Around here life is crazy, messy and we love every minute!
I have a supreme love of beauty, fashion and makeup as you know. I love the confidence that it gives me, even when I’m having a bad day. But this is what I look like on a daily basis. No makeup, my hair is in a ponytail and I dress like a bum. My hair usually looks crazy, since I wear it in a ponytail daily I have a lot of fly away problems. I really need to master french braiding because it would help that problem a lot. One of the things I love the most is having my… Read More
I like to think there is more to me than just the farm and that is why I don’t post about the farm all the time. My friend Dairy Carrie gave me some inspiration to write about some different farm topics and to talk about the things I find are hard to write about. When I started thinking about it I realized these are things that are probably on your mind as someone who grocery shops. Here is the million dollar question today…. Is there Pus in my Milk? The short answer to this is NO! But since I’m a writer… Read More
Okay, so it’s August and talking about stew is not normally appropriate. But in all honesty, there have been several days this month already that felt like fall. I have a freezer full of random cuts of beef that I need to get used up before it was time to fill the deep freeze again. I decided to tackle some of the stew meat that I had in there. I love my Pioneer Woman cookbooks and they are the first ones I grab when I am looking for recipe or food inspiration. So when I was looking for a stew… Read More
Note from Ashley: I in no way have gotten compensation for sharing my favorite products from Pampered Chef. Heck, I couldn’t even convince a salesperson or the company to supply a giveaway. Which might mean that my sales skills suck and that is why I didn’t last long in those jobs….. Last week I froze some green beans and it was the first time using my hand strainer. Let me tell you, I loved using it and if you do a lot of blanching or even canning this will be worth the money. The strainer is something I got from a… Read More
In my younger years marrying a farmer was the last thing I wanted. I fought it with the vehemence that only a tween can have, “I will NEVER marry a farmer!” You know what they say about saying never… You should never say it. As I got older I saw the good points of being married to a farmer and then ended up only dating farm boys through my teens and twenties. Well played karma, well played. Today, I am sharing with you the 5 reasons why marrying a farmer will make your life better. 1. There are… Read More
If you follow the Facebook Page you will know we have some exciting things going on with our house and we are full boar into home DIY. We are currently living out of 3 rooms in our house while we remodel the other 7! So, it may not be that exciting depending on how you look at it. We are literally down to studs in these rooms as you can see. We had a lot of help over 4th of July weekend and we gut the remaining 3 bedrooms upstairs, the hallway, stairwell, dining room, living room and kitchen. Now the… Read More
When I chopped my hair off earlier this spring I had to get back in the routine of doing my hair. I am the queen of looking at my hair before I go some place and saying it looks good enough. I am a firm believer in a good haircut and that always helped me to be able to do that. And my slightly wavy hair helps too. I was using this old, cheap straightener from Walmart and was beginning to think it just was not cutting it. Luckily that old hair straightener quit working the day after my haircut… Read More
Today I am continuing on with my Agriculture is Everywhere series of guest posts. A long time friend, Jamie is here talking about her job as a Dairy Cattle Nutritionist. If you want to learn more what dairy cattle nutrition is about follow Jamie’s Facebook page. I get asked pretty regularly what is I do for a living. The quick answer that inevitably follows is, “I am a dairy cattle nutritionist.” That almost always results in a confused look and the next question, “What?” That’s right, dairy cows have nutritionists! There aren’t a lot of people in this country who… Read More
