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Today is Rory’s birthday! He is a champion for f Today is Rory’s birthday! He is a champion for family, for holistic living, farming and good food, for his deep faith in the kingdom work of Jesus. And for kwik trip donuts.
My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile) Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
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Trial, Error and Lessons Learned

  • November 12, 2020
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  • Becca
On a Learning Farm, we are always trying something new. Reading an article that inspires us to give it a go. Hearing of how they did things back in the…
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My Favorite Holidays

  • October 19, 2020
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I looked out the window and saw Elsie working hard in the drizzly rain. She was raking paths through the fallen leaves, making rooms and hallways, a house on the…
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Braiding Onions

  • October 18, 2020
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  • Becca
This year was my third year of braiding onions with my mom. I love that this has become a tradition for the two of us! I have not bought an…
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Rainbows Everywhere

  • October 10, 2020
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On Tuesday I took the girls on a hike, looking for leaves to make a rainbow. Then on Wednesday, there were three different rainbows, hours apart from each other that…
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Quick! Before the Frost

  • October 9, 2020
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We had two impressive frosts last Friday and Saturday night. Earlier in the week we saw those low temps in the forecast and got busy around the farm. There was…
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A Legit Scarecrow

  • October 4, 2020
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On Wednesday Hattie and I walked out to milk the goat and when we passed the garden, hundreds and hundreds of black birds ascended into the air. They moved like…
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