Category Archives: the Farm

Wedding

Posted on September 26, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night Paul and Missy got married, with a wedding at the Church of St. Joseph and the reception at the college’s new conference center. The rehearsal dinner was the night before under a tent on Kevin and Amy’s patio, … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Grass Seed

Posted on September 21, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today, after church and before we had to head off to work– Steve finishing a seed job before it rains and me to a process with a consultant going on at the monastery– we spent an hour in the plot … Continue reading →

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Making the Gravy

Posted on September 13, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday was another day with tomatoes. This time it was the romas, that I left ripening all week on the nearly-dead vines. I made a big pot of tomato sauce yesterday and what I loved most was the ingredients. From … Continue reading →

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Ways to Eat Tomatoes

Posted on September 6, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I have to officially take my garden off the “failed” category and put it in the success category. Although some things did not work out, and although those tomato plants look totally dead, they’re still putting out a lot of … Continue reading →

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Canning Tomatoes

Posted on August 29, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today I canned tomatoes. Five quarts and seven pints, to be exact. It was the perfect activity for a cool summer day at the end of August while watching/listening to the funeral of Ted Kennedy. I enjoyed it a lot … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Summer/Autumn Day

Posted on August 22, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This is how many potatoes you can buy for $1 at the potato stand at the lot next to the lot where Steve was seeding last week. Two kids were selling potatoes there as if it were a lemonade stand … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on August 11, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been reading Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street and I am totally into it. For the first time in a long time all I want to do is read the book. I look forward to each episode and description. And so … Continue reading →

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Autumn Begins in August

Posted on August 6, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I thought Steve was crazy two years ago when he told me that fall begins in August. I thought he was being overly optimistic, looking forward to the end of landscaping season which by August 1 seems long and hot … Continue reading →

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Prairie Poem

Posted on August 2, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been feeling very creatively backed up– which makes me simultaneously anxious and depressed, all sorts of bad cycling going on. I want to write, think, read, have time to range around in my life of the mind, and I … Continue reading →

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Prairie Love

Posted on July 27, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was our first wedding anniversary. I spent some time out photographing different wildflowers on our prairie, and then more over at Tim and Annie’s. I was able to capture and identify 24 varieties of wildflowers– plus the little and … Continue reading →

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