Cloverleaf Farm

Okay, so we are not recycling the whole holiday, just the trees. We take our tree, and donations of trees from the neighbors, and dry them out for the needles. Pine needles make wonderful smelling sachets for the home, car… Continue reading →

In fall, we start collecting seeds from all the plants that we can. Dill, calendula, pumpkin, squash, tomatoes, and more are all packaged away in newspaper or brown grocery type bags to dry out. Once they are dried, we sort through them to hand pick the best seeds. Some we sell, the others we use in our garden for this seasons crops. By doing this we know where are seeds are coming from, and therefore we know that the produce we sell in the summer is the best around. Continue reading →

If April showers bring May flowers, what do January rains bring. Slush, mud, muck and ice? Yes.

Our yard is a combination of all of the niceities of a January thaw. It has been form 40 – 60 degrees for the past 3 days, and now it is pouring out. In one spot it is slushy. Another is mucky mud. And under all of it is the dreaded ice patches. One would think it was April. Continue reading →

In Fall, when we set out clocks back, most people usually adapt after a week or so from the dreaded and stupid time change. One may feel groggy for a couple days, or even mess up on the time, but… Continue reading →

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We are registered on the National Do Not Call list, so I was surprised when we got a call this morning with a pre-recorded Ron Paul message. I was livid. There is a reason for the Do Not Call List, but obvioulsy, Ron Paul doesn’t respect that. I hate telemarketing, and I personally think it should be outlawed. There is no reason why anyone should be calling you, just to try and sell you something. Continue reading →

It is going to be warm out today, a whopping 45, so I thought I should get some laundry done. Being that we have to hang our clothes to dry, it will be a nice day to hang them on… Continue reading →

Except for the lights and decorations that are outside, and buried under