tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post4713262391040585069..comments2023-10-31T04:05:57.303-05:00Comments on Living and Gardening in the Ozarks: Life on the Farm from the last post to yesterday.gldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-26088370486059614762017-03-20T12:47:15.055-05:002017-03-20T12:47:15.055-05:00Hi Glenda, we've had some winter weather retur...Hi Glenda, we've had some winter weather return to nip a few flowering trees, but now warmer weather has returned. I'm hoping the redbud trees survived and will flower. Hope you got rid of the pesky skunks. It reminds me of a Gladys Taber book about her life at Stillmeadow where she had a skunk that she would feed and had named Raspberry. I love animals, but I don't think I'd encourage a skunk! :) Enjoyed reading your news from the farm! Have a nice week! Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-38014418590655390372017-03-19T07:24:59.063-05:002017-03-19T07:24:59.063-05:00I kept checking for a new post on a daily basis an...I kept checking for a new post on a daily basis and then somehow forgot to check. So glad to see you back. Love your news about the farm and especially baking ;)Sallysmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397788379626486071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-26466388282431451842017-03-17T06:00:05.966-05:002017-03-17T06:00:05.966-05:00Yep, we have skunks out here too! So far they are...Yep, we have skunks out here too! So far they are content to stay out on the prairie. But they perfume the morning air often. We have not had our annual rat / mice infestation, mostly because we haven't had fire out here. Hope I didn't jinx it by saying so. The worst thing to have is a raccoon. They can get into anything.<br /><br />I have a week before I go in for shoulder surgery to get the things I grew under lights out into the garden. I won't be surprised to see the garden go to weeds this year. I have a rotator cuff tear that is very painful and it will be repaired in out-patient surgery in Tulsa by a doctor that I trust not to do me like the guy in Bartlesville did my torn meniscus in my knee that then caused me to have the knee replaced. *sigh*. <br /><br />Hopefully we've had our last freezing night, I'm going to try to get things set out before surgery. If it dies, it dies. <br /><br />Hugs xoxoxoRockWhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204125716550161500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-20673115070626065102017-03-10T05:58:22.409-06:002017-03-10T05:58:22.409-06:00Tell your husband I have a Gravely ZT1740. He mu...Tell your husband I have a Gravely ZT1740. He must have much larger machines. I mowed yesterday and it ran like a top! The cold front has arrived!gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-9254945588702710492017-03-10T05:54:42.160-06:002017-03-10T05:54:42.160-06:00Thanks for remembering me. We have a new varmint....Thanks for remembering me. We have a new varmint.....waiting to bring the camera in to see what it is....very small new hold near the foundation where the grating doesn't quite meet the wall.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-77271326172756384542017-03-10T05:52:44.643-06:002017-03-10T05:52:44.643-06:00I laid down several layers of various things, meta...I laid down several layers of various things, metal grate, welded wire (two layers) and used long staple to tie it to the ground. Yesterday I noticed a new hole down under the old foundation where the heavy grate didn't meet the wall close enough. I rammed a piece of oak firewood in it and we reset the game camera. Be interesting to see what we have now.....no skunk odor so far.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-64235886423779410412017-03-10T05:50:10.699-06:002017-03-10T05:50:10.699-06:00Sandy I start my clematis in pots too. I read som...Sandy I start my clematis in pots too. I read somewhere this was a good idea since they are so small they are easily overlooked if put directly into the ground.<br /><br />Happy to hear you have your place in the country, hopefully with no varmints at all!gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-84994668777929512132017-03-09T22:25:29.659-06:002017-03-09T22:25:29.659-06:00Glenda,
I so feel for you and those darn skunks. ...Glenda,<br /><br />I so feel for you and those darn skunks. We have skunk living in the wooded area between our home and a neighbors. We always know when someone has decided to sneak through the woods at night, the skunk usually spray them...LOL!!!! One night I woke to the strong smell of skunk coming in the a/c vents.<br />Glad you resolved your skunk issue. We're looking forward to moving to our new home out on 20 acres. I'm hoping there's no issues with skunks there. We need to set out the game cams to see what's around there on the property.<br /><br />Having a vehicle to help with feeding the cattle is a real good thing. <br /><br />Your daffodils are gorgeous!!! My clematis are growing like crazy in the pots, I need to make sure to take them with us when we leave.<br /><br />Yum....your bread always looks wonderful.......Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-744679413926244932017-03-09T21:56:05.902-06:002017-03-09T21:56:05.902-06:00Hope you are successful with skunks. I had them un...Hope you are successful with skunks. I had them under the 3-season porch in 2007. I smoked them out, which was stinky, then laid chicken wire 36 inch width around the perimeter and weighted with stones. They haven't come back. Phil/MinnesotaThe Wykeham Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223636697571715201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-10254162333344243112017-03-09T21:55:32.873-06:002017-03-09T21:55:32.873-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Wykeham Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223636697571715201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-90347461606071235002017-03-09T17:31:40.286-06:002017-03-09T17:31:40.286-06:00I'm happy to see a post from you, too.
Oh, th...I'm happy to see a post from you, too.<br /><br />Oh, the skunk problem! Glad it seems you've finally won out over the skunks. Basically shy little creatures, and kind of pretty if you can think of them that way, but the havoc they can cause!<br /><br />You have a Gravely?? My husband is madly in love with Gravelys. He went in with his father back in the late 50s to buy the first one. Since then, he buys out-of-commission ones or old ones nobody wants and fixes them up. He likes to keep a different implement on each one so he doesn't have to switch them all the time. Gravelys are a disease with him!<br /><br />Bummer about your fruit tree buds getting nipped. I'm realizing more and more that is a real problem for you folks in the "south."<br /><br />Your bread always looks so very delicious. I got two loaves of rye baked yesterday. Hubby is a Bohemian and loves his rye bread!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-35769493484865761322017-03-09T16:45:09.765-06:002017-03-09T16:45:09.765-06:00Dear Glenda ~ So wonderful to see this post from y...Dear Glenda ~ So wonderful to see this post from you. I have missed news of your farm life.<br /><br />P U skunks. You sure have some activity at night don't you? We've got raccoons and possums, and rats too no doubt, plus felines that roam the neighborhood.<br /><br />Your chickens are so healthy and pretty. How wonderful to get fresh eggs from them.<br /><br />Your bread looks wonderful.<br /><br />Have a great weekend ~ Love & hugs ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com