Oswald Vineyard May/June 2014
Here is a look at Oswald Vineyard in May/June 2014! A lot has happened in the past few months – we have a new milk…
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Heavy Hearts
Have you ever noticed how situations, circumstances and lives can be changed in a matter of minutes? Life is fleeting and this was brought home…
Butchering A Cow
“Butchering a Cow” might sound like a step-by-step tutorial, but I really just want to share with you how we butchered our steer Brisket (while encouraging you…
Building with ICF – Phase 2
We have start building with ICF – phase 2! So exciting! For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms),…
No More Milk!
Today, we are going to talk about drying off a family milk cow. It is sad. Then again, it is good. First, the sad part:…
Dogs and Porcupine Quills
Who knew – dogs and porcupine (quills) don’t mix! Well, ours don’t anyway! The Coyotes were being Braver After losing Bob, a much loved dog…
Drilling a New Well
We are drilling a new well! The time has come to drill a new well. In the almost 6 years that we have lived here…
Weed Control in the Vineyard
Here’s a bit about our weed control in the vineyard. Now you can see the vineyard after harvest. If you look carefully, you can see…
Last Grape Harvest of 2013
It is hard to believe, but another year of grapes is over! We are now done with the last grape harvest of 2013. We harvested…
Emme
I thought I would give you a break this week on Family Friday’s from the vineyard work/harvest and update you on our family milk cow,…