Category: August 2011
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Cementing Friendships
The patio goes in, friendships are cemented August 14, 2011 My son and his friend put our patio in. They stamped the concrete to look like flagstone. It went very well and looks nice. They had quite a bit of help from their children, but survived it anyway…
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“Fair Gone Conclusion”
Harness Room August 11,2011 The Ashtabula County fair is in full swing. We were among the attendees today. The horses got the day off from manure spreading. I guess I got the day off too. We looked at many projects, garden produce, maple syrup, homemade wine,…
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Did you hear they are ripe?
Hoss and Knight discussing work August 10, 2011 It looks to me like my horses are talking in this photo. I bet they are talking about me and the work we are doing. There is a chance, however, that they are asking if the other knew that the…
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Talking to a friend
Just horsing around August 8, 2011 There are times when you visit with a friend and there are times when you talk to a friend. I think visiting is when both people share in the conversation. Talking to a friend is a wonderful thing too. You can talk…
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Low Hanging Fruit
Last years clearance apple tree August 8, 2011 This picture is of a few apples hanging on a branch of a tree we bought in the late spring of 2010. It was half price. I planted it and thought what the heck, if it grows it grows. I…
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Coming Home
Knight, Hoss and I returning for another load August 7, 2011 I don’t think there are hardly any better words than, I’m coming home. I don’t want to leave this place. It’s nice to go on vacation, visit people or even leave to go to work, but it…
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End of a perfect day
Taking off the harness August 6, 2011 The end of the day when everything goes well makes for a wonderful feeling. I sometimes complete my day at my off farm job feeling like I left too many things undone. I don’t like that feeling. It is just the…
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The Chicken Killing
Chickens Forever August 6, 2011 It was a horrible scene the other night. Masked intruders swarmed over our fences and decimated our chicken flocks. We had one large paddock of fryers almost ready to butcher. The other small laying flock was in the chicken yard near their coop.…
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What a difference a month makes
Field Corn August 4, 2011 August 4, 2011 No that guy is not Junior Samples, its me. I really need to do something about that weight, but I am corn-fed 😮 I am standing in the corn field just where the July 4th picture was taken. What a…
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My Horse Drawn Powercart
Powercart July, 2010 Brand Spanking New August 3 , 2011 Here is a photo of my powercart taken last July when it was brand new. It still looks the same. It just has some mud and perhaps a few road apples on it from flinging manure. Click on the…
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