Applying EIFS on ICF Blocks
Progress is being made on the house once again! No longer will we live in a multi-colored house. We are one step closer to finishing the outside stucco and having a beeeeuuutiful house!
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Fresh Milk is Coming – Meet Our New Calf!
Beatrice finally calved and I would like to introduce you to Decks, our new calf! We have been anticipating his arrival for awhile and can’t wait to have fresh milk again – ice cream suppers, here we come!
Making Wine at Home
Making wine at home can be done with very little equipment. We use a crusher/destemmer and a bladder press. Both pieces of equipment were purchased from wineries that buy our grapes.
Making Wine – Crushing Grapes
Well, harvest is over but there are always grapes left to glean! Because of the way our vine rows are set up, the last vine…
Grape Harvest 2016
Aglianico and Montepulciano grapes are now gone! In one harvest filled week, grape harvest for 2016 is done! Almost anyway – we have to have some for our own wine making!
Cows Love Watermelon and Pumpkin!
Our cows love, love, love watermelon and pumpkin and we love, love, love FREE food! If you have never seen a cow with its head buried in a watermelon or pumpkin, have I got a treat for you!
Roussane Grapes and Bunch Rot
Bunch rot – we never thought we would battle this fungus in our vineyard. After all, we live in west Texas where it is dry and has ideal grape growing conditions!
Veraison and Cluster Counts = Ripening Grapes!
The grapes are ripening and the race is on the find the ripest ones before anyone else does! We are taking a quick break from tucking the vines (canopy management) to do cluster counts. This is exciting because we find out how many tons of grapes to expect at harvest!
Wire Raising in the Vineyard
It is hard to believe that June is here! Thankfully, we have been spared from hail which frequently accompanies our thunderstorms and the vineyard is…
Maybelle, the New Calf is Born!
Our wait is over – Margie finally had her calf and we get our fresh milk supply back! Margie has been showing signs that the time for calving was close for over a week now but not until Friday morning did we know it would happen without any problems.