Archive for February, 2010
February 28, 2010 – Tank Delivers!
There indeed was a reason Tank was getting so very large – she was carrying three good-sized lambs! Here she is with two of them trying to get some milk from momma – two females and one male. Here’s the third triplet, just hours after giving birth – Tank did it all on her 0wn ...Read more.
February 27, 2010 – Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference
For the last few days we’ve been attending the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference in La Crosse, WI. Each year it seems to get bigger. When we first started attending, it was at a convent, then it moved to UW-La Crosse, and now at the La Crosse convention center. Nearly 3,000 attended this year’s meeting, ...Read more.
February 26, 2010 – Accordian Skywalk Player
I don’t imagine you can go too many places and meet an accordian player in the skywalk. But La Crosse, Wisconsin, is evidently one such place. I knew we must be getting close to the Upper Midwest Organic Farming conference when we heard the accordian music drifting towards us. one year ago…”Thingamajig Thursday #155″
February 25, 2010 – Thingamajig Thursday #197
Here’s this week’s thingamajig Thursday. 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…”Quick Hard Cider Recipe”
February 24, 2010 – When I was Growing Up…
When I was growing up, chocolate covered cherries came eight to a tray. Sadly, the last box I received only had five to a tray. It takes a lot of gall to put only five chocolate covered cherries in a space designed for eight! one year ago…”Willow Bouquet”
February 23, 2010 – Pot O’ Soup
It’s that time of year – winter drags on, colds appear. Guess what’s for dinner? Vat ‘o chicken soup with dumplings! Good for whatever ails you! one year ago…”Winter Willow Nursery”
February 22, 2010 – Snowbanks Along Hwy 20
This weekend Linda had a speaking gig in Storm Lake, IA. We’ve had a lot of snow, but up in northwest Iowa, the snow is even more extreme. Large stretches of Highway 20 west of Fort Dodge have long stretches with snow this tall along the north shoulder of the highway. With our current forecast ...Read more.
February 21, 2010 – Old House Problems
When you live in an older house, you enter in an unspoken agreement to trade old-time charm for sometimes strange features. We thought after 13 years of remodeling, we’d start to run out of surprises. We’ve replaced all the electrical wires and circuits, all the plumbing, new roof, new windows, and so on. Last spring, ...Read more.
February 20, 2010 – New Blog Host
I’ve finally got the transfer of the web site and blog moved over to a different host. I’m not sure it’s all quite ready for prime time yet, as I haven’t done too much checking. If something seems amiss, let me know. The sidebar is quite different – there’s a blog search, quote, poll, blog ...Read more.
February 19, 2010 – Blog Meltdown
Oh so many days ago, I was presented with a simple choice and it turned out to be a mistake! I was uploading photos for the blog and was informed by Yahoo Web Hosting that I was out of room and would need to delete some items or upgrade my hosting package to the unlimited ...Read more.
February 18, 2010 – Thingamajig Thursday #196
Here’s this week’s thingamajig Thursday. 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…”Calling the Turd Herder”
February 17, 2010 – Snow Keeps Piling Up
Snow keeps piling up. Yesterday ended a streak of 12 straight days with some measurable snowfall. If it doesn’t snow another inch, it will be the 5th snowiest winter in recorded history, and is already the snowiest February – all we have to look forward to is the usual snowiest month of the year – ...Read more.
February 16, 2010 – Sheep Bagging Up
Tank is looking a lot like a full woodtick these days. The udder is really starting to bag up! one year ago…”Tank’s a Mommy”
February 15, 2010 – Feeding Chickens in Winter
In light of the current technical difficulties, here’s a short video Martin and I made up! one year ago…”Claire to Debate Nationals”
