The G-Rated Barnyard?
Having a large family and farm animals makes for educational opportunities almost daily. This week, however, our attempts to maintain a G-rated barnyard have been…
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Planting Grapevines – 2013
Guess what? We are planting grapevines again! We have expanded the vineyard another 5 acres this year! The grapevines that were added are 4 acres…
Texans for Good – Hopefully!
You may have noticed that there was no Family Friday post last week. I have a good excuse – I was in Georgia visiting my…
Cows, Wine and Woodworking
Today on Family Fridays I have a couple of highlights to share. The week started with decanting the Aglianico and Montepulciano wines we have settling…
Playing the Hammer Dulcimer
This week on Family Friday I thought I would show our new hobby – playing the hammer dulcimer. This is one of those times that…
Christmas 2012 Highlights
I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday, a very merry Christmas and are excited about the new year and what it holds! I…
Winemaking – Crushing Grapes
As I posted earlier, we are hobby winemakers with the aspiration of having our own, real winery one day. As a result, our batches of wine…
Winemaking – Pressing Grapes
In anticipation of Aglianico grape harvest and more grapes to make our own wine, it was important to clear out the Montepulciano fermenting in the…
Brie is Born!
Sunday is the day for our cows to calve! If you remember, Buttercup had LBC on Sunday while we were at church. Yesterday, after returning…