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The Corn Harvest Begins

We went to Pierre, SD yesterday. I went to the local farmers’ market and found some peaches, tomatoes, squash and cantaloupe. I like to buy from the locals if possible and help support other farmers. We stopped at Wal-mart later for a few items and were provided with a good laugh, the sign above the eggs said:

Attn: Wal-mart shoppers
due to homecoming week
you must be 18 to purchase eggs.

We moved all the equipment to the field last night and started harvesting corn today. There are so many pheasants and deer on the sides of the road around here. They are hard to see with all the dust on the roads. It has been such a dry summer a lot of the crops don’t look very good. The corn cobs fall of the stalks if you barely touch them.Today it was very windy we had corn stalks flying at us in the campground. The kids were not able to play outside due to the wind so everyone is very rambunctious.

I think the next picture is a school in Harrold, SD. The left side above the door says boys entrance and the right is the girls entrance.

On the Road…Again

What a blur this summer has been!We finished swimming lessons in August. Max moved to the next level! He has learned so much and gained a lot of confidence.

We finished harvesting our flax last week and are preparing to leave to our next job in Harrold, SD about 34 miles northeast of Pierre, SD. We have corn and sunflowers to harvest early next week.

I have been busy canning as much as possible and trying to keep up with everything else. We haven’t had any days off so we’ve been eating a lot of meals in the field. I have made freezer corn, several new recipes of pickles, relishes, crab apple jelly, tomato and peach salsa, and canned tomatoes. August is usually our busiest month it feels like all I do is run in circles. It’s been so dry here I’ve been dragging hoses all over the yard for our garden and newly planted apple and plum trees. The garden is coming to an end and we should have frost by the weekend. I normally would cover my plants and try to get a few more weeks but since we are leaving I will be pulling everything today and try to finish up with the canning by tomorrow.

Peaches & Sophie — How is that comfortable? They have a procedure for getting in. If Sophie is in first Peaches seems to demand Sophie to get out so she can get in and have her favorite spot.

Heading for Home

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We finished up our last job on Monday and will be heading home in the morning! I can’t wait to take a shower without shutting the water off every few seconds to insure against ice-cold water for the final rinse. We will be busy moving equipment for a few days and will have lots to do when we do arrive home. I can’t even imagine what our poor neglected garden looks like, I’m sure it will require lots of attention. The kids and dogs will be happy to be home running and playing on the farm. Max has swimming lessons the first week we are home.