Apple Jack Creek

Living on a small holding in rural Alberta, raising kids and animals, growing stuff, creating things with fibre, and living with PTSD. See more at www.applejackcreek.com.

31 July 2006

Sheep in the pasture

Today was Bob the Dog's first full day on duty. The sheep and Bob were left in the small pen for the day, and Bob barked goodbye as I dr...

30 July 2006

Bob the Dog is now on duty

Today we acquired a new staff member on our acreage: Bob the Dog is now on duty. Bob is an Akbash-Maremma cross, bred as a livestock guardia...

"Bring me a wheel barrow full of money and you can have your truck back."

That's what our wonderful mechanic said when he called to let us know the truck was finally ready to hit the road again! So ... that...

25 July 2006

Make hay while the sun shines

All the farmers around here are busy making hay while the sun is shining (which it has been doing quite steadily for several weeks now). On ...

15 July 2006

Just another reason to love Union Guy

Union Guy found an antenna for the cell phones, and brought it out today. It significantly improves the reception on the phone, which is a g...

12 July 2006

Off to Lithuania

My sister and her husband left for Lithuania last week. I love this picture ... so I had to post it. :) You can read about their adventures ...

11 July 2006

Money

One of the reasons I moved to the country was because I could reduce my operating expenses. The up front investment is significant, but the ...

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