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NellieBelle
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 Posted - Oct 14 2018 : 12:42:50 PM
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Not really liking the way the week is beginning. .jpg?v 57697007) We are getting our first measurable snow.  The birds are looking somewhat surprised by it also. Mid October with snow. Too soon. I need to see our pretty leaves and warm dry days. Joe managed to share a congested chest/cough with me. I don't feel ill, just have a cough and chest hurts. Haven't had any illness for years, so my job is drinking liquids continuously. Cow gals seem to be doing fine. Attic work continues and so does work on the farm. May you all have a delightful week. Warmer days and sunshine coming soon. |
To laugh is human but to moo is bovine. Author Unknown |
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Sydney2015
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Posted - Oct 15 2018 : 06:25:19 AM
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| Good morning! We got about an inch or so of snow here, but luckily most of it melted! We’ve got the same cold/cough going on here too, in fact I’ve already had mine for a week. My Jersey girls are doing just fine, not liking he cold weather, but it’s supposed to warm up! I agree, we need to to see the leaves and dry weather! I’ve been so busy that I haven’t replied here for a while, but I’ve come to read and see how everyone is doing! Hopefully everyone has a good day! :) |
A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing - Laura Ingalls Wilder
I live on a small farm of seventy acres called Green Forest Farm, with 10 horses, a donkey, 5 beef cows, 2 beef heifers, 3 Hereford heifers, around 60 chickens, 8 dogs, my amazing cow, AppleButter, and her little Jersey calf HoneyButter! |
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NellieBelle
11214 Posts
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Posted - Oct 15 2018 : 07:31:55 AM
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| Good morning Sydney. Nice to see you this morning. We had 1.5-2" of snow. I spent some time going around shaking trees because the snow had weighted the branches down so much I was afraid the branches may break. The sun is shining this morning so hopefully it will melt away as quickly as it came. Have a wonderful day! |
To laugh is human but to moo is bovine. Author Unknown |
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maryjane
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Posted - Oct 16 2018 : 03:31:32 AM
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Sure do hope you and Joe are slowly kicking the crud, Janet. An Oct. snowstorm doesn't help any. That would be discouraging.
We're experiencing a string of lovely, sunny days. The nights are frosty but the days are glorious. It's been warm enough for my bees to continue to venture out. The grand girls carved pumpkins night before last while we ate bowls of chili (our own beef, peppers, and tomatoes).
Little did I know it, but years ago when I planted a Seckel pear tree, its tiny fruits would be mostly eaten by cows. They are the perfect size!
Whenever I go to the orchard, a mob awaits me.
Got one of our raspberry patches trimmed and mulched for winter.
Believe it not, right now my cows aren't generating enough soiled straw for me because I'm using it to landscape around our new guest house, plus tuck things in for the winter.
Hello Sydney! Nice to have you check in with an update. |
MaryJane Butters, author of Milk Cow Kitchen ~ striving for the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain ~ |
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maryjane
7072 Posts
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Posted - Oct 16 2018 : 07:20:43 AM
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Ah, glorious Autumn when trees match the color of a sunrise.
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MaryJane Butters, author of Milk Cow Kitchen ~ striving for the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain ~ |
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maryjane
7072 Posts
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Posted - Oct 16 2018 : 7:27:08 PM
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It was all hands on deck today getting the top beam in place on our new shelter. It was a 14' lift.
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MaryJane Butters, author of Milk Cow Kitchen ~ striving for the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain ~ |
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maryjane
7072 Posts
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Posted - Oct 18 2018 : 6:58:05 PM
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At midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin watermelon.
Watermelons this size in a northern climate like ours is the result of only one thing, cow manure.
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MaryJane Butters, author of Milk Cow Kitchen ~ striving for the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain ~ |
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Boots&Flipflops
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Posted - Oct 19 2018 : 10:20:18 AM
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Happy Friday All,
I have been busy, busy, busy!! I think I know which end is up
So glad to see everyone is doing well.
