tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post7560527737099579425..comments2024-03-29T04:06:42.310-05:00Comments on Hickery Holler Farm: Playing Catch Upthe canned quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-62744760605338447632013-05-10T20:34:32.595-05:002013-05-10T20:34:32.595-05:00We never get ours all mowed at once, either.
Thank...We never get ours all mowed at once, either.<br />Thanks for the tip on weeds! Maybe I need a newspaper subscription.<br />Sorry to hear of the storm damage. Glad it wasn't worse.<br />Have a good weekend. ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-11387719883835111842013-05-10T16:52:33.574-05:002013-05-10T16:52:33.574-05:00My lab used to just bark like crazy wanting to get...My lab used to just bark like crazy wanting to get out of the kennel when I mowed. Finally one day i decided to let her out. She circled my old 8N tractor barking a few times then she started staying on lead at the right or left of the tractor like i had a leash on her. I mow about 3 acres and she stays a few feet in front of the tractor. If she gets too close i just yell at her to move. She gets good excersize and I no longer have to hear her bark. I have about 3 acres that I decided not to mow this year. Tried to find someone to hay it but no takers so far. My sister has Katahdin hair sheep so thinking about getting some of her lambs. I just need to set up some good electric fences. Ticks are heavy but hoping my chickens keep them down to tolerable levels.Don in NW, MOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863519506063686356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-72515811517789511412013-05-10T12:34:16.117-05:002013-05-10T12:34:16.117-05:00Aren't we all just a sad bunch. I say every ye...Aren't we all just a sad bunch. I say every year that I am going to do stretches etc during the winter to prevent those sore spring muscles and every winter I sit on my tush and pay the price : ) I think we keep Ben Gay in business....the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-86023218920294582022013-05-10T12:32:11.400-05:002013-05-10T12:32:11.400-05:00Hotdog roast are great ways to get rid of limbs! W...Hotdog roast are great ways to get rid of limbs! We have our share of mower woes from time to time too and I think it is all just part of it. I'm telling you sheep are the answer and don't be surprised to get up one morning and find that I have bought a small herd! the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-18467061521697628482013-05-10T12:30:24.317-05:002013-05-10T12:30:24.317-05:00Unfortunately my three older children (boys) Live ...Unfortunately my three older children (boys) Live in other states and do not visit as often as I would like them to. The older daughter who lives close just had a baby a couple weeks ago and really should not be doing that pulling lifting right now. That leaves the one remaining daughter at home that gets stuck with all the helping anyway. the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-92003884645251818982013-05-10T12:27:36.245-05:002013-05-10T12:27:36.245-05:00I can do tropical and indeed those little ticks ar...I can do tropical and indeed those little ticks are indeed thick and hungry this year. Beats the heck out of a drought though. I have to wonder if it will turn off hotter than hell here real soon though?the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-85075988025307292692013-05-10T12:26:27.214-05:002013-05-10T12:26:27.214-05:00I just do not think I could ever go back to that!I just do not think I could ever go back to that!the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-48768409686583846572013-05-10T12:25:53.710-05:002013-05-10T12:25:53.710-05:00I checked out that blog post and like you I rememb...I checked out that blog post and like you I remember when a man's word and a hand shake was as good as any contract!the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-8790285202709733922013-05-10T12:24:59.238-05:002013-05-10T12:24:59.238-05:00Thanks for stopping and the kind words!Thanks for stopping and the kind words!the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-25645825960145182552013-05-10T11:59:19.250-05:002013-05-10T11:59:19.250-05:00I know exactly how you feel. ((hugs)) to both of y...I know exactly how you feel. ((hugs)) to both of yous. Yesterday I took a long walk up the hills out back and finally found the "mythical" wild apple trees my Dear Heart has told me about. He and his dearly departed Deb found and trimmed them back about 20 yrs ago, and then too many other things needed to get done, etc. I use wild apples for jams and sauce, so I guess I won't have to nag him to stop by the roadsides to pick up the wild apples that are all over town come fall. We have dirt roads and it is largely farm and woods and hills. Today I am aching bad, so here I sit talking to you, thinking if I should clean house or go work on beds. I think house cleaning is winning out. I usually do that on rainy days but it has been dry and I expect my 4 adult kids and their loved ones and babies will be "surprising" me with visits Sunday, so clean I must, and will rest the back for today. Hate to be a killjoy but I did warn DH that if the family expects me to feed them all Sunday I refuse to do the dishes. (we have no dishwasher, but we rarely need one except for holidays or Mother's Day.) The good thing is that we only plant for short season gardening anyway, I never get things planted until end of May. Like you, I weed then layer with paper or cardboard, then put old moldy hay or whatever over that. I can't let the pet goats out right now since they head right for the flowers, otherwise they would be doing some of the mowing. Some years the lawn gets so bad that Dear Heart uses the brush hog to mow. It works. It may not look like a golf course, but that's not our style anyways! Off to feed animals. I'll be thinking of yawl tonight as we all rub in muscle creams and snuggle into our heating pads.