Digging in the Snow
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
This little whitetail deer has to work pretty hard to get a snack from under the 16 inches of snow we got last weekend. This is off of Randy’s deer camera that is setup down by the garden.
What’s Black and White?
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
After I came home from the meeting I covered for the newspaper Tuesday evening, Randy turned on the small television we have in the kitchen, and suddenly, there it was. A PBS special. About something near and dear to my heart. Well, not near and dear to my heart, necessarily. More near to the back […]
A Doozy
Monday, December 10th, 2012
We have been in a fairly severe drought here at Rural Route 2 since last fall. This summer, we only got 150 bales of hay off our five acre hayfield. Last year, we got about 500 bales off the same field. Many other farmers in this part of Wisconsin have experienced the same decrease in […]
The Chickens are Ready
Saturday, December 8th, 2012
The chickens are ready for the snowstorm. Not sure about the rest of us. We’re supposed to get up to 9 inches tonight and tomorrow.
Another Past Blast
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Here’s another past blast from Dec. 3 2005… Saturday, December 03, 2005, 14:28 Woodworking You should see the mallet that Randy made for me last weekend. He found the plans on the Internet and then used scrap hardwood that he had lying around his workbench. “I don’t think you could hit anything too hard with […]
Blast from the Past
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
Here’s a blast from the past…my blog posting from December 1, 2005. —————- Thursday, December 01, 2005 Ewwwwwwwww. . . I took the dogs for a walk this morning around the neighbor’s fields and woods. At one time the property was part of our farm. The neighbor knows this and does not mind if I […]
A Cozy Fire
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
A “fire” in our little pot belly stove is so cheerful when it is blustery and cold outside. Actually the “fire” is a four wick candle, but it does give off a nice warm glow. The stove isn’t hooked up to the chimney. The pot belly stove is an antique Sears & Robuck.
