A farmer works in acres not hours.
The little pink climbing roses on either side of the front gate bloomed heavy for weeks then all of a sudden most blooms turned blackish, shriveled and fell apart over the past 2 days. For the past 3-4 days, some of the blooms on the two white hybrid tea roses in the Bay Tree bed […]
Continue Reading11-20-2018 – Ted brought Biscuit and Gus (31 & 32 years old) for Piper and Olivia to feed while they are here during Thanksgiving. They may retire from Mardi Gras float pulling and other events. Mary feeds them every morning. Gus stands at the fence and watches her through the new larger kitchen window and […]
Continue ReadingThis was a good trip getting a lot done without killing ourselves. The new siding was completed and the fireplace serviced as well as the heater. Someone had stolen Fergies battery and the cable from both tractors. Went to Becky’s for Thanksgiving meal with family. Tuesday, 11/21/2017 – Arrived mid-afternoon. Walked new fence and let […]
Continue ReadingThis was a short work session of only three days so we concentrated on getting the yard in good shape to begin the summer.
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Continue ReadingArrived on December 26 and all is well although the combine is still here.
Continue ReadingCrain’s Landscaping and Tree service cut the west half of the pecan tree hanging over the grain and took down the top of the main branch trunk hanging over the house. Both were rotten or empty inside. Piled some of the limbs on top larger ones and Mary drove the truck to pull the piles […]
Continue ReadingEnjoyed the Christmas season along with the rain, cold weather and warm fires in the fire place. Got a lot of small things done inside and one BIG thing – raising the barn at the rotten pole and the one Daddy backed into. The Driskell’s had cleared out the tallow trees behind the ditch over […]
Continue ReadingTook off Wednesday the 13th through Friday. Cold Wednesday and Thursday with fire in fire place. Then turning warm, drizzle/rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Had a few seedlings and very few stewart pecans. replaced spigot to fields at pump that had just started spraying. Over tightened the new spigot and cracked the T. […]
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