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.

28 November 2007

Winter cold, tea and wool

Yep, winter has arrived. We have snow on the ground and temperatures between -15 and -20 most days, cooler at night. The stock tank heater h...

08 November 2007

The beginnings of winter

Winter is officially on the way ... we have snow on the ground and frost in the air. We got our hay delivered just in time! Construction on ...

30 October 2007

"How do you learn to do all this stuff?"

My Aunt Sharon asked that question today. I was always a city girl, as she knows, and now, here I am: living in the country, building sheep ...

28 October 2007

This is what a septic tank looks like

Ever wonder what a septic tank looks like? Well, here is the one that the Reluctant Farmer's house is connected to. Now you know. :)

Hay and Happy Sheep

We got our hay delivered today, and the sheep are very happy about this! The pasture grass has been getting awfully sparse and brown, given ...

20 October 2007

Fibre Day

Today was an entire day dedicated to playing with fibre. How much fun is that, eh? Princess Girl 'helped' me most of the day, which ...

18 October 2007

Fibre Night

We had one amazing fibre night! The drum carder arrived: a gift from The Reluctant Farmer. A drum carder allows me to take wool from the sh...

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