We say “Hello new week!” Hello! Hello! Hello! We have a giveaway going on and we’ve been thinking about laughter and how much a kitchen means! Cooper says, “Hey”! We mow grass. See the buildings. See the cows. Hello big GREEN tomato. Please ripen. Hello RED tomatoes. Thank-you sis-in-law!! We can tomato juice. See Tucker read. […]
Back to School {hello monday]
Feast or famine. Lots of pictures or not very many! Hello to lots of photos I want to post this week! Some of them aren’t anything that original, but somehow I enjoy photos of this and that around the house showcasing daily details. And I’m a little more thankful for daily life and the everday […]
Spray Plane Action
Last week as my farmer was checking irrigation systems, he ended up with a front row seat to a Spray Plane Air Show. He took some pictures on his phone and I thought they were fun to see. It’s not uncommon to see the spray planes coming and going, but at certain times you might […]
Wheat Harvest {Take 6}
Today was an in and out day again! I went after parts for one of the irrigation systems and then went with the irrigation-checker man to {watch him} install the new alternator. Back home to look for a key for one of the trucks and pack up a lunch and a jug and away we […]
Wheat Harvest {Take 5}
This morning found me slicing up cucumbers for pickles and then errand-running, with parts and seed to go get for my man and a few things to pick up at Wal-Mart. This evening it was supper-to-the-field-time, but I didn’t stay very long. Mom had green beans for us to pick if we wanted them. Renae […]
In the Throes of Wheat Harvest Plus Life {hello monday}
Obviously if you read my last four posts, we’re in the midst of harvesting our wheat. I wouldn’t want it to last forever, but wheat harvest is an exciting event and time of year. So, Hello to Wheat Harvest! Hello to food~fruit cups, crockpot pizza, bran muffins, rhubarb jello, crockpot hominy, filled cupcakes, ham and […]
Wheat Harvest {Take 4}
Another harvest day! Plus, custom planting a circle of beans thrown in. Planting them on one of the circles we’re checking irrigation systems on. Tractors taken to field, oil wells and irrigation systems checked, combine serviced, prayers said, lunch eaten, harvesting wheat. Busy, busy! Meals to deliver, truck part to go get, fuel barrel to […]
Wheat Harvest {Take 3}
Back to cutting after a thunderstorm and a little rain last night. The storm cleared the sticky out of the air. It still got very hot today, but it was a beautiful evening in the harvest field. A breeze, but not a WIND and sitting in the shade was very pleasant. Sunday the high temp […]
Wheat Harvest {Take 2}
Wheat harvest this morning……………………………………. Thunderstorm this evening…………………………………….. Loaded trucks heading up the road to pull in out of the blow and storm. Never know for sure what its gonna do when it brews up. Can’t be harvest time without a thunderstorm or two! Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2013
Wheat Harvest {Take 1}
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From My Front Porch I Can See…
I have a porch. And on my porch is a swing borrowed from my brother. And if I sit in the swing borrowed from my brother and gaze, I can see a small wheat field, And in that small wheat field, today, is a combine harvesting the golden, ripe wheat. And in the combine is […]
Dear Mom and Dad~
Dear Mom and Dad, If you were here we could…. sit on the front porch and drink iced tea or lemonade if there was some lemonade made and if my small son hadn’t drunk it all. We could…. look at the wheat and chat about this and that and catch up on things […]
Summer Stuff {Hello Monday}
Hello to summer weather and temperatures arriving! It was high 90’s and even 101 last week. Hello to early morning walks and to watering and weeding. Hello to planting some more sweet corn and hello to mowing. Hello to summertime activities and fun! Hello to wheat that’s turning golden and hello to a Sunday harvest […]
Bulldozers and Baking {Hello Monday}
Hello to a new week! One that will bring us to the middle of June. Hello to an E-book bundle sale this week~hop over here to check it out! We baked last week. One of my friends’ daughter’s is getting married in not quite two weeks! I fixed some food and baked some cookies to […]
I May Not Have a Green Thumb, But I’m Still Excited About My Rosebushes
We have rosebushes!!!! I do not have a green thumb or even come close to having one. Not even the tip of one. So, I’m all about plants that do well here in Kansas and don’t require a lot of tender nurturing. Cause they aren’t going to get much nurturing from the winds that like […]
Campfires, Coin Collecting and Corn Planting {hello monday}
Hello to a Sunday evening campfire from a whole week ago! It was a beautiful spring evening with no wind at all. We enjoyed being outside and relaxing and snacking. Hello to chopping and drinking and marshmallows! Hello to homemade coin collections and having fun sorting through pennies and looking at the dates on each […]