We are getting new bees in May after our disastrous first attempt a few years ago. We are putting a fresh coat of paint on a langstroth hive to house them in rather than putting them in our old top bar hive. Sarah wanted a soft yellow color.
We bought 12 new trees in March and have them all planted out in a clearing we made leading towards the back of the property. We planted three each of pecan, peach, fig, and plum. morning sun doesn’t quite make it until later. We painted signs for each tree.
Sarah’s BFF from Phoenix, AZ came to visit in late June. We picked her up in Nashville and she was on the homestead for one day before she and Sarah took off for Englewood, FL to see Sarah’s family and frolic in the sun and sea for a week. When they returned, Kim got a
We are making progress on the new pole barn in the back of the property. The roof install is today.
Well, we weren’t expecting to breed Bonnie, but our neighbors Pit Bull decided otherwise. We have 5 healthy puppies that are 3 weeks old today. The only brown & white puppy (about 2 weeks old in this pict). The rest are black & white. This that same brown & white puppy at 3 weeks old.
Coco was checking out a snake on a cedar tree outside the kitchen window. I took a single photo before Coco decided to take a frustrated swipe at the snake, which promptly slithered away.
This is how I know it’s officially summer! Cleaning gallons of fresh basil. We have 5 types of basil growing in the garden this year: Napolitano, Genovese, Lettuce Leaf, Lemon, and Holy Basil. We use all but the Lemon and Holy (they are more for teas) in our pesto. Picking the leaves off the stems,
We’ve seen lots of these tortoises on our property this year. Ben is just as fascinated by them as the dogs! When we see one on the road, he usually asks to stop so he can help it across before it gets hit. This kid! On a mission to save the tortoises…
We own a small home nestled in 10 acres of woods in rural Tennessee. We have a fenced in garden at the front of the property and are clearing land in the back of the property for a new home and garden. We needed a good chipper to process all of our tree limbs and
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