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By Jaime Cross on August 7th, 2010

After a year of waiting, my horses are here! Our friend Billy had asked me last year if I wanted a Tennessee Walker mare he had, along with her foal. I said, yes-of course. We have 3 miniatures, but they are only a bit over 4 feet tall. I wanted a horse I could ride.
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Posted on Saturday, August 7th, 2010 at 8:07 pm in category Ruminations.
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By Jaime Cross on July 5th, 2010

Hey everyone. I hope you all had a great July 4th holiday. We spent ours doing busy work. We built our potbelly pig, Bacon, a new pen. He was cramped into the old pen our turkey used to be in. Now he has a pen of his very own. He is so happy. Especially since… » read more
Posted on Monday, July 5th, 2010 at 7:31 pm in category Homesteading.
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By William Cross on July 2nd, 2010
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”-Phil. 4:13 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal… » read more
Posted on Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at 10:47 pm in category Ruminations.
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By Jaime Cross on May 27th, 2010

It has been too hot to do anything in the midday hours here lately. We have been waiting until 5-6 PM to go back to the garden to get weeding done. It was really nice this evening, as it was breezy. A storm is approaching. We took all the kids out back today & some… » read more
Posted on Thursday, May 27th, 2010 at 7:31 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on April 14th, 2010

Well folks, it’s that time again. We have been out most of the day planting. And from last year’s experience, we know that gardening & me do not mix. I am hoping to have better luck this year & keep my good eye, haha. We got a few things planted today: potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, sweet… » read more
Posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 8:51 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on April 12th, 2010

If you read my previous post, you know that Turkey Lurkey filled our bellies on Easter Sunday. We enjoyed her so much & were so impressed with her size & taste that we bought 10 more. Will went to our local Amish store, Detweiler’s Country Store, last week to purchase more animal feed & came… » read more
Posted on Monday, April 12th, 2010 at 10:01 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on April 3rd, 2010

We would like to thank Turkey Lurkey for volunteering, kind of, to be our Easter Sunday dinner. We enjoyed watching you grow & gobble in your pen. When you first came to our home, we had no idea what a birdzilla you would turn into, but we are thankful that you grew big enough to… » read more
Posted on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 at 9:44 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on April 1st, 2010

I am so happy the weather has finally been staying nice. It gives me a chance to go out & spend time with the animals. Tom, our 2 year old, really enjoys hanging out in the goats pen. He likes to chase Opal, our baby. She is getting pretty easy to catch. We used to… » read more
Posted on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 2:18 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on March 17th, 2010

I decided to talk Tom out for a walk around our farm today. I wanted to check on the animals & pat the horses a bit. Unfortunately when Will & I went out earlier, we found our baby billy, Peanut, dead in the goat shed. It looks like he may have gotten smothered as he… » read more
Posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 9:13 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on March 8th, 2010

Well, it has been awhile since we have posted. I have been pretty busy with the kids & animals. We have another new addition. Our neighbor called & had found a puppy under her porch, so I offered to take it. I gave him to Ian & he named him Jack. (We had another Jack… » read more
Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pm in category Homesteading.
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By William Cross on February 4th, 2010
Not a whole lot going on, an employment change, and a few mishaps is about it. The company I worked fulltime for the past few years just shut down, so Steve Gerencser and I have decided to hang our own shingle out again. You can see the new business website at http://www.seo-shop.com.
All the Kids… » read more
Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 5:03 am in category Ruminations.
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By Jaime Cross on January 18th, 2010

Today we added more to our family of farm animals. We bought 2 new Nanny goats who kidded a couple of weeks back. We bought them & their babies. As soon as the babies are weaned, we will have milk! The man we got them from also has another nanny who will kid before long… » read more
Posted on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 8:23 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on January 7th, 2010

One of the many reason I loved Florida was NO SNOW. I grew up in Virginia, we didn’t get a lot of snow but we had our years. I was glad to get away from the cold winters & snow & ice. My 2 oldest children had seen snow before, while visiting their Dad &… » read more
Posted on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 5:45 pm in category Homesteading.
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By William Cross on January 3rd, 2010
Ok, I had the bomb of a lifetime dropped on me last night. My brother Chris called to let me know he had JUST found out he has a 19 year old son. I am still in the “WOW” stage of comprehension.
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Posted on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 1:31 pm in category Ruminations.
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By Jaime Cross on December 24th, 2009

Well, the Christmas season is upon us once again. I have been very busy, as has Will. We try to keep Christmas Eve as simple as possible. I made a bacon, egg & cheese casserole for dinner. While dinner was in the oven, we put up the tree. We always put it up Christmas Eve… » read more
Posted on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at 11:51 pm in category Homesteading.
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By William Cross on November 25th, 2009

My younger brother Chris came to the farm this thanksgiving season and learned he will always be a city boy at heart. He did love some of the activities we have here at times such as getting new livestock and having to catch it to load it, chasing and catching chickens while singing the Rocky… » read more
Posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm in category Ruminations.
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By Jaime Cross on November 25th, 2009

It has been a busy last few weeks here at the farm. We have been getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday & a visit from Chris, Will’s brother. Chris stayed from Fri Nov 20 until Sunday Nov 22. It was nice to see him, as we had not seen him in two years. Will put… » read more
Posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on October 28th, 2009

We have acquired 7 new piglets, 5 boars & 2 sows I believe. We got a good deal on them from a man we bought our last bunch from. We also sold on of our grown boars today. A neighbor stopped by to see if we had an adult male, as he has a sow… » read more
Posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 7:09 pm in category Homesteading.
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By Jaime Cross on October 20th, 2009

Hi guys & gals. It has been awhile since I last posted. We have been pretty busy around here. First of all we are trying to get the house winterized & we are putting up a new barn for the horses. We also have 2 more horses & 8 more piglets being delivered sometime in… » read more
Posted on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 6:31 pm in category Homesteading.
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By William Cross on August 24th, 2009
Sorry it has taken so long to post, we have been pretty busy around here as of late. Been harvesting parts of the garden, mowing several acres repeatedly, tending to our now wide range of animals, helping the kids with school work, and a plethora of other happenings.
In the news, my first stab at a… » read more
Posted on Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 3:47 am in category Homesteading.
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