Please, daddy, can we keep him? The farm hand I mean
I don’t mention it often, but those who know us recognize that we are in a bit over our heads on the farm. We simply don’t have the time to maintain everything as it should be, do the projects we want to do, keep our businesses running and spend time with Mackenzie, the dog and […]
Harvesting green goodies
We got to harvest a few more things from our garden last week…it’s always an exciting time. But it can be tedious when it comes to things like berries, especially gooseberries. They grow all over the bush and you really have to climb up, down and around the bush to see them all. Plus you […]
Mackenzie’s first dirndl
The second weekend in August we’ll be gone so we can attend the wedding of Stefan’s best friend, Steffen, who also happens to be one of Mackenzie’s godfathers. The guys have been friends for about 18 years (sorry for the correct info lol) and Stefan is one of the best men so we’ll be attending […]
The 18th Beusemer Tractor Fest 2009
On the last weekend in May, our little village comes alive with the sound of old-timer tractors. Since the next yearly festival is nearly upon us, I figured I better hurry up and get these photos up! I’m only a couple months behind… The old-timer tractor festival has been going on for 18 years and […]
More canning jars for the collection
“Did you know they’re giving away 1 & 2 liter canning jars at your farmer’s market right now?” “Uh no,” we responded to Stefan’s father as we sat enjoying dinner last night. “Yeah, they had a sign up when I was up there earlier and I forgot to mention it.” So once again we have […]