Category Archives: Photos

Homeschooling Our Way

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Tom

For those that don’t know, we were informed earlier this year,  that all family vacations have to be preapproved by the school.  And limited to no more than 5 days total per school year.  That, and a few other things … Continue reading →

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Finishing Trees With Ben

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Tom

He may not look happy, but he is just intense and concentrating. It went faster, and was more fun for me, to be working with him. He stuck through it too, until I had the last 47 of them done.  … Continue reading →

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Tree Work & Squash Processing at the Adickes Farm

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Tom

Home stretch for working on the grafted trees.  There are 95 at the Adickes farm, and while I know that not all will be successful, I do not want any of the trees there to get girdled either.  Not sure … Continue reading →

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Hoping We Are Not Too Late

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Tom

So, on the whole issue of rodent control, this is why we are wrappring tree trunks in metal screening. This larger tree was recently snacked on and not girdled.  I wrapped it in parafilm to protect the damaged areas. Not … Continue reading →

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Birthday Girl, and Another Trip Up North

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Tom

We had a busy week.  It was Claire’s birthday, which for Birthday Breakfast meant a cherry tart and English Breakfast tea at Patisserie Margo in Excelsior on Tuesday. And the weekend was Claire, Nell, Pike, and myself up at the … Continue reading →

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Harvesting With My Birthday Girl

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Tom

So Claire turns the magic dozen tomorrow. She made a quick run with me out to the Adickes farm to cut the rest of the sunflowers, get them on racks in the greenhouse, as well as pick another bushel of … Continue reading →

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Canning Pears

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Tom

My Friend Dave Macgreggor has a few pear trees that he grew from seed, are not named varieties, and he does not sell at the orchard, but he had a few bushels of those pears he was willing to let … Continue reading →

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Phoebe & Sunflowers

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Tom

Was a bit more subdued of a Saturday than most of mine had been.  I made a run out to a friend’s orchard with Phoebe to talk about things and see how all was going for them after losing 80% … Continue reading →

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Sheer Numbers

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Tom

I really did not know how many holes I dug, and trees I had planted this year.  I just knew I was tired. A lot of them were smaller, being planting out of grafting work I had done over the … Continue reading →

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Couple Of Weeks, Seed Saving, Grafts, Up North, Adickes Farm

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Tom

Another one where I do apologize, but just going to be kind of raw, unedited, and cover a few weeks of work with mostly pictures. This is my daughter Claire showing a seed saving demo.  Renville Paste tomatoes.  Just slice, … Continue reading →

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