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Another Home that FarmMan Built
This is my husband's Dad and Step Mom's home.FarmMan built it about 13 years ago. Our youngest son helped him with it. Then my Father-in-law finished a lot of the inside work.This picture is all my husband had to go by. The picture had came in the mail for a prize for a contest. My in-laws...
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Published 12 hours ago

Time Travel
It is early Friday morning and I am leaving the farm to visit my Mother who lives in metro Atlanta. It will take a little over 2 hours to get there.As I get closer to my Mother's house it is like traveling through time. I pass the little house that was the first place my husband and I lived after...
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Published 3 days ago

Cherry Yum Yum
This is one of the desserts I made for Thanksgiving. It is an easy no bake recipe and good!Cherry Yum Yum (because it is yummy)3 cups of graham cracker crumbs-- ( you can make your own in a food processor)1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine, melted -- (I melt mine in a microwave in a large glass...
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Published 4 days ago

Pest Control
Living in a rural area we have an assortment of insect pests. Termites, spiders, ants, and fleas are just a few of the crawly pests we have here on the farm.When we were building the house we had the foundation sprayed for termites. Then there was a pest management follow up schedule.A few years...
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Published 5 days ago

Almost a Turkey
All I can say is good thing he didn't say Gobble Gobble as he was chasing me around the yard yesterday.Yes, this is Bad Boy rooster. He was too mean to put in with the other Golden Polish chickens. So..FarmMan decided Bad Boy Rooster would make a good yard chicken. Wrong!!He now has a pen all to...
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Published 7 days ago

Life Goes On
Life has a way of going on without you sometimes.Even though I was out of it for a few days, life continue along it's merry way here on the farm.I had a surprise when FarmMan came in the front door and said "come look a here."This is one of two little banty hens my son had brought me in the...
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Published a week ago

It's All about Me...me
I have been tagged for a Meme by:TylerFarm HomesteadLife on a Colorado FarmGoats in the GardenThe rules of this Meme are:1. Link to the person who tagged you2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Write six random things about yourself.4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.5. Let...
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Published a week ago

November 22, 1963
I posted this last year. I thought I would re-run it today.This is me in 1963 around the time President Kennedy was assassinated. I was 6 years old and in the 1st grade.November 22, 1963 was on a Friday. Life before 1:30 e.s.t. was normal for our elementary school . It was a rock building made of...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Cleaning out the Well
First thing. FarmMan and I rarely get sick. But this week I have been under the weather. So what does he do. Rents a pump to clean out the well.He said I didn't need to show this. It would be like airing out our dirty laundry.It took a lot of setting up to get ready. He had to run a water line...
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Published 2 weeks ago

New Project is an Incubator
Since we have the chicken house finished now, it is on to the next project. The incubator.FarmMan had started on this building a while back and got side tracked on water wheels, rock bridges and such.So, yesterday he started putting a new floor in it.Next will be insulation. Doors, heater and...
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Published 2 weeks ago

You are Invited to a Grand Opening
We did it!The chicken house is now open and all the chickens are moved into their new home.We have lights.The automatic drinkers are installed and working.The recycled feeders in place and in use.The feed barrel is in the hall.(and FarmMan)The chickens all settled in.and laying eggs again.It has...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Can you See what I See
I wanted to share what I am seeing this beautiful fall day with you.What I see from the back top porch.On the front porch I see Lionel enjoying the sunny day.The view from the back kitchen window.This is what I see from my side kitchen window.On the way to the chicken house I see this.This is a...
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Published 2 weeks ago