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Get Started and Have No Expectations!(1)

February 3, 2011

We sure had a tremendous amount of success from our backyard farm, but we sure did have a lot of fails too! All of those failures have brought knowledge and a plan for how to fix it next year! I am so excited for next year!!

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Pass It On

Happy 2011 everyone! As we begin a new year. let’s not forget that we need to make sure our wonderful way of life is passed on to the next generation.

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Hanging Clothes On The Line In Winter

Hanging your clothes out to dry even in winter, can save you money, but how do we keep them from freezing?

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Vertical Gardening Idea

As I sip my Chai tea, and gaze out the window at the snow covered ground, I am mulling ideas over in my brain for gardening ideas for next season that will be simple, or be easier on my ever aging body.

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2010 In Review

2010 was a long year, 365 days to be exact! Although it seemed much, much longer to me. The beginning of the year, I did some planning, and made a lot of decisions.

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Christmas On The Farm

Grandpa always wore faded old blue jeans, a long sleeved shirt, and a straw hat, but this icy, cold December day he added a big heavy coat, and gloves. “We’re going to cut down a Christmas tree, get bundled up!” he said, as he went out the door, and a gush of frigid Southern Indiana air filled grandma’s kitchen.

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