MaryJane, I need to go back to you vintage linen's. They are absolutely as pretty as can be. I love the brown of all colors. I have looked high and low for a simple brown cardigan. I find every color but brown. Has brown gone out of fashion? You Autumn picture from the other morning is just beautiful. I guess we are not going to have fall again. I seems we go straight from summer to winter. We are still in the darn 80's this week and next week we get to "cool" down to mid to upper 70's.
You will ask why "3", but a while back my nephew found another Vintage Frigidaire Deluxe range at an estate sale. So I went and looked. It was only $75.00, and the cleanest and most complete with lots of accessories that were available at the time. So yes I grabbed it and the other 2 my become spare parts should I need them down the road. When the time comes, it will go into my canning, milk processing second kitchen.
In my Dairy Science class we are training heifers right now. We got to choose which one we wanted, so only having 4 little Jersey's that "everyone" wanted, I stepped out of my comfort zone and took a Holstein. Thank goodness she is a good girl!!! These gals are raised at the school, AI'd next fall and then sold at the Heifer sale we have every other October.
Well, I have a paint roller calling my name unfortunately.
Blessings to All "Is it really almost Halloween already?" |
To Succeed In This Life You Need Three Things: A Backbone, A Wish Bone and a Funny Bone. As quoted by Reba McEntire |
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txbikergirl
3197 Posts
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Posted - Oct 20 2018 : 06:36:48 AM
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good morning, good morning, GOOOD MOOORRRNING!
i came back from ireland, said hello, and then went and disappeared. but i believe my life is one again my own, and it seems as if from this day forward we can settle into "normal.
upon return from ireland we had 5 days, wherein the girls brought a cold home from school and they all struggled with it (mom and dad were fine!), then lover boy was off to his annual guys camping/racing for 5 days, then we had a week to prepare for the adoption party, then the adoption party last weekend with family and friends from all over the states, then lover boy was off again to new york on monday for work and just got back last night.
with all that one of the most annoying reasons for my absence was my personal laptop. we have 5 different networks at this house, but we can NEVER mix work/personal and so both patrick and i have two separate work networks with physical firewalls that can never be breached.... well, my personal laptop decided to have the power supply go out. not the battery, but the hole that the power supply sticks into all of a sudden stopped working - it can't make a connection to supply power. so i ordered, received, setup and am now coming to you on a new personal laptop so i can stay connected. voila!
i am now letting out a sigh of relief ;> got my man home, got all the girls healthy and happy, have personal connectivity to the people i enjoy around the world, and just looking forward to settling into the next few months with halloween, thanksgiving and christmas on the horizon.
maryjane, darla is right in that your linen photo was lovely. i have thought about it often the last few days as that was the last time my laptop worked - when you replied to my post ;> . i always pick up linens at vintage shops to drape here and there. just love them.
janet, i do envy you the cooler temps although the snow is a bit much for all of us to consider right now. at the moment i am outside with the pugs in the summer kitchen enjoying a nice iced coffee. its only 62 and with a slight breeze i am cozy in the knew soft as baby wool blanket i picked up in ireland. i am lugging that thing around right now as if i was linus.
looking forward to really catching up... i feel as thought i have said that a million times over the last year... but life is so settled now i can see returning to a sense of "normality".
take care today ladies. i am glad to be back, and looking forward to being around more. and so thankful for everyone's support these lat 15 months. |
_(199x300)_(66x100).jpg?v 93697001) Firefly Hollow Farm , our little farmstead. Farmgirl living in the green piney woods of East Texas on 23 acres with a few jerseys, too many chickens, a pair of pugs and my Texan hubby (aka "lover boy") |
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Sydney2015
1156 Posts
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Posted - Oct 20 2018 : 07:58:47 AM
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Hello ladies! The last two days we have had splendid weather! Today, not so much. We have wind gusts of up to 48 miles per hour! The corn was just flying out of my bucket when I went to feed HoneyButter and AppleButter couldn’t wait to get to the parlor! I’m thinking I might bake something today, but since it’s so cold out the first thing I’ll make is the Chocolate Milk Syrup from Milk Cow Kitchen! It makes the best hot chocolate when mixed with fresh Jersey milk! They took all the beans out from the field next door to us, here’s some pictures of the last couple days!      Here’s the Scarecrow that my 4-H Club put together for National 4-H Week a few weeks ago! I figured you might like it! Everyone thinks the “cartwheeling 4-Her” is me because we used my old jeans! |
A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing - Laura Ingalls Wilder
I live on a small farm of seventy acres called Green Forest Farm, with 10 horses, a donkey, 5 beef cows, 2 beef heifers, 3 Hereford heifers, around 60 chickens, 8 dogs, my amazing cow, AppleButter, and her little Jersey calf HoneyButter! |
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maryjane
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Posted - Oct 21 2018 : 07:27:30 AM
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Good morning! It's nice to hear from you Cindy and happy to know you see less of a twisting, turning journey ahead and the road sign just said you're almost to Normality. Regardless, you should feel MIGHTY accomplished. Wow, what you've taken on and pulled off the last 15 months is nothing short of amazing.
