a self closing gate! Three new barn cats joined the farm- all are bonafide mousers and come with resumes. Continue reading “Season 7, Episode #11~ Spring of Deceptions…”
Season 7, Episode #10~ DST Time…
The farm received much needed rain, and Big Fat Cow finally popped her triplets today. No more waddling around for her! Geese have been a-layin’… Acorn’s new smartwatch is alllllll about “Body Battery” and getting enough rest. NOT what you can do when kids keep being born- lol… And FedEx delivered the irrigation tape. Yay!Continue reading “Season 7, Episode #10~ DST Time…”
Season 7, Episode #9~ Rain? Maybe?
Will the farm see a week of rain? perhaps. Round #2 of kidding is about to begin, so why not? Trip to KC for auto work, then IKEA. Lots of chores getting done around the farm. Even got watercress for the honkers.
Blind Hog and Acorn 