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.

24 October 2006

A stack of wood and a sunrise

This past weekend, Union Guy split a substantial quantity of firewood by hand - firewood which he had cut from slash piles with his chainsaw...

Chasing sheep

The new Icelandic sheep like to roam. They scoot under a barbed wire fence like it's not even there - the barbs may snag a bit of wool, ...

08 October 2006

Pictures

There's a photo gallery , if you're interested in surfing through our pictures. It's a fairly recent venture and only haphazardl...

Fall has arrived

Fall has indeed arrived - the leaves turned yellow one morning, and now, after a few breezy afternoons, about half of them have left their b...

27 September 2006

Life in the country

Life in the country is slower than life in the city. You've always got a long list of things to do, but somehow, it's okay to just p...

22 September 2006

Clean clothes

Oh, such excitement today at Apple Jack Creek! Sears had a sale, and we got a new washing machine! Our first load of clothes is in the wash ...

13 September 2006

Finished floors!

We finally have finished floors! Okay, the stairs aren't done, but the rest of the house is laid, stained, sealed and topcoated. Do you ...

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