I was looking for quick snack to go...
6 cups oats
2 cups peanut butter
1 cup honey
1 cup chocolate chips
Combine the oats, peanut butter, honey, and chocolate chips in a bowl. Stir together well. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll into one inch balls. Store in a container in the refrigerator.
It was a beautiful fall night.
After work, I moved cornstalk bales off a field. It was a nice way to spend a Friday night. Quiet. Still. Peaceful.
it is beginning to be that time of year!
[ i love a cup of cocoa in the winter ]
1 cup cocoa powder
2 cups instant nonfat dry milk
2 cups powdered sugar
Andes
Sift the cocoa powder, dry milk, and powdered sugar. Combine the ingredients in a bowl. [ I ground Andes and added 1/2 cup to the bowl ] Mix together well.
Add 1/2 cup of cocoa mix to 1/2 cup of hot water for one serving of cocoa. Enjoy! This cocoa mix also makes a great little gift! Place the cocoa mix into a cute container for a heartwarming gift for friends and family.
grit + grace
This tee. I love this tee from A Thousand Hills! It is perfect. As a woman raising cattle, these are my words... grit and grace.
When I saw this grit + grace tee, I knew I had to have it in my life. I bought two... one in white and one in navy This tee is perfect by itself in the summer or with a cardigan, jean jacket, or blazer in the spring and winter.
This tee in navy is perfect with a favorite pair of jeans and boots. A great necklace will give it a sweet touch.
My faux leather leggings and black strappy heels will be so cute with the white tee. Style it with some great jewelry... and it is edgy and adorable!
[ an old rope halter ]
The absolute best barn find! This halter was something I was hoping to have found. It brought tears to my eyes when I spotted it hanging up in a barn. From the barn to my cozy rustic home... it will be loved.
This halter has passed through the hands of my grandpa and dad. And, it has adorned heifers that built our cow herd. It was incredible to find. It makes my heart happy. It makes me proud. History of the family farm should be cherished. And, I do.
At first, I was not sure how I was going to style it in my rustic farm home. But, I knew it would be a focal point. I decided to hang it as wreath in my entryway. So, I smile every time I walk into my farm home.
On Friday, my dad mowed cornstalks to prepare for baling them. After a few years of baling cornstalks for our cows, we decided to mow them before baling them this year. Mowing the cornstalks would shred the corn residue. This would also make the cornstalks more useful for bedding and feeding.
Happy Halloween
It is a tradition of mine to make boo bags every Halloween for my family. I love giving them to my family [ including the dogs ] and friends every year.
I use a paper lunch bag then decorate it. This year, I spray painted the bag black. And, I used a tan crayon to simply draw on the bag. The open end of the bag was torn off to create a rugged edge. After filling the bag with Halloween treats, I folded over the top of the bag and closed it with a clothes pin. It looks super cute.
have a spooktacular halloween!
On October 6, corn was chopped for silage. The silage will be fed to our cows over the winter months.
Two 100' bags were filled with corn silage for 2020. That is 200 tons of feed. Along with the silage, hay and cornstalks will also be fed to our cows.
