It’s been a nice steady week. Not too busy and definitely not lazy. I worked out in the raised bed garden area for several days this past week. Sometimes your garden can get the best of you and with all the rain, those terribly fast growing prolific weeds just don’t stop growing and multiplying. SoContinue reading “Letters from the old manse – August 27th”
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Muddy Boots – garden beds
Well, that was an awesome but tiring weekend. We got a lot accomplished, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. I started a off a few weeks ago with ordering 4 cord of 8 foot juniper logs. They got delivered on Thursday Then I ordered a load of compost soil that came in Friday.Continue reading “Muddy Boots – garden beds”
Letters from the old manse- April 26, 2023
Hello family and friends, I hope that you are all doing well. It is definitely feeling like spring these days. The daytime temperatures are increasing, the days are getting longer and we are having more sunny days. It won’t be long now and we will be out in just t-shirts and then tank shirts andContinue reading “Letters from the old manse- April 26, 2023”
Muddy Boots – The Greenhouse
For anyone following our story you will now that back in September hurricane Fiona barreled through the maritmes and did substantial damage to our tiny island. In the aftermath, we had quite a few things that we had to take care of like broken windows, missing siding, damaged trees that came down our firewood logsContinue reading “Muddy Boots – The Greenhouse”
Letters from the old manse- April 13th
Hi family + friends, it’s been a while since I last shared with you, life in our old hohouseand life around the farm. Firstly, I have to say the weather has been absolutely beautiful for a change the week or so. Maritime qeather can be so fickle but weate certainly enjoying the sun and theContinue reading “Letters from the old manse- April 13th”
Muddy Boots – looking out the window of life
Hi y’all, I did not send out and special msg the past little while and really haven’t been post much. We were swamped with the Fiona clean up that was messing with our fall chores and wow I can say that really took alot out of us. Before we knew it Christmas season was here.Continue reading “Muddy Boots – looking out the window of life”
Muddy Boots – Trip back to Ontario
So, I know it been a while but some much life happened and it was hard keeping up. As promised this will be the first in some updates to what we did this past summer. Let’s start with finally being able to leave the island and visit family in Ontario. We took a whirlwind 4Continue reading “Muddy Boots – Trip back to Ontario”
The Farm, Muddy Boots and the old farmhouse – hurricane Fiona
I haven’t posted in a while and I am so sorry that I have not got you all up-to-date on our lives here on the island. However, this is a good place to start and then I will back track a bit with some future posts and let you know what’s been up this pastContinue reading “The Farm, Muddy Boots and the old farmhouse – hurricane Fiona”
Muddy Boots – release of the cows
We live in beautiful PEI right smack in the middle of Farm country. Our homestead small farm is surrounded by dairy and beef cattle farms. When I look out the back windows I see the directly in the pasture behind us the beef cows and down the hill and then up again I usually seeContinue reading “Muddy Boots – release of the cows”
The Farm – fruit trees, bushes in bloom
I love spring everything comes back to life the miracle of life renewing its self once more. I eagerly await in anticipation the garden waking up…. seeing what lived through the harsh winter and what succumbed to the the elements and critters. Our cherry tree and bushes are always exciting to watch and so tooContinue reading “The Farm – fruit trees, bushes in bloom”
Muddy Boots, Old Houses and The Farm 