Archive for September, 2007
September 30, 2007 – Turkeys and a Storm
Although we missed this storm, after it passed by us, it spawned some tornados to the southeast of us. Like good turkeys, when the rain came, they sought shelter under the wagon, so they have at least a smidgeon of common sense left. one year ago…
September 29, 2007 – More Folks Poking Around the Farm
Today we had some students from a livestock class tour the farm. It sounds like a fun class – the students tour dairy, elk, goat, and a wide range of common and uncommon livestock farms. We fit into the small and diversified category. Here, I am getting ready to demonstrate how owl hoots get the ...Read more.
September 28, 2007 – Duct Tape Homecoming Dress
Claire has taken to heart the wide-wide world of duct tape with this application that I have not yet run across – the duct tape homecoming dress, with lacey frills. Even the shoes are duct tape and lace. It kind of reminds of the old song by Don Henley and Stevie Nicks with the lyrics, ...Read more.
September 27, 2007 – Thingamajig Thursday #89
Here’s this week’s “Thingamajig” entry. Also check out the last thingamajig answer. As always, put your guess in a comment below. Hold mouse over this sentence to pop-up answer. one year ago…
September 26, 2007 – Family Homecoming Royalty!
We found out earlier this week that Martin was the junior boy in the Homecoming Court! Here’s Martin with the Homecoming Court at the Coronation at the high school auditorium. Last year he talked often about Ashlen one of his three “girlfriends.” She was the junior girl in the homecoming court. Here they pose after ...Read more.
September 25, 2007 – Putting Food Up
When people wander to the basement and see our assortment of canned goods, they accuse us of being Mormon or survivalists! Since we’re near the end of the canning season, I thought it would be a good time to show the canned goods. This reminds me a bit of the inside cover of Bill Bryson’s ...Read more.
September 24, 2007 – Hops Harvest
The hops experiment has been somewhat successful. The vines didn’t cover quite as much of the trellis as I’d hoped, but it did produce hops in year one! Check out what it looked like on May 11 from the same vantage point. So, now I’ve got to figure out what to do with them. (Actually ...Read more.
September 23, 2007 – A Small World!
Today one of our new neighbors had some folks over to play some music at her new place and invited us over. (Yes, she is in our township, so we now may have to amend the slogan of high hopes garden’s farm music slogan to “The Original Live Music Capital of Logan Township!” She’s the one behind the ...Read more.
September 22, 2007 – Marshall County Sheriff “Takes Out” Martin
Today was the annual Octemberfest Celebration in Marshalltown. I forgot to bring my camera to the parade, but wished I had my video camera. Here’s what happened. The sheriff’s department was marching, including the honorable Sheriff Ted Kamatchus. Like all good county sherriffs he was throwing candy to the kids. But Sheriff Ted really upped ...Read more.
September 21, 2007 – Fall, Up Close
The state’s main commodity crops are in drydown. Here’s a group of dried soybean pods, about ready for harvest. The first combines are out this week. I started scrambling a bit today when I saw our neighbor starting on corn. Since he’s the one that loads up our wagons for the corn stove, I spent ...Read more.
September 20, 2007 – Thingamajig Thursday #88
Here’s this week’s “Thingamajig” entry. Also check out the last thingamajig answer. As always, put your guess in a comment below. Hold mouse over this sentence to pop-up answer. one year ago…
September 19, 2007 – Banquet Flowers
This is a big flower day. We’re providing 25 table bouquets for a banquet. Enough flowers made it through the frost and it is a big evening of picking and arranging. The packing and transport is one of the trickiest parts Linda hired the girls to help since it was such a big job for ...Read more.
September 18, 2007 – Raspberries, Again
The frost did not take out the berries. Here’s one crate – we got over three of these and only picked a little more than half the berries. I’ll miss these in the winter (but we’ll have ‘em frozen and canned to enjoy). one year ago…
September 17, 2007 – Turkey Roosting (hey, that’s only one vowel exchange from roasting!)
The turkeys have taken to roosting on the top of the back brace of the hay wagon. They crack me up. It’s actually a good place to roost, especially if your behind is over the back instead of over the wagon! I wonder how long they’ll be able to fly up to roost as they ...Read more.
