Thursday, September 10, 2015

Fall spinach - a great crop this year!

We canned 7 jars of grape juice and 8 jars of grape jelly from this year's crop.

Our big announcement - the construction on the inside of the house is complete!!!!!

Jim installed paneling on the wall in the rec room in the lower level.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

We just started picking green beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

And beets lettuce and onions.

The coneflower garden.

Grapes on the grape arbor.

Sweetcorn.





Thursday, May 21, 2015


 The grapes were getting out of control so we built a grape arbor for them.


5 of the raised beds are planted with potatoes.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

 We have now produced over 10 mega watts of electricity!

 Lots of blossoms on the apple trees means we will have apples again this year - can't wait!

 We planted some leftover potatoes (the small ones you can't peel) and they are looking good.

We are having a nice radish crop so far this year.

Monday, January 19, 2015

Rob and Jim getting the engine for the '67 Mustang hoisted.

In she goes

and goes

and she is in!

Jim's new toy.

We had a new driveway put in this past fall - makes snow removal much easier!

And it's easier to get up the driveway into the garage.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

View of the garden with the new raised beds.

Yukon gold potatoes.

Pickled beets - first time I ever made them.  Mom helped.

Jim, Mike and Mom split wood while I was at work.

Sweet corn patch - the best ever!

Flowers are looking good along the steps.

The new retaining walls are finished.  Big job!  We all helped.

Sunflowers by the garage - very tall!

Aggie Bonnets

The new chickens started laying eggs at 17 weeks old.  Their eggs are the small ones.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

The wood pile is looking good.

We are adding to the terraces near the walk out basement.

Starting the retaining wall......

Laying the blocks is easy once you have the first layer set.

The sweet corn patch is looking good thanks to mom.

The garden is looking good.....thanks to mom.

31 rows of sweet corn planted in 5 phases each a week apart.