Work, Work and More Work!
Although we are looking excitedly toward harvest which will begin the last of August or first of September, the work is not yet slowing! John…
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The Fruit is Growing!
As you can see, the grapes in the vineyard are getting larger compared to the pictures taken a little over a month ago. It is exciting,…
Watch Your Step!
Leaving the vineyard yesterday for lunch, our oldest daughter almost stepped on the snake in the picture! Thankfully, he (or she – I didn’t ask…
Harvesting Rye
When we decided on a lifestyle change in 2007 and purchased land here in west Tx for a vineyard, 65 acres of it had been…
Only to Us!
This is a picture of the front seats in our 15 passenger van. They look harmless don’t they? Well, on Friday and Saturday they did…
Most of My Herd!
This past Friday, July 9, was Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A. If you went dressed in full cow attire (from head to toe) you received…
Buttercup’s New Calf!
This has definitely been an exciting week around here with the flooding and now a new addition to the “family”! Buttercup, our family milk cow…
Flooding in West Texas!
While periodic short rain/thunder storms (with hail) are normal here in west Texas, the days prior to July 4th were a very different story. In…
Listening to Hear
I posted a while ago about back problems which turned out to be a herniated disc. But for the past couple of weeks I have…
Fruit is Setting!
As we work in the vineyard, it is so exciting to see the grapes forming daily! Here are some pictures taken within the last week…