Late summer and the heat is here with a vengeance! Temperatures down in the valley are reaching 109 and here on the ranch it is a throbbing 93 in the shade. The saving grace is the constant light breeze and theoh so pleasant lake just down the road. After a long hot day working on the [...]
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How the boy enjoys his food, his sleep, his sports, his companions, his truant days! His life is an adventure, he is widening his outlook, he is extending his dominion, he is conquering his kingdom. How cheap are his pleasures, how ready his enthusiasms! -John Burroughs Boys! The Boys decided they were going to play [...]
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Ok, so not so hot tonight, but it sure was a few nights ago. The Cayuse Mountain outside our front door was on fire. The fire started several miles away and at first I was only concerned for our friends and neighbors in the area. Sustained 20 mph winds and gusts over 60 mph sent [...]
Filed under: Family & Friends, farm, Local Color, Okanogan | Tagged: Cayuse Mountain, fire, fire fighters, helicopter, okanogan | Leave a Comment »
Some of our solstice guest have arrived and the tents are scattered across the lawn like the mushrooms that grow wild there. I figured everyone would want to find a private little space for themselves, but instead they are huddled together like frightened sheep. To be honest our graded lawn is one of the few [...]
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Summer is coming and we are going to greet it properly. We have invited our friends and family to come out to the ranch. We have over 20 acres of forests so there will be no lack of camp spots. Of course lamb is on the menu and anything else the garden has to offer. [...]
Filed under: Cooking, Family & Friends, farm, food, lamb, life style | Tagged: garden, lamb, party, soltice, summer | Leave a Comment »
As fuel costs rise, so does the cost of everything else. The price of propane and hay are two farm necessities that are really going to hit us hard. We cook and refrigerate our food with propane. It would be nice to one day generate all of our own energy for our needs from either [...]
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