The wind is gusting 33 mph directly from the north as I type. It is currently 64 degrees with a "feels like" temperature of 52 degrees. The perfect day for me here on the farm. After living here for over ten years, I have determined that my optimal outdoor temperature is somewhere between 50 degrees … Continue reading The Wind
Farm Life
A Steep Learning Curve
Not long ago, I posted that we celebrated our ten year farmiversary! It's hard to believe we have lived here for ten years already, but there are times when it feels like a LONNNNG ten years!!! **For my newest readers and friends, I am going to share some of our background story in the next … Continue reading A Steep Learning Curve
Farm Malady
Pitch Fork Elbow. It’s a thing. You’ve heard of tennis elbow, right?! Well, when you are sixty-years-old and live on a farm, you may come down with pitch fork elbow. How, you may ask? Well, it’s simple. You forget that you aren’t forty anymore and you just dive in to moving about 5 or 6 … Continue reading Farm Malady
Joy in the Snow
"If you choose not to have joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow." ~Walt Humphries Friends. This is my new favorite quote. It encapsulates so many imporant lessons for all of us. We can substitute many, many other words, phrases, and ideas in … Continue reading Joy in the Snow
Sunflowers and Weeds
Summer is both stunningly beautiful AND miserably hot here on Green Acres. In life, we have to accept the bad along with the good that comes our way. Push through the knee high weeds to capture the beauty of forgotten sunflowers. Push through an overgrown path to reach the ripened fruit. Look up high to … Continue reading Sunflowers and Weeds
Farm + City Connections
My life is so humorous at times. It is such a dichotomy due to the fact I lived in Houston, Texas for 50 years and still have many, many connections with friends and family from the world of education and NASA, but now I live on a farm and raise pigs, cows, goats, and chickens … Continue reading Farm + City Connections
Part 4: The Unfitted Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal +The Pantry
Well, Friends, here it is!! The moment you have all been waiting for! (Actually, it's the moment I have been waiting for! 😉 Our unfitted farmhouse kitchen is (almost!) complete!!! We have some bigger projects and some smaller projects that need tweaking, to be sure, but it is completed enough to share with you all. … Continue reading Part 4: The Unfitted Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal +The Pantry
Part 3: A Whimsical Kitchen + The #2 Pine Board Floor
When we bought our farm, the one area I knew I wanted to change was the kitchen! It was completely covered in beige tile. It had beige tile floors, beige tile countertops, beige tile backsplash, and a beige tile built in table. Our master bedroom also had beige tile floors and a beige tile fireplace … Continue reading Part 3: A Whimsical Kitchen + The #2 Pine Board Floor
Part 2: The Antique Furniture + The Kitchen Sink
I have a couple of thoughts that I need to share. This "unfitted kitchen" term is bothering me to no end. It isn't quaint. It isn't warm and cozy. It doesn't truly capture the idea at all. ALL kitchen from the beginning of time until about 100 years ago were "unfitted" which means they were … Continue reading Part 2: The Antique Furniture + The Kitchen Sink
Farm Antics
I've learned a thing or two about hungry cattle in the past six years. When you come out into the pasture with a bag of cattle cubes during a drought, even the most complacent cows become like the bulls you see on television during the Running of the Bulls in Spain! This morning, I felt … Continue reading Farm Antics
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