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Category Archives: apple orchard
You and I and 99 red balloons
The wind was coming out of the Northeast when we released the balloons. Within 30 seconds, 80 of them were tangled up in a pine tree, and that is as far as they went. The rest of them got … Continue reading →
Posted in apple orchard, enjoying life, Iowa, life in the country, orchard, random, relationships, Uncategorized
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Tagged blogging, christianity, country living, faith, friendship, hospitality, Iowa, life, mental health, music, orchard, personal, random, relationships, spirituality, wisdom
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Hammer Mill
Two weeks ago, when I was going to work, a small wood chipper/ hammer mill caught my eye. It was sitting in a row with some other used lawn equipment. I decided to stop on the way home, just to … Continue reading →
Posted in apple orchard, enjoying life, farming, Iowa, life in the country, orchard, personal, self sufficient, spirituality, Uncategorized, wisdom
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Tagged christianity, country living, faith, farm, farming, food, homesteading, Iowa, life, money, orchard, personal, random, self sufficient, spirituality, wisdom
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Celebrating Labor Day Weekend like this….
Labor Day weekend 2019. We celebrated by picking just over 1000 pounds of Cortland and Honeycrisp apples and 100 pounds of honey from our apiary. I have a couple of more ton of apples to pick in the next few … Continue reading →
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Tagged apple orchard, apple trees, christianity, country living, faith, family, farm, food, homesteading, Iowa, mental health, orchard, personal, random, self sufficient, wisdom, work
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Rebranding our B and B
We have decided to re-open and (rebrand) our B and B on a seasonal basis….( May 15th through the end of October). We originally opened in 2006. Closed in 2014. 90% of our guests came to us, not so much … Continue reading →
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Tagged bed and breakfast, christianity, country living, faith, farming, hospitality, Iowa, life, nature, orchard, peace and tranquility, photography, relationships, wisdom
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The Hum of Ten Thousand Wings
Living here on this 140 year old farmstead never gets old…. I was out in the garden/orchard just now soaking it all in. The temps this morning are in the mid 60’s, there is a light breeze. Great way to … Continue reading →
Posted in apple orchard, enjoying life, faith, farming, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, Iowa, life in the country, orchard, random, self sufficient, spirituality, wisdom
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Tagged christianity, faith, farming, food, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, homesteading, Iowa, life, mental health, nature, orchard, peace and tranquility, personal, random, self sufficient, spirituality, wisdom
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Snapshot
Already there is the hint of Fall in the air. The Ginger-golds (my personal favorite) are picked and in the cooler. The Cortland’s will be ready to pick this week. Already the earliest ones have started to drop. The Japanese … Continue reading →
Posted in apple orchard, enjoying life, farming, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, Iowa, life in the country, orchard, random, self sufficient, spirituality, wisdom
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Tagged christianity, country living, faith, farm, farming, food, Iowa, life, mental health, nature, orchard, outdoors, peace and tranquility, personal, random, spirituality, wisdom
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2018 Japanese Beetle Plague
They say, I picture is worth a thousand words. Two nights ago, I made a point to check on the peach trees. (We currently have 7) There were 3 or 4 Japanese beetles on the tree. 3 or 4! Made … Continue reading →
Posted in apple orchard, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, Iowa, orchard, random, self sufficient, Uncategorized, wisdom
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Tagged christianity, country living, faith, farm, farmer's market, food, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, Iowa, life, orchard, personal, photography, random, self sufficient, spirituality, wisdom
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Bee Careful
Your time is valuable so I will try to keep this brief. 😉 Our honeybees from last year didn’t make it. Some of you already knew. I think it was mites. Because the whole thing is a hobby, and both … Continue reading →
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Tagged christianity, country living, faith, farm, farming, food, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, homesteading, Iowa, life, money, money management, nature, orchard, outdoors, personal, random, self sufficient, spirituality, wisdom
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Grounding
Small stand of rye _______________________ Took this picture Saturday morning, just as the fog was starting to burn off. I planted some rye late last fall for a cover crop in the garden, decided to let it grow to maturity … Continue reading →
They Are Here
View of my latest adventure…. Honeybees _________________________________ I have to tell you about a recent conversation with my son-in-law Matt about honeybees. When he was younger, someone offered his dad, several bee hives full of bees…They hauled them home in … Continue reading →
Posted in apple orchard, enjoying life, faith, farming, Gardening, Back to Eden, Heavy Mulch, Ruth Stout, etc, Iowa, personal, self sufficient, Uncategorized, wisdom
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Tagged christianity, country living, faith, farming, food, Iowa, life, nature, orchard, personal, photography, self sufficient, spirituality, Urban Homesteading, wisdom
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