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Category Archives: Farm Life
Prep Time: 2-3 months
Every recipe has a prep time on it, and if you want whatever it is you are making to turn out right you have to pay attention and allow enough time to do the job right. While the Michener family … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life, Festivals
Tagged concrete, Farm Wife Julie, Farmer Bill, Farmer Brian, farmhands, fencing, landscaping, projects, sinks
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Farm Photography
One of my favorite things about the farm are the almost constant photo opportunities. Each season provides it’s own beauty to be captured. But my favorite photography season is spring. Particularly when the orchards are in full bloom. Beautiful doesn’t … Continue reading
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Just being creative
I am extremely blessed that my job often demands a certain level of creativity. For this reason I have been spending a large amount of time lately with my digital cutter. The result has been this. Each of the shapes … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life
Tagged creative, Farm Wife Julie, Farmer Bill, paper, Prosser Chamber of Commerce, scones, Small Business of the Year
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Warning
The following pictures are of highly trained professional stuntmen. Trying this at home can result in severe injury or death. I have posted before about our family tradition of sledding. Or to be more precise, what we call ‘redneck’ sledding. … Continue reading
Aftermath
In the aftermath of 7 weeks of fall fun on the farm, there are a lot of things laying around. The entry hall is full of coffee pots, roaster pans, and donut maker parts. The park has boxes and tables … Continue reading
Getting Ready
I have, at long last, admitted that summer is over. Contrary to the opinion of the 90+ degree weather around here the last week. However, by admitting that summer is over, I am admitting…. FALL IS HERE! Which means that … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Corn Maze, Farm Life, Festivals, Pumpkins
Tagged Apple and Pumpkin Festival, Donuts, Fruit Flinging, Pumpkin Chunking, Pumpkins, slingshots, U-pick Shack
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It’s Summertime!
It’s summertime! Which means it has been awhile since I blogged. A long while. Let’s not get any more specific than that. I feel guilty enough already! While I would still like to- and probably will- let you in on … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life
Tagged baby, beach, fair, family fun, graduation, kayak, San Juan Islands, showing, summer, swimming, u-picking, vacation, work
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Father’s Day for a Farmer
For a farmer there really is no such thing as a day off. Even on fathers day there is water to be changed and small things that have to be done before ‘taking the day off’ But there are also … Continue reading
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Tagged bike ride, family, Farmer Bill, Farmer Jase, Fathers Day, John Deere M, vintage tractor
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Growing
Spring is the time for growing, and things have been growing around here as fast as things are changing. The cherries have turned from green to what we call ‘straw’ And a few of them are getting blushed with red … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Blueberries, Cherries, Farm Life, Peaches
Tagged Blueberries, Cherries, grafted, grafting, green fruit, growing, Peaches
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First comes Love, then comes Marriage, then comes…
Yes, it’s true. There has been a new addition in the Michener family. Remember Farmer Jase? He got engaged last May… And married September 4th, 2010… Now, he is a daddy! He and his wonderful wife welcomed a beautiful, sweet, … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life
Tagged Farmer Bill, Farmer Jase, Grandpa and Grandma, Julie, new baby
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