https://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/09/12/honestly-i-thought-we-were-beyond-this/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3967.jpgimg_39672017-09-12T00:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/09/10/fall-activities/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5772.jpgIMG_5772Look at the concentration on that kid's face. Serious business, that dessert.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5764.jpgIMG_5764Country ribs, rice and corn cooked on the coals. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4076.jpgIMG_4076Add yeast and a fermentation lock. Now wait. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4073.jpgIMG_4073That's it - run your press until you hear things start to splinterhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4072.jpgIMG_4072Alternate pressing boards with other layers of mashhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4071.jpgIMG_4071Fold it all up neatlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4069.jpgIMG_4069Followed by adding the mashhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4068.jpgIMG_4068First, lay out the clothhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4067.jpgIMG_4067These pears were very ripe so they ground easily into nearly sauce.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5760.jpgIMG_5760Actually pressing it out - using this method took about four hours to yield a gallon and a half. Not exactly speedy.2017-09-10T23:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/08/31/shots-shots-shots/2017-08-31T00:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/08/15/sticker-placement-is-key/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3947.jpgimg_39472017-08-15T11:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/08/13/farming-update/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5086.jpgIMG_5086https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3838.jpgIMG_3838Then you just keep going until you have about six buckets full of rocks. Then keep going.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5078.jpgIMG_5078This is how it starts.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5060.jpgIMG_5060Next year she can actually help. Time to start earning a living.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5058.jpgIMG_5058Honestly, I don't know what "tending" the raspberries entails. Could be witchcraft for all I know. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5075.jpgIMG_5075Goat things, in case you are wondering, are not a lot of things. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3849.jpgIMG_3849https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3848.jpgIMG_3848https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3847.jpgIMG_3847https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3845.jpgIMG_38452017-08-11T23:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/08/12/notes-on-traveling/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2527.pngIMG_2527To be fair, this is actually a screen shot from last time I was here. It's possible that if I Googled bookstore St. Robert today I might get something other than a sex toy shop as the first hit. But I wouldn't be willing to bet on it.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3939.jpgIMG_3939This was at Laguardia - the American Airline customer service rep I called suggested I go to this gate to see if I could get on standby for a flight scheduled to leave in 15 minutes. That's something that happened. 2017-08-11T23:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/08/11/acronym-blizzard/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3955.jpgimg_39552017-08-11T15:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/07/14/public-service-announcement/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3850.jpgimg_38502017-07-14T14:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/07/14/maths-what-maths/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3865.jpgimg_38652017-07-14T14:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/06/22/more-thoughts-on-travel/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3783.jpgIMG_3783While we were training today, I saw a guy with sweat pouring out of his glove like he filled it with water before donning it. Seriously, why are people even living here? One of the locals told me they also go 7 feet of snow last year? What the hell? No redeeming qualities.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/download1.jpgdownloadI'm not even exaggerating. Much. It's open Friday to Sunday, 10-6. I'll be gone before it opens again. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/download.jpgdownloadSouthwesterners keep re-electing this guy, and a sense of humor is the only thing that explains it.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3789.jpgIMG_3789Are you reading on your phone? Let me help - that says 108 degrees. An you know what? It was hotter than that today.2017-06-22T02:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/06/13/while-were-on-the-subject-of-statues-of-traitors/2017-06-13T19:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/06/11/things-i-would-pray-for/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3757.jpgimg_37572017-06-11T10:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/06/01/new-toys/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3667.jpgIMG_3667Jealous?https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3679.jpgIMG_3679Purty girl. Farmer Stacy named her Molly.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3731.jpgIMG_3731https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3678.jpgIMG_3678Like a first person shooter. But with farm equipment. An FPF - first person farmer. 2017-05-31T01:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/05/31/remember-when-united-airlines-was-the-worst/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3464-e1496193623473.jpgIMG_3464We're at NASA. We turned down an offer to be the first grandfather-grandaughter team in space. Too many things to get done down here. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderThis thievery is in retaliation for providing keys that deactivate if I get them within three feet of my phone. Or car key fob. Or ATM card. (All things that have deactivated keys on me in the last year).https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3508.pngIMG_3508Six months ago I would have said $5 for one flight was insane. Now it seems downright reasonable.2017-05-31T01:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/05/24/i-sure-i-have-a-blog-around-here-somewhere/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3695.jpgimg_3695https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3683.jpgimg_36832017-05-24T12:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/03/05/a-self-sufficient-person/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizerender.jpgfullsizerenderThat's probably most of your major food groups right there.2017-03-05T13:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/03/04/poorly-disguised-tourist/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3502-e1488663895249.jpgimg_3502https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3501-e1488663782628.jpgimg_3501Nothing says I'm from out of town like a sweatshirt that all but says I'm from out of town. 2017-03-04T21:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/03/03/i-must-be-the-poorest-traveler-on-american-airlines/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3327.pngimg_33272017-03-03T15:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/03/02/non-political-stuff/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/kitten.jpgkittenAnd if you just make this whole political mess go away, I''ll never ask you for anything again.2017-03-01T23:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/03/01/reading-comprehension-is-hard/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3338.jpgimg_3338And every day I walked past a sampling of vehicles just like this as my rented Nissan Rollerskate was parked at the end of the parking lot. