December 3, 2014: Captured this photo of the mighty Okanogan River as we drove back to the Riverside place. The temperatures have been hovering around zero Fahrenheit with a windchill taking the temps to the -10 to -15 range.
September has proven to be a very challenging month mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Today a cow died, bloated stomach. She had a bull calf with her who spent the better part of the afternoon at her side. We herded the calf out of the field with the hope he will reunite with the remaining four […]
Marijuana Machine Gun Moonshine Militia (M4) launches Operation Rodent Reduction. Felix (male, held in left hand) and Sphinx (female, held in right hand) are responsible for recon, entrapment and execution of rodents found on the premises. Operation Rodent Reduction commenced on Monday afternoon. Currently, the three month old brother/sister team is a little small to […]
Our day started off pretty typical yesterday; morning coffee, check the internet and a Faire special for breakfast (poached eggs over hashbrowns with bacon or sausage). I had thought about going to Smallwood Farms and check out the plums, but Strat reminded me that it was Stampede Weekend and would probably be crazy to be […]
Some wild weather just moved thru DIAXARIS. First, around 3 PM PST, the skies grew quite dark. There’s a new fire between Twisp and Winthrop so not only were the clouds dark but the smoke was blowing our way as well. It’s been quite dry up here and the winds, gusting at just over 35 […]
When we arrived here at the land we call DIAXARIS, there was no water system in place. The cabin had some level of plumbing, but no water fed the house. Coming from a girl who has never been camping before, I can say those early days here were sort of like camping 🙂 We lived […]
Summer! A time when life on the farm is very hectic. Various crops have already come and gone, especially in the orchard community. However, the next two to three months remain very, very hectic for most. A few days ago, Strat and I walked along the edge of the field. We had noticed that the […]
A farmer’s work is never done and if you happen to have a neighbor who is a farmer, sometimes a person just lends a hand. Today we decided to mend a fence, not just any length of fence, but a brace (so the gate can be closed and secure). In this country where it snows […]
