Things are well underway on the Ridge. Planting is completed (for now) and weeding has commenced. We lost our source of wood chips so we’re battling weeds again. I have been hand-weeding around plants while hubby keeps between the rows … Continue reading
A Tool Apron is a handy thing on a small farm! … Continue reading
We LOVE squash! Zucchini in the summer and butternut and spaghetti during the.winter months. Did you know their are two kinds of squash-summer and winter? Summer squashes are soft and cannot be saved for long periods of time. Yellow crooked … Continue reading
Fall blurred right into winter as we undertook a MAJOR remodeling project. We tore out the walls of our “retreat”, a small den adjoining our master bedroom, to enlarge our dining room. We will miss our cozy nest; during the … Continue reading
Kent received a bat house for father’s day last year, and we have been trying to find a suitable place to hang it. With help from our son in law we finally located a tree where we could face the … Continue reading
As Spring continues to unfold, we welcome the next round of color….pink and red. The trees all over our county are beginning to bloom: weeping cherries, magnolias, peaches, redbuds, flowering crabs…a feast for the eyes. On Big Oak Ridge, we … Continue reading
Spring continues to unfold on Big Oak Ridge; each day brings new color and changes in the fields and gardens. We relish the freshness and beauty of the season. The finches are fully yellow and a few orioles have been spotted … Continue reading
I love spring and all of the newly emerging colors. This year I am focusing a post on each color. I started with green last month and promptly got sidelined with a nasty virus which took the air completely out … Continue reading
Almost St. Patrick’s Day and it’s starting to look green here. The grass is greening up and the trees are beginning to bud. After a mild winter and early warm temperatures, we are itching to get things growing. Kenton planted … Continue reading
I realize that I have not been very diligent with my blogging…I tend to do the easy click Facebook stuff. I also vacillate between “too busy to blog” and “nothing happening to blog about.” I’ll try to do better this … Continue reading
