Category Archives: Farm life

“Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden” by Karen Newcomb, book review

Posted on February 24, 2015 by dwolters

“Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden” by Karen Newcomb, book review Originally published over 40 years ago, then is the fully updated vegetable gardening book. The postage stamp idea is that with just a small plot of land (4’x4′) the gardener can … Continue reading →

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Purex Power Shot- review and Give-a-way!!

Posted on January 28, 2015 by dwolters

Purex has done it again, found a way to make the laundry chore a bit easier. This new detergent bottle helps to eliminate spills and takes the guess work out of measuring. The design is simple, with the lid closed, … Continue reading →

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“The New American Herbal” by Stephen Orr, book review

Posted on December 21, 2014 by dwolters

“The New American Herbal” by Stephen Orr, book review This book is a gorgeous collection of all the information you could ever want about herbs and spices. Each herb is detailed with info about history, use and pictures. In addition, … Continue reading →

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“A Thousand Sleepless Nights” by Michael King, book review

Posted on October 23, 2014 by dwolters

“A Thousand Sleepless Nights” by Michael King, book review Jim left home because his abusive dad threw him out when he tried to stop him from abusing his mother. He ended up getting a job as a farm hand at … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Day on the Farm- Register now!

Posted on July 15, 2014 by dwolters

  Are you interested in touring a working cattle farm?  This is your chance!!!  The National Cattle Women are sponsoring a series of farm tours just for moms.  Best of all, it is free!! Check out all the details here … Continue reading →

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“The Mix and Match Guide to Companion Planting” book review

Posted on July 8, 2014 by dwolters

“The Mix and Match Guide to Companion Planting” book review We live on a farm and raise sheep. We also plant a garden each year. A couple of years ago we built a green house from a kit we bought … Continue reading →

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“Modern Pioneering” by Georgia Pellegrini, book review

Posted on May 29, 2014 by dwolters

“Modern Pioneering” by Georgia Pellegrini, book review This book is a charming, girly type of gardening and cooking book. It is full of beautiful pictures with how-to instructions for making the recipes, using the vegetables and fruits that you grew … Continue reading →

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Repair or Replace? Appliances and more…

Posted on January 5, 2014 by dwolters

My dad owned a hardware store when I was growing up and he could fix a lot of things. So I learned early on to repair broken things, or at least try. Fast forward to 2014 and it just seems … Continue reading →

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Isotoner and Purex winter sweepstakes

Posted on November 15, 2013 by dwolters

Winter is here and I am wearing gloves most of the time when I am working out of doors. But then my phone rings and after I dig it out of my pocket, I still cannot answer it until I … Continue reading →

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Quilts for Kids- Volunteer opportunity

Posted on November 6, 2013 by dwolters

I started learning to quilt with the Craftsy free block of the month project in early 2012. I kept up for several months, but became frustrated with one technique and got behind, really behind. But I did learn enough to … Continue reading →

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