“A vaccine works by training the immune system to recognize and combat pathogens, either viruses or bacteria. ... By injecting these antigens into the body, the immune system can safely learn to recognize

Image source Last night, I started reading the Bible to my husband. I'm following a schedule that should get us through the whole Bible by mid-July. I'm hoping we can stick to it and read every day. Last

I thought my husband just had good genetics as his eyes started improving soon after we were first together. We each had the same prescription at that time, -4.25 in each eye. However, my eyes slowly got

Nothing In terms of projects that is. We have been busy with all sorts of projects since we've moved here. Between house projects, yard projects, and having animals/garden and everything that entails,

It has been an interesting season of life as of late. Seems like trials have been coming at us from every direction. As soon as wheat harvest came to a close, "the faucet opened and wouldn't shut

Image taken by couleur at pixabay The Big Man wears cheap Wrangler work jeans that I buy him from Wal-Mart. The men on his dad's side of the family are known for wearing out pants quickly, especially by

Image taken by piviso at pixabay Not too long ago on a Sunday, our family went out for a shopping trip. It was almost dinner time so we stopped at a restaurant to eat. This particular restaurant offers

I was writing my to-do's in my daily planner last night. I write in the daily sections in the weekly pages. I flipped the page to look over the last week of August. Wait, there is one full week of August

Well the garden is going better than I expected it to this year. One of my goals was to do a better job at saving what I harvest. Cucumbers, cucumbers, and more cucumbers. We can only eat so many cucumbers

I call it the bachelor mobile because well.. just look at it. Not exactly what you think of when you of a family vehichle. My husband bought this thing and jacked it up while he was still a bachelor. He

Here is a little introduction to the main cover story article of the recent ag magazine we got. Image taken from AgWeek's Aug. 12, 2019 issue And it is the truth. I don't know what the main population

This summer has been busy with getting things done around the house and farm. The Big Man blames my nesting instincts. Either way, it has been gratifying to accomplish some long awaited projects. One of

Our dry weather indicator tells us it has been a dry summer here. Ironically, I took this picture the day after we got over a half inch of rain. (Today, the grass looks greener and now needs a mowing.)

The Big Man and I are working to get our wood supply ready in time for winter. He splits while I stack. I had never stacked wood before. Can't be all that hard can it? I was told to make sure the pieces

My dad gets a few different agricultural magazines and publications in the mail. When he's done reading through them, he enjoys giving them to my husband to look through. I thought I'd flip through them

Image by congerdesign at pixabay Back almost two years ago (wow, two years ago already!), I caught the homesteading bug. I watched videos on homesteading and got all excited! I wanted to do this and that

Image by Foundry at Pixabay Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes. The Big Man’s parents own a small lake cabin at a lake about an hour and a half away, and so we have the privilege of going there during the

It was in interesting conversation in the checkout line. Baby girl (who's not much of a baby anymore) was peeking around my leg looking at the lady behind us in the checkout line. I'm not sure if she was

Amidst all the drama going on over at YouTube, I just wanted to throw my experience and observation out there. It’s not the same as what others typical describe. Neither my husband nor I have YouTube accounts,

65 Baby Chicks Arrived This Morning It’s a good thing the snow is shrinking measurably each day, because I’m not too sure how long these chickies will last in here. We got ourselves black jersey giants,