Homestead Happenings

We knew it would be cooler this week, and yesterday it wasn’t much over 70 here at the farm. Is this the cool air from Alaska? Tuesday we wa...

A bull snake finds shade under Mike's grill Mike and I came back to t own on Sunday, June 26. He has another project going at the farm a...

The M/W Homestead, aka the Old Dobson Place It was fortuitous – fortuitous, I say – that I did not remove the electric blanket from the bed....

[Two posts today, this one and the next below.] Common sunflowers Ah, summer! Sunlight, warm days that begin early and practically last beyo...

The photos here are of our drought-tolerant garden beds at the town house. We are pleased with the overall appearance this year. It's al...

“I’m thinking we should go back to town after lunch,” said Mike on Friday (June 17). “I need things that I have there, and it’s going to rai...

Note the machinery tracks in the muddy north field “It’s going to rain again on the weekend!” exclaimed Mike, a tone of incredulity in his v...