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.

29 April 2009

The value of good shoes

This morning, I got in the truck and headed off to work. About fifteen minutes down the highway, the truck sputtered and stopped. The truck ...

19 April 2009

Sheep, for elementary students

Friday, The Boy and I volunteered to help the Alberta Lamb Producers show groups of elementary school students what the sheep industry is. T...

Settling into spring

There is only a patch of snow here and there, and the pasture is starting to turn green. The lambs are getting big, and the new calf (who ha...

15 April 2009

Sasha's calf arrived!

Finally, after a long, long wait, Sasha's calf arrived! The Boy went out to do afternoon chores and found Sasha pawing the ground and, i...

13 April 2009

Trees!

I spoke today with our local horticulturalist, and she confirmed that our preferred site for an orchard would likely work well. Now we just ...

12 April 2009

One is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth

The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earth. ...

10 April 2009

Definitely Spring

It is definitely spring. Every day, the snow recedes further. Today, I noticed that some of the pasture grass is actually showing green. We ...

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