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284776865817561195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-10758958630015115282013-05-10T11:31:04.107-05:002013-05-10T11:31:04.107-05:00We are getting our fill of rain too-and since we a...We are getting our fill of rain too-and since we are older now-everything seems to be broken-that's 40 years old now-thanks 30 years and so on-so at them moment nothing to mow with-I think about the snakes too and those pesky ticks<br /> You brought a smile and a memory back from my childhood. my grandparents had a working farm and us grandkids would help pick up limbs and then in the fall rake leaves-she always held a huge wiener roast-so much funkathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-38159515691291791952013-05-10T08:52:51.379-05:002013-05-10T08:52:51.379-05:00Dogs running after mowers and vehicles are somethi...Dogs running after mowers and vehicles are something Ill never understsnd. On a ride in the country once a dog actually played chicken with us he came straight at us. Since your dogs dont fear the mower theyll have to be trained not to approach them and choke chains and their favorite treats with the command leave it should do the trick. I am a patient person when training because repitition is key when training the dogs Ive had. My current one is highly disciplined though and has me spoiled. Good luck with the yard work, you know mothers day is a comin and you can always have your children come and help so you can lay off the heating pads for awhile ;)Kellie from Indianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336038070977514482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-92095158557968821652013-05-10T08:15:03.039-05:002013-05-10T08:15:03.039-05:00Today's trouble will be tomorrow's gold.
...Today's trouble will be tomorrow's gold.<br /><br />I think we are going tropical here. I have also noticed the ticks are extra hungry...sure beats drought.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-58252374982443117132013-05-10T08:06:00.877-05:002013-05-10T08:06:00.877-05:00That's what it's all about, isn't it? ...That's what it's all about, isn't it? Just keepin' at it!<br /><br />I think one of the very best benefits for me of moving from the sub-division to the acreage a few years ago was shedding the Homeowners Association! I called the chairman "The Neighborhood Nazi"<br />Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220541167338802642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-5068365560922036262013-05-10T07:55:43.566-05:002013-05-10T07:55:43.566-05:00My husband and I each grew up on farms. We got mar...My husband and I each grew up on farms. We got married a year ago (this June), and have moved into the suburbs until we can afford some acreage. The most challenging part of suburbia: Keeping our grass mowed at home when we are working long days at the farm. I can't tell you how many times I've browsed house/farm listings wistfully looking forward to the day when it doesn't matter if I mow or not! So, you're OK in my book if you can get a section mowed at least once a week! :)<br /><br />Even though you are playing catch up, farming is the most honest and rewarding work I know. And those sore muscles just mean you accomplished a lot during the day. (It sure beats being sore from sitting on your tookus all day behind a computer screen!) Keep up the hard work and thank you for sharing it here on your blog. I love reading it.<br /><br />Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024965257131137738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-4053637790912141452013-05-10T06:09:28.584-05:002013-05-10T06:09:28.584-05:00I just got through shoveling rabbit stuffing.
Hav...I just got through shoveling rabbit stuffing.<br /><br />Have you tried giving the mower chasers a ride on them? My Yorkie used to follow along before I got the mulcher. He'd get blasted all the time by the side shoot of clippings. I grabbed him up one day and gave him a ride. He stays out of the way now-a-days.<br /><br />I haven't the spread as y'all but, it can keep me busy. My latest blog post is whimpering and whining about the integrity and word of my fellow man. It's a personal thing for me. I won't stand for lies. sorry got off on a bit of a tangent. <br /><br />Keep up the good work, hope you catch up before the season's over. I'd love to come help out but, I think the commute would be rather long. ;) <br /><br /> Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878152240514975518noreply@blogger.com