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3339.jpgimg_3339For those of you reading on your phone, it reads, "Reserved Parking, Fuel Efficient Vehicles Only."2017-03-01T23:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/02/08/rating-chemical-corps-insignia/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/branch-insignia.jpgbranch-insigniahttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/u-s-_army_chemical_corps_regimental_insignia.gifu-s-_army_chemical_corps_regimental_insignia2017-02-08T22:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/02/07/back-in-time/2017-02-07T13:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/02/06/carrying-a-cup-of-coffee-and-a-red-bull-into-class-is-the-most-army-thing-ive-ever-done/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_3336.jpgimg_33362017-02-06T19:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/01/30/streak-ended/2017-01-30T17:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/01/29/my-new-worst-fear/2017-01-29T23:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2017/01/21/lets-not-talk-politics-ever-again/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3281.jpgimg_3281https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3233.jpgimg_3233I got this. It's just like defusing a bomb, only in reverse. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3270.jpgimg_3270Warm and cozy. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3224.jpgimg_3224OMG, right??!! Just the cutest thing you've ever seen?2017-01-21T16:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/12/28/pro-tip-7498/2016-12-28T01:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/12/27/stay-away-from-this-truck/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2823.jpgimg_28232016-12-27T11:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/12/27/could-have-done-without-that/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3225.jpgimg_32252016-12-27T11:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/12/27/what-have-i-been-up-to/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3061.jpgimg_3061And just because I care about my readers, here's a blurry picture of the inside of the well by the cap.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3059.jpgimg_3059https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3062.jpgimg_3062https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3058.jpgimg_3058I wish I had a picture of me going down the hole - it's small enough that I have to raise my arms above my head to get in there.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3057.jpgimg_3057https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3056.jpgimg_3056Finally, had to shock the well, which I will explain below the pics.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_28331.jpgimg_2833Artsy chainsaw photo.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2864.jpgimg_2864And now it's next year's firewood. Waste not want not.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2829.jpgimg_2829Supposedly it was planted by the original owner children, something along those lines. Putting it in the early 1800s most likely. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2827.jpgimg_2827Sadly, this juniper that was around 200 years old had to come down before a storm dropped it on the house.2016-12-27T02:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/12/23/sometimes-violence-is-the-answer/2016-12-23T16:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/09/15/an-open-letter-to-americas-hotels/2016-09-15T14:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/09/09/i-have-mange/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2841-1.jpgimg_2841-1https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2841.jpgimg_2841https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2846.jpgimg_2846https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2851.jpgimg_2851https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2848.jpgimg_2848https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2844.jpgimg_28442016-09-09T19:08:08+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/09/03/near-miss/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2801.jpgIMG_2801Battle wounds of being a farmer. If you look close, you can see the scar from a motorcycle accident up on my knee. My legs would like me to stop whatever it is I am doing. 2016-09-03T12:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/09/03/farmer-status/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cow-31.jpgCow 3https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cow-3.jpgCow 3https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_27941.jpgIMG_2794https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2794.jpgIMG_2794https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2794-2.jpgIMG_2794 22016-09-03T12:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/08/30/when-i-bought-the-farm/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2487.jpgIMG_2487This collection of farmers is actually bigger by one since the birth of my first grandchild.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2792.jpgIMG_2792Look at that garden. There's tomatoes, what used to be broccoli, a zombie sunflower in the back. Great stuff.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2026.jpgIMG_2026I only own one of these dogs, but I guarantee you they are never leaving again. 2016-08-30T02:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/08/30/my-new-gig/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2525.jpgIMG_2525Again, the orientation is not my fault. I swear. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2109.jpgIMG_2109What, no Benedict Arnold painting?https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1986.jpgIMG_1986Ah, the misplaced quotation marks sign. I absolutely love these. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2514.jpgIMG_2514In addition, you get the same portion size whether you're 250 pounds of muscle or 110 pounds of skin and bone. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2508.jpgIMG_2508Ball washing is right out. What? I meant washing your golf balls, you sicko. https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2507.jpgIMG_2507So much going on here https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2568.jpgIMG_2568https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2567.jpgIMG_2567Conspicuously posted, as you can see.https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2562.jpgIMG_25622016-08-30T02:36:40+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/05/17/out-with-the-old/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_1673.jpgIMG_1673Engine 3, Group 3, LFD October 20152016-05-17T01:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/2016/05/15/first-blog-post/https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_21076.jpgIMG_2107https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_1586.jpgIMG_1586https://foolhardyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_21075-e1463401946505.jpgIMG_21072016-05-16T12:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://foolhardyfarmer.com/about/2016-05-15T22:21:01+00:00weekly0.6https://foolhardyfarmer.com/contact/2016-05-15T16:12:15+00:00weekly0.6https://foolhardyfarmer.comdaily1.02017-09-12T00:30:08+00:00