Shocking!

It's time for a blogging update about the farm.  We'll try and take some pictures and put them out here soon.  But, it always seems to fall down the "to do" list - and there you are. 

So, for now - let us entertain you with some short stories or news of the farm:

Shocking!
We've had some upheaval on the farm as we contracted work to get electricity into two of our outbuilding that did not have it before.  It can be pretty difficult when you have to adjust all of your activities around multiple pieces of equipment and people with different agendas on the farm.  We keep telling us it will be worth it in the end.  It will, won't it?

Roughing It
Farming season is truly in full swing when our hands are rough enough to exfoliate one's face.  And, since I have a tendency to rub my jaw when I'm contemplating a problem on the farm...  Well, let's just say if part of my face looks clean shaven, it may not be because I have shaved....

Tiiiiimberrrrrrrrrrrr
Yes, the large Silver Maple that was growing out of the garage foundation was taken down late last year.  Yes, we are still trying to clean it up.  Yes, we are getting tired of working on it.  Yes, it does help build muscles.  Yes, we're approaching completion.

I said "Porches," not "Porsches!"
Our back porch has been an Achilles heal for this house ever since we moved here.  The roof leaked for some time... You don't need the laundry list.  However, Tammy's parents visited and put in some time working on making it less, well, you know.  It's good to see some progress. 

I'd rather HAVE gas than BUY gas
Ok.  We understand if people want to complain about how much it costs to fill up their vehicles.  However, consider this - when we fill up our truck, we usually fill up the gas cans that we use for the tractors and tillers on the farm.  We usually don't let the truck run much below the halfway point on the gauge.  Yet, we find ourselves paying three digits on the fill each time.  If *you* are paying $100 or more for a fill and you don't need that gas guzzler...  The good news - we are using less gas than we did last year at this time thanks to Durnik, the Ford 8n/9n tractor.

That's all my brain can do for a day.  Sad, isn't it?  We'll do better next time!