Showing posts with label Ranch life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ranch life. Show all posts

28 February 2013

An Evening Stroll

Jake took off this morning at sun up with his truck, trailer, and horse to gather some cows for work.

A prairie sunrise

And he came home just before sun down, which is rare.  Normally I don't see him until after dark.

So he got a little playtime with the corgi and then we went on a short walk.


Corrals at sunset


The homestead

Rough housing in the snow

"G" the mustang decided to join us on the last part of our walk since we cut through his pasture.  He came out to join us and followed us all the way back over to where El Gato was getting his grain after a good day's work.


"G" & Jake

It was a lovely way to wrap up a nice day.  Thanks honey!  :)


25 February 2013

Stash Blaster: Week 8 - The Outhouse Edition



Last summer we had some plumbing troubles for several days and I was VERY thankful for the homestead outhouse.




Although we were still able to do dishes and get drinking water from the tap, the septic had backed up into the shower & tub which made bathing difficult.  So what did I do? Sponge bath on the porch!

I filled up a bucket, took it outside, and thanked God that it was 90 degrees and that we have no neighbors within 2 miles of the house.  :)

Before I did that though I decided that if I did in fact have to take a sponge bath outside I was going to do so as luxuriously as I could with what I had.  So I found a nice fluffy towel and some yummy smelling soap.  I also found a washrag pattern and knitted myself up a new washrag for the occasion.  It was a very quick knit (about an hour) with great texture and was an easy to memorize pattern.




It was actually kind of a fun experience and helped me realize what I can deal with, but I'm glad I don't have to do this on a regular basis.  Especially in the winter time!


So what does this have to do with this week's Stash Blaster?

Well, I have lots of cotton yarn from when I was first learning to knit and with Baby Tuckey's arrival just a few weeks away I thought we could use more hand knit washcloths around the house.  I whipped up these 4 in no time and have another one on the needles now. I'll probably end up making a giant stack of them and use them as gifts since I know of a lot of babies that are arriving this year!




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29 January 2013

What a Difference a Day Makes

This winter has been a weird one.  And I know many of you are experiencing similar extreme weather fluctuations too.

Sunday was in the 50s here, which is unseasonably warm, so we spent some time outside enjoying the sunshine.


Jake practicing on the roping dummy


Festus and Lotte soaking up the sunshine


Cord being Cord


Most of the drifts have become runoff.  It sure is nice to see some water in this dry country!




But not ALL the drifts are gone!


If you look closely you can see the drift is still almost as tall as our picnic table
(left, just below the white handrail)


El Gato


Yesterday the snow and cold came back.  I love this weather, but when it gets too cold I get to take refuge inside our nice warm home.




Sometimes I feel bad for the horses out in the cold, but they could go into the barn if they wanted.  So don't feel too sorry for them!


Hanging out in the snow


G