EIFS on Basement Complete!
For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. Hopefully, we are…
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YEAH – The House Sold Party!
Yeah – the house sold now it’s time for a party! A Little History If you have been around for awhile, you know that we…
Greenhouse ICF Walls Poured
For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. We have finally…
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…
Unbelievable!
Our wonderful corgi named Bob, was gone! It was unbelievable! I have not been very prolific in my writing this week but our week got…
Buttercup’s LBC (Little Brown Calf)
You know the saying, “a watched pot never boils”? Well, a watched cow never calves – until she is ready that is! We have been…
Cows in the Vineyard
Our daily routine is just that, pretty routine. Each morning after breakfast, we all walk to the vineyard to prune. I say “we” loosely, because…
Haboob
Moving from lower Alabama to west Texas, we traded hurricanes for sand storms or haboobs. While they are much less life threatening than hurricanes, haboobs…
The West Texas Hillbillies
Do you remember the television show “The Beverly Hillbillies” with Jed, Granny, Jethro and Elly May? Remember, an oil company found oil in Jed Clampett’s swamp…
Animals | Family | Family Life
Drying the Cowhide
Yesterday I told you about our adventure filled weekend butchering our first steer. We knew we wanted to try tanning the hide when we bought…