Why I Put Up With The Porkers

I had another post planned for today.... but then we had ribs last nite..... They were marvelous. We ate ourselves into a stupor. This, frie...

Now THAT'S an oxheart! **updated

Remember last year I was all hacked off b ecause the oxheart tomatoes that I planted were funny looking ? This year I hit one clean out of t...

And now back to summer.....

Did everyone enjoy the rain? After the storm front passed we got a lovely rain for several hours last nite. And despite an intensely thunder...

Storm Prep - Derecho Part2: Code Orange

Mid-West and Eastern folks - are you ready for the storms today!?!?!  Get your weather radars on now and keep a weather eye on the sky. The ...

Ouch!

Umm...Drat. Good Ol' SwingBlade took one for the team. I'm gonna have to work on this.  I think I mighta whacked a fence post with i...

A Year On The Farm: Interview with Tilton Hollow Farm!

This little blog started as a records keeping project and I never dreamed that the best part about it was that I'd meet so many fun peop...

Finally. A little relief....

The best thing about Friday was..... ... it rained. Finally! And all God's people said... Amen. Looks to be more later this week - we co...

Let's just look at some sunflowers

I had a different post planned for today - but if you're like me you woke up to the shocking news of the shooting in Colorado. So instea...

It's Hot. Real Hot. And Dry.

The Relentless Summer of 2012 continues. Mostly its just hot hot hot and more hot with additional heat on the side. And no rain . The lucky ...

Taking Up The Taters

We've been taking up the 'taters!  Nothing compares to fresh, new potatoes right from your garden. Whether its from the heat, or my ...