Our Solar Power Is Fixed

You probably didn't know that our solar system was down for a while, because I don't think that I shared that.  Anyway, we have had a problem for a while, I will spare you the boring stuff.  We tried everything that we could think of, nothing worked to get it going again.  Today, I spent one of the most glorious days of my life, communing with God.  God has the hairs of our heads numbered, He cares that much.  He cares about little things, like the number of our hair.  So, I latched onto that promise and spent the day talking to Him about a little thing like our solar array, yes, the whole day while at work, I talked to My Father in heaven.  There is another "minor" issue that I talked to Him about as well, but I shall not mention that here.  What I want to do here is tell you that God cares about those little things and uses them to build our faith for when the big things come.  Right now I am praising Him for caring so much that He revealed the problem to me after trying everything I knew.  I will not embarrass myself and tell you what the solution was.  It was one of those obvious things I usually overlook.  But, Praise God, it is fixed.  We serve an excellent, wonderful God, don't we?

Good Ol' George

"(T)he foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality; ...the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained..." George Washington, First Inaugural, April 30 1789

Drought and Flooding Causing Farm Income To Drop

This year's weather patterns may have put, yet another, nail in the coffin of the economy.  No matter how the White House and the MSM spin things, it is rather bleak out here in middle America.  But, I think that's how they want it.  They don't like us country folk much.  Read more here...

The USDuh Proposes Another Animal I.D. Tracking System

Here we go again, another "traceability" proposal from the USDuh.  Look, all I want is smaller government, I really don't care that other countries buy meat from the USA.  It is just another means of taxation.  Read more here...

Rain In The Ozarks-Finally.

OK, we got some rain, about an inch and a half.  That is good and there is more on the way.  Praise God!  However, I am looking at the burn up grass in the pasture and it shows no sign of recovery-zero.  So, I have mixed feelings.  In fact, I noticed today that there are signs of erosion where the grass once was.

We have been doing some research on Permaculture and are very interested in swales.  Simply put, they are trenches dug about a foot wide and a foot deep in strategic locations to "capture" rain water and distribute it into the surrounding land.  If the ground ever gets soft enough to dig in again, i will be doing some of this.  I need to do something, the price of feed is killing us.  Any thoughts or experiences?

How Are Your Preps?

This morning, early, we loaded up the van and the truck and headed into town to participate in the city wide yard sale.  It turned out very well and was quite busy for much of the day, until around 1 pm, when the heat started getting the best of everyone.  It is still 100 plus degress and has been so for about a month.  The little rain we have received is now non-existent.  In other words, the 3/4 inch we got just a couple of days ago has no trace left, it is still as bone dry as it ever was.  We have had a total of about 3 inches of rain since April, all in tiny spurts.

Any way, the yard sale did well for us (shhh, don't tell Uncle Sam) and I met a couple of fine folks while there.  In fact, the more you talk to people, the more you hear how disgruntled, disinfranchised, disgusted and in a state of dis belief most folks are over the OVER extending arm of government.

Anyway, people are getting prepared.  There will be a melt down soon.  We have fresh milk again and are looking forward to future beef.  But, I need to be a LOT more serious about our preps than I have been.  How about you?

Some New Knot Work And A Special Design Neck Lanyard

Here are some pictures of some of my latest knot work.  The bracelet is not unusual, but the neck lanyard I made from a friend is my own design.  I consists of three different knots and a plait for the neck part.  I had fun making it.  My friend discovered a flaw not long after I presented it yo her, so I had to take it home and fix it, but I think I got the kinks worked out.

New Life Warms The Heart

Here are a few pics of our new bull calf, born a week ago.

He's brand new and very dirty in these pics.  He looks much better now :)