Author Archives: Lanny
Why is That?
Deep question of the week: Why does it seem that my faith in God on a particular subject of one area of my life is at its weakest when my faith in other areas of my life are on a high and in other areas my faith is being proved? Other people seem to be … Continue reading
Another Farmer Enters the World!
Tuesday evening, October 9th, it was just another end of an intense harvest day for me, ready to cry over a sink blanketed on the bottom with tomato scraps as the last batch of peeled tomatoes went into the pot to heat up before being packed in jars. Then the call came, our oldest daughter, … Continue reading
Getting Tucked In
Dear Reader, I need to quit thinkin’ I have until October 15th to get things ready for frost. First off, it isn’t like it only takes one afternoon to do everything, second, it’s not like it is always on October 15th. It’s an average date! And average means in between early and late! And especially when … Continue reading
Brrr. Thinkin’ of Tomatoes
Sure hope the tomatoes survived the chilly temperature of last night. I’ll know in an hour and a half when I go out to the Market Garden to fetch more tomatoes to can. The tomato plants here at Vicktory Farm & Gardens spend their whole life (after transplanting) in a poly tunnel, or high tunnel, … Continue reading
Freakish About Weather
When I first met Dirt, and for the first years of our marriage, I noticed that he was some what freakishly concerned with the weather. I mean freakish, with a capital “F” Freakish. I, on the other hand, barely noticed it. I loved it when it went my way, like snow on a day I … Continue reading
Fair Was Awesome!
It was the best Fair I’ve experienced so far (as an exhibitor in the Animals of the World Barn, not to include the State Fairs as a parent), in spite of coming down with whatever this sore throat, drippy nose, heavy chest thing is. The Fair Began Early for VF&G Usually Bet and I … Continue reading
See You At State Fair!
I can hardly believe that it is State Fair time already! Wow what a summer we’ve had. I meant to make a post and call it, “Haying Season, It was the best of times and the worst of times”. But then haying season was long since gone and the post rather stale. Maybe when I … Continue reading
Big Update!
Hatching Day! Reclaim my garden day! The killdeer who’s mother laid them in between two beds in the Market Garden are hatching! I was off a few days on my guess. I expected them in a few days, this means that mom got in there and laid those eggs moments after I ran the tiller … Continue reading
A Fairly Uncommon Atmospheric Occurrence
The following photos have not gone through the Photoshopmill, mostly to conserve time, but also to be able to say beyond a shadow of doubt, that we, Bet and I, saw what we saw. Cloud iridescence. Fascinating. Don’t you think Dear Reader? Like cloud rainbows. All about thin clouds, sun angle just right, … Continue reading
Happy Onion Day!
Here at 46.94°N it is Onion Day! Today is the day they will receive 15+ hours of sunlight here and begin to bulb. Happy bulbing to you! and yours! This is one of my “Keepsake” onions, they and “Keeper” wintered over quite nicely. So did my Ailsa Craigs, except for the odd occurrence of much … Continue reading
