Blind Hog and Acorn

Truckload of black walnuts taken to the hulling station- Blind Hog received $86...  $12/100 lbs after hulling...

Aurora once again visited the farm like it did in May- not quite so a dramatic show, but lovely nonetheless.

Acorn baked hamburger buns and grilled burgers- going to a 2 day conference and Blind Hog will be left home alone.  Have to get him something to eat...

Ugh- second summer is upon the farm...  Temps in the 80's once again and drought..  Dry, dusty drought...

Walnuts getting picked up from the yard- the bumper crop that keeps giving.  Prices are down to $12/100 lbs "after" the nuts have gone through the huller/dehusker machine.  Pffffff.....

Goats are fine, garden winding down.  Acorn needs to plant the garlic but it is so danged warm!  Blind Hog is about over his cold he had this week, now Acorn has a bit of sore throat.  What comes around goes around...

Good news is that the finish mower is hooked onto the tractor- need new back wheels/tires but fingers crossed!  So far, so good!

The farm only received 0.11" of rain from Helene- just a wee fraction of what our friends and family to the east received.

Grading blade pivot has been repaired and is fancy shmancy- Miss Massey is running like a top again!

Acorn has begun the arduous chore of picking up walnuts- barrels filling up in the yard.

Tomorrow the goats will be sorted and put in with bucks.  Happiness there all around.

Just one week back and chores are being completed- from replacing a yard hydrant, getting the 6' blade fixed, cleaning up in the garden and snipping a fingertip- Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy!

The box blade Blind Hog bought himself for a Father's Day present continues to impress.  Drives look great.  Tons of black walnuts on the ground- they will soon need picking up.  Too bad the box blade won't get those!

All in all, a very good week.

Blind Hog and Acorn are back from the 10 day trip to Iceland- what an adventure it was!

Waterfalls, basalt columns, crazy wind and weather, lovely people.  You can check out photos on the Blind Hog and Acorn website- just look under Menu for the Iceland trip.

Yup- September is almost here and time for the Blind Hog and Acorn to head out on an adventure...  This year?  ICELAND!

Blind Hog is going along for the ride but Acorn is most excited...  Chores are gettig done, house cleaned, piddly stuffs done.  Packing was the easy part!

There will probably NOT be a podcast next weekend but there will be one on the 14th.

Acorn got back from an unexpected trip to Texas, leaving Blind Hog to man the conn.  Seems like the farm did well under his watch and in Texas, ol' Frank is hanging in there- best as a 96 yr old can...

Back on the farm for a week of preparations...  MOre about THAT later!

Acorn did it at last!  The Massey Ferguson tractor is running again!  The last trick was discovering the micro inline gas filter that was hidden in the 90-degree connection from fuel line to carburetor.  Voila!

Farm finally got some rain after more than 3 weeks without- guess this means the grass will need mowing in a few days.

Friend Judy gave us a finish mower but it needs work- another project for Acorn.  Blind Hog makes a great assist.

Big Mahindra can now shed the box blade and get the backhoe put back on. Miss Massey is back in action!

Blind Hog and Acorn forgot to record the podcast yesterday, remembering once they got in bed for the night.  Pffff...  It happens.

Busy week with garage door seal strip repairs, purchasing Savanna goat kids from friends, and visiting another friend at her yard sale.  ALL the socializing...

Fingers crossed rain arrives tonight and tomorrow- things getting very crispy on the farm!

Acorn had to fly the coop last week when her Momma went to hospital.  Was scary for a bit, but the Queen Mum  is a fighter.  Expected full recovery!

Acorn got back in time to watch a huge double-trunked walnut be removed from the yard of the Springfield house- tree trunks were separating and it was a matter of time for the two so fall.  Arborists said we did good getting it taken down before it fell on its own.

Acorn will continue to ramble on about automobile insurance costs and the need for listeners to check their cell phone bills.  Fat can be trimmed!

Dry spell is upon the farm.  Shrubberies are not happy. Tomatoes are coming in now, okra soon to follow.  August is here!