Being Prepared After the Cow Calves
Being prepared after the cow calves is super important on a farm. I love farm life – the simplicity of it – the self-sufficiency of it…
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A Calf is Born!
A calf is born! Hilde finally calved and has a beautiful, light brown calf! What you are about to read and see is the actual process of delivering…
Backyard Bees
With all the excitement and work surrounding grape harvest, I forgot to tell you about the new additions to our homestead – Honey Bees! Our backyard bees…
How to Tell if Your Cow is About to Calve
How to tell if your cow is about to calve is a question many with family milk cows ask. Hilde, our Jersey Brown Swiss cross…
The Last Harvest of 2014 – Montepulciano
Yesterday was quite a day – 30 tons of Montepulciano grapes later and all the grapes of 2014 are harvested! So the last harvest of…
Aglianico Grape Harvest
Wednesday, October 7th, marked the first Aglianico grape harvest of 2014. We finished harvesting the Roussanne grapes about a month ago, before the rain began….
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
An anomaly has occurred here in west Texas – we have had rain, cloudy skies and cool temperatures for almost 2 weeks! Most people would…
Roussanne Grape Harvest Continues
Roussanne grape harvest continues here at Oswald Vineyard! Day or Night Harvest? The decision has been made and is unanimous – we love harvesting in…
Roussanne Harvest 2014
Harvest time is here! Roussanne harvest 2014 is beginning! After working all year, it seems unbelievable that in a few short weeks the grapes will…
Bernie – Our New Shih-poo
Meet Bernie – our new Shih-poo! After losing Sprinkles, our much loved shih-poo, it took a while to find another dog to be our inside…