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Simple Gratitudes

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I realize a lot of my posts lately are centered around how difficult it has been to stay on top of the garden or keep up with the chickens or find a way to move the cows out to pasture. I’d be lying if I told you that running the farm while working a full-time job quarantined at home, taking …

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The Three Hot Mess Sisters

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You’ve heard the story of the Three Sisters, right? Or at least the concept of how the three sisters are planted: corn, beans and squash sowed together to help each other as they grow. Here, on our farm, we have a slightly different version of the story. This is a modern-day Hot Mess set of sisters. We even threw 4th and …

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Blooms for Days

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I posted a few days ago about the pops of Zinnias in the cut flower garden. Join me, today, in celebrating the continued explosion of color all around! The Zinnias are continuing to get bigger and brighter. The fun summery colors are stealing the show in the garden. Then there is the random…daisy? Coneflower? Something is growing near the peppers. …

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Fresh from the Crazy Garden

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Let’s be real – the grass in this garden has gone full crazy. Anna, Sarah and I spent a good chunk of the day on Sunday trying to pull the grass out of the tomatoes, carrots and onions. The area we made it through looks 10,000% better – however there is still a ton of garden we didn’t get to. …

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Missing Mac

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Living on a farm, we knew this day would come. We didn’t, though, think it would come quite so soon. Mac is missing. We’ve looking over and under every part of the house and barns. No luck. We’ve scoured the yard. Shouted blindly into the woodline. It’s not like him to be away. He greets us every morning bounding out …

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The Farm’s First 4th of July

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Last winter, Aaron and I had some pretty distinct discussions about how to celebrate the 4th of July this year. Surrounded by farmland, we imagined that the yard and pastures would be alive with friends and cousins launching rockets and popping firecrackers. We thought up ideas for socializing on the deck, swimming in the pond and cooking from the garden. …

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Cut Flowers Are Finally Blooming

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I’ve been counting the days for this. The cut flowers planted at the East edge of the garden are finally blooming. First, the Zinnias. And, now, we even have a Dahlia opening up. I am completely in the love with the colors and overwhelmingly excited to finally see blooms. The punch of color is absolutely lovely against all of the …

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Chicken Farming Struggles

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We started with 14 chickens and guineas combined. We’re down to 9. Thankfully, the ones with names have persevered – but honestly I’m getting nervous. We lost the first guinea when all three stayed out overnight. We had been attempting to let them roam free range around the farm. They did fine on the first night and figured out how …

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We Still Have 3 Chucks

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This is less of an update and more simple photo documentation of the Chucks. They’re still here. They’re still doing great. In fact, they’re looking more and more tasty by the minute. The Chucks were all bottle calves that came to us around March-ish. After some damp and cold weather, we worked through a handful of health issues. Now, the …

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Family Ride to Leavenworth State Fishing Lake

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Nothing combines fun and social distance quite like a ride on the side-by-side. Exploring the area’s rural roads and trails with our Honda Pioneer has become a popular family pastime. Today, we roamed toward Tonganoxie, Kansas, to visit the Leavenworth State Fishing Lake. I grew up in Northeast Kansas and was aware a lake existed in this area near Tongie …