Sydney, love your cartwheeling 4-HER and pics of your cows. Always anxious to hear how you're doing. Now I can picture you sipping chocolate milk using your very own homegrown milk. I remember way back when it was merely a dream you had. Congrats!
Darla hugging a Holstein. Now that calls for a photo, don't you think?
I poured concrete more than two years ago for what I got to accomplish yesterday--pull my sweet little teardrop trailer into its forever home where it'll serve as an outside double bed for guests (as well as another queen bed w/canopy), claw-foot bathtub, fire pit, kitchen, proper flush toilet, shower, etc.--all the comforts and amenities of home minus the walls.
Have a wonderful Sunday. Looks like it's going to be a sunny one here.
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MaryJane Butters, author of Milk Cow Kitchen ~ striving for the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain ~ |
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txbikergirl
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Posted - Oct 21 2018 : 12:42:09 PM
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happy sunday ladies. lover boy and i are inside after church enjoying a few minutes of respite while the girls play outside and come in/out every few minutes to make sure we are still here ;> the youngest has quite a bit of separation anxiety, so she has to verify our whereabouts regularly.
loving your tear drop trailer "forever home" maryjane and the plans you have. at one point i am going to have to fly in with the girls for a long vacation weekend (if these are all for BnB guests!). you have gotten so much accomplished in the last few years, its all just lovely.
sydney your cows and scarecrow are wonderful. love hearing about your fresh milk. i too remember when it was just a dream in the planning stages.
i am still getting 1.5 gallons of milk from bea each day, even though we have the calf on her and after we milk she goes and lets down more for that 8 month calf. i can't believe she was still in milk when we returned from ireland, and twinkleberry still has NO thought to biting or chewing the teats with all those teeth she has at 8-months.
at some point we need to get serious about blood testing our cows to confirm pregnancies, but we'll just been so swamped it has taken a back seat.
starting to think about Thanksgiving, and what size it will be this year. i think quite small, which is welcome after the last year, as we have us, my parents, my eldest niece, my aunt, and possibly aunt's son/DIL and two kids. i really think that is the largest it will be. looking forward to it cooling down and the holidays arriving.
i did have three nights of wood stove fires this last week. lover boy was in new york and so the girls and i read by the fire each night and had "quiet time". that went well for three nights, but the last night wasn't as quiet and relaxing for momma, as the novelty was wearing off on the girls, so thursday night we started a few episodes of the new anne of green gables serious "anne with an e"... i really like it, but the first two episodes have flashback scenes that weren't exactly appropriate for the girls given their past. i am normally such a stickler for what they see, and i research everything, but it just never dawned on me that anne of green gables would put such explicit negative flashbacks. if you want to know what being a foster/orphan is like (even nowadays) then those flashbacks are shocking. we can't watch a lot of kid movies because of these type of scenes. movies like "little orphan annie" are so fun, until you are a kid with neglect/abuse history that was ripped from your birth family... then, not so fun.
anyway, i am off to finish paying bills and perhaps rest a bit on the couch before dinner. take care ladies, see you around.
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Firefly Hollow Farm , our little farmstead. Farmgirl living in the green piney woods of East Texas on 23 acres with a few jerseys, too many chickens, a pair of pugs and my Texan hubby (aka "lover boy") |
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