if you are looking for gourmet Instant Pot recipes - do not look here... I mainly requested the Instant Pot for mother's day in order to cook frozen meat quickly and to use as a crockpot... I have many things to learn about it and quite frankly, the YouTube videos I have been watching are poor... Continue Reading →
May long... for my neighbours in Saskatoon last night it means midnight fireworks on the golf course... for many farmer's wives it means taking your boy to spring hockey tournaments... for farmers it means seeding (the odd year we are done by May long but not lately... and the odd year there are combines out)...... Continue Reading →
the farmer's alarm clock goes off at 3:40 am... then 3:45... then again at 3:47... he gets out of bed, gets dressed and brushes his teeth using the flashlight from his phone so he doesn't wake me up... I consider that I should tell him that I am totally awake due to his three alarm... Continue Reading →
May is a big month... aside from the small thing called 'seeding' going on, there is spring hockey and baseball to get the kids to... there is a yard to take care of and a garden to plant... my birthday and Mother's Day all in the same busy month for the poor farmer to deal... Continue Reading →
and so seeding begins... after a snowy beginning to May we are finally in the fields... my mother-in-law handled meals this weekend and now it's my turn to get the supper bags out to the farmers... seeding is a bit different than harvest as far as a crew to feed goes... the amount of supper... Continue Reading →
spring break is over… in Saskatchewan we call it Easter break due to the fact it rarely feels like spring has sprung… one day it will be sunny and the next you are right back in a snow storm… every year I feel terrible for the geese and ducks that are the overachievers… the go... Continue Reading →
"life is unpredictable, It changes with the seasons, Even your coldest winter, Happens for the best of reasons, And though it feels eternal, Like all you'll ever do is freeze, I promise spring is coming, And with it, brand new leaves." -e.h. winter on the farm is dark and lonely... but in a way that... Continue Reading →
have you ever ran into someone who is so 'put-together' that it makes you feel disgusting about yourself? it's not their fault that they are making you feel this way... they have every right to shower and be clean and water their flowers... but the sight of them just makes you feel like Pig-Pen with... Continue Reading →
I made two trips to Wal-Mart this weekend... once to get toilet paper and king size bed linens... the next time was to get king size bed linens that I had paid for and forgotten... and I blame it on a group of teenage boys... (the farmer and I are currently raising two teenage boys... Continue Reading →
i feed a farmer 