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The temperatures today almost hit 60 degrees.  The weather this fall has been crazy.  I say neither good nor bad because I am not sure it can truly fall into either of those categories.  Don’t get me wrong, the warm … Continue reading →

Farming after dark becomes extremely difficult. I mean you can use headlights, and flashlights, and lights on the equipment but it is still hard. I spend as much time as outside farming as the daylight permits. This obviously means my … Continue reading →

All in all, I can’t complain about this day.  I got to finish my cup of coffee this morning with no interruptions, it has warmed up nicely and I have not had to chase cows.  Not to bad for a … Continue reading →

This day has been something else.  It started about 7 o’clock this morning as I was finishing up my cup of coffee.  I got a phone call informing me that my cows were out.  I know, I know, yesterday it … Continue reading →

Well I am sure everyone will be relieved to know that the sheep have come back.  They meandered across the top of the hill, through the fence, down into the bottom, across the creek and into the field here around … Continue reading →

Sometimes I think a job in the city wouldn’t be so bad.  The office would either be warm on cold days or cool on hot days, generally you have people to talk to whether you like them or not might … Continue reading →

My goal with this blog is to give people the opportunity to have a relationship with the outside, natural world on a daily basis.  What will appear here will be interesting stories of daily farm life.  A diversion from a … Continue reading →

Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, New Hope, Small Farm, In Family Since 1850. Woke up this morning to temperatures hovering around 55 degrees, dark and windy with heavy rain falling.  The light continues to make its appearance a little later each morning … Continue reading →