Category Archives: farmer

A new start

If the phrase was ever true that a picture is worth a thousand words then the picture above says more than I ever can in this post. To say that my middle daughter is an animal lover is like saying … Continue reading

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You need to change your ringtone

If you live in Tennessee you may have been aware of the recent debate over House Bill 1191 by Representative Andy Holt, or you may not. And you may certainly be wondering what this has to do with changing my … Continue reading

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We have sheep

Here are some first looks at Ella’s newest 4-H project. Having completed pigs, now we are on to sheep.

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Pictures from TENNESSE State Capital

Spent

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Pictures from the farm

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Pictures from a day of preparation

Today has been a long day for us. We started at 600 AM getting ready. Them off to the vet for health papers for our Hogs. Then to Murfreesboro for the show. Next came bathing three hogs and clipping them. … Continue reading

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Make Hay while the sun shines…

I have been meaning to write this blog post since fall hay cutting, and I am just now getting around to typing it up. See, at least twice a year, more often three times a year, I loose my husband … Continue reading

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Generations unload together

Back from Florida, and back to work for my crew. This weekend is our church’s fall hay ride, so not only is it back to school, but it’s back to house building and time to clean up the farm for … Continue reading

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Fall break

Well, it’s October now. Leaves are turning. Days are getting shorter. It’s all carnival time again at school. Time to figure out what to morph my three kiddos into for Halloween. Time for flu shots and hay rides. And time … Continue reading

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Bottle Time

Yesterday afternoon my husband Took time out of his busy afternoon of house building, moving cattle from one field to another for our rotational grazing program, tagging a baby calf, doctoring another baby calf, and other assorted farm chores to … Continue reading

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