If you had told me a year ago what we would face in 2013, I might not have believed you. Here are a few highlights and lowlights, in no particular order. The barn . It stills needs the inside finished off, but we got it up and closed in. The wind storm . We still have a few trees along the road, but three of the four ancient maples that shaded our house are gone. Family loss. We lost a dear brother in law to cancer, and have struggled with change in some family relationships. A flood . A spring filled with rain caused us to plant some crops late, and not plant others at all. The end of homeschooling . We finally graduated the last of our children, which left me wondering what I want to be when I grow up. A fire . We lost a skid steer (a.k.a. bobcat), but we didn't lose a barn, or any animals. A new camera. I'm not at all good with it, treating it like it's a slightly heavier point and shoot. Our daughter is into photography, but she has
A look at life on a small family farm