FarmerJ | November 19, 2009
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. ~ Romans 12:15 The subject of praise and thankfulness has been weighing heavily on my heart lately. It’s not solely because Thanksgiving is fast approaching ~ I think it’s more the entire season that has brought me to this. I came across something in my [...]
FarmerJ | November 15, 2009
Yikes! I’ve been remiss in keeping you updated on the progress of the new shop. We’ve been extremely fortunate with mostly good weather, and the work crew has been hard at it. They’ve been working steadily for two weeks, with the exception of two days, and the progress has been phenomenal! In this post, I’ll [...]
FarmerJ | November 12, 2009
Something that’s almost as fun as sewing seeds in the spring is roasting seeds in the fall! Out of the nearly 60 pumpkins that grew in the garden, we have 2 of them. Many of them were picked by little goblins that visited the Farmstead before Halloween, the rest were hauled away to the flight [...]
FarmerJ | November 11, 2009
I’m not sure why or how it turned out this way, but in our gardening adventures this summer, there were certain things that ‘belonged’ to Darling Husbie ~ like the potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn ~ and things that ‘belonged’ to me. The beans and peas were mine, and I got to pick out whatever [...]
FarmerJ | November 9, 2009
How can this be? How is it possible that we are already approaching the middle of November? November, as in the eleventh month of the year. I feel like I just barely got the gardening tools put away and here it is almost time to start thawing the turkey. There’s no point in me spending [...]
FarmerJ | November 7, 2009
It’s nesting season here at the Farmstead. The daily activities for the past couple of months now have centered around harvesting all the food from the garden and making preparations for winter. Winter may as well be a synonym for lock-down. It’s a time when the doors and windows stay closed and sealed tight ~ [...]
FarmerJ | November 2, 2009
After finishing out last week in complete silence and inaction, Darling Husbie stood ‘in’ his shop for the first time this evening! We are so excited about the progress that was made today, although we were a little leery early on. The weekend was absolutely beautiful with the temperature reaching 63 degrees on Saturday and [...]
