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Currently42°ClearTomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today. Windy with morning showers.
Friday 10/19 20%High 52° / Low 38°ClearA few clouds. Lows overnight in the upper 30s.
Saturday 10/20 30%High 40° / Low 26°Chance of RainWindy. A few showers early with partly cloudy skies later in the day. High around 40F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.Sunday 10/21 0%High 48° / Low 31°ClearMainly sunny. High 48F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.
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Monthly Archives: May 2018
4Ocean
Have you heard of the 4Ocean movement? It’s pretty awesome. They hire local people to remove trash from coastlines before it has a chance to go into the ocean, and they have full-time captains and crews cleaning our oceans and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Body, Mind, Spirit, Well-Being
Tagged 4Ocean, clean, ocean cleanup, recycled
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Queen Bee Check
Today is Day 3 after hiving my bees and it was time to check to see if the queen had been released. To my great relief (after an almost sleepless night) she had been and the bees were very busy … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Keeping, Homesteading
Tagged bee hive, beekeeping, comb, honeycomb, pollen, Queen bee, release queen bee, sugar syrup
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The Scent of Lilacs
I don’t think there’s any other scent that takes me back to my childhood like lilac does. I remember playing in my neighborhood and at my grandma’s house where the scent of lilac filled the air. I am and always … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Farm, Gardening, Homesteading, Spirit, Well-Being
Tagged childhood, lilac, lilacs, memories, perfume, scent
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My Bees Have Arrived!
It’s an exciting day on the farm as I picked up and hived my first ever package of bees! Moving methodically and with care, it was a surprisingly easy task. All those sleepless nights were for naught. If you’ve taken … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Keeping, Homesteading
Tagged bee installation, beekeeper, beekeeping, bees, hive, hiving a package of bees
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Random Foto Friday
Welcome to Random Foto Friday where I share moments from around the farm this week. It’s been an exciting week with warm, sunny weather over last weekend and into the earlier part of this week. Brian and I got a … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Farm, Blogging
Tagged alpacas, ducks, farm tour, Friday, Mourning Dove, Prairie View Elementary School, puddle, random, tree
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Farm Visitors
We were privileged to host Prairie View Elementary School yesterday. It was a chilly, rainy day, but everyone enjoyed themselves anyway. We hosted two tours, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Posted in Around the Farm, Blogging
Tagged farm tour, farm visit, Prairie View Elementary School, school, school visit
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In Full Spring Swing
We’ve been having some beautiful weather which is wonderful for getting things done around the farm. This past weekend Brian and I laid the cement pad for the air conditioner and generator to sit on. It was a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Farm, Gardening, Projects
Tagged blueberries, blueberry bushes, cement, garden, gardening, gooseberries, landscaping, rabbits, vegetables
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A Well Planted Pot
I’ve always loved the lush abundance of a well planted pot alive with colorful flowers and vines dripping over the edges. You see them in greenhouses, often with hefty price tags. I decided this year to plant up my own … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Farm, Gardening, Homesteading
Tagged bacopa, dracaena, euphorbia, flower pot, geranium, liquid fertilizer, potting soil, sweet potato vine
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