For Our Troops......

For Our Troops......

Welcome!

Either you're searching for some information and stumbled across here, or already know me and are interested in what I/we do. :)

The dairy cow doesn’t ask for much, but she asks every day.
People who are creating wealth with a cow either are hardworking and reliable or get that way in a hurry. This is the way it has been for a very long time.
--Joann Grohman (Author of Keeping a Family Cow)


There are three kinds of people in this world:
Those who watch things happen,
Those who Make things happen,
or you can wonder what the hell happened.
--Captain Phil Harris (RIP)



A few of words of wisdom I have come across:


Choose not to just live within your means, but live within your needs.


If you don't want to be responsible for or defend yourself, please don't expect others to do it for you.

(My translation: Buck up and learn some skills!)


Prepare for the worst, hope for the best!

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the AmericanGovernment take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian."--Henry Ford

**~*~**Spread the word!**~*~**

Small Family Farms need our help when ludicrous charges have come up against them. Maybe someday it could be one of us on this "make an example out of you" chopping block.

Pushing back (via donations, interviews, getting the word out, etc) and standing up for what we believe in will send a clear message that we refuse to just roll over and give up!

When we know what we're fighting for, we fight harder--Sgt . Gary Stein (USMC)

THANK YOU!!!



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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Trees are Turning Color



The trees know it's autumn, even if the temps aren't correlating! 80's+ for highs and 50's for lows is odd, but I'll take it!! :) I know soon enough it'll be chilly, rainy and plain ol' dreary!

We are all busy with work around here. The garden is still producing, so we keep preserving. I am looking at winter with a raised eyebrow, hay consumption here has doubled. Instead of getting one big round bale a month, I've been getting it twice a month. Prices have stayed the same (for me so far) but still, since they are eating more, it's double the price per month. I need to cull, but who is the question. I have wrestled with this all summer, and still do. Each critter has a pro and con list....when I got Anna a year ago, I knew all of these decisions would have to be made sooner or later. Since she calved early, everything got fast-forwarded one whole year, from milking/training, to (re-)breeding, to culling decisions.

I also have too many chickens.....I counted 11 hens now since the younger ones are about ready to lay. (I only need about half that many in reality!!) I put the pesky roosters in the chicken tractor and two older biddy's who I don't think lay very well into a different smaller tractor. The Axeman will come sooner or later for all of them, unless someone needs them for an occasional egg and lots of entertainment! ;-) HA

Here is Mr. Chase-Me-Rooster in the crockpot with some salt and pepper on him, about ready to get cooked (he weighed about 5#):

And the Tom Turkey in my sink, he verily fit!! (He was 24 1/2#!)


2 comments:

  1. Love that top photo with the pretty blue sky and the top of the tree! Our garden is pretty much finished now, except for the pumpkins....we got a frost here the other night, and it toasted the Okra, which was about the only thing still producing a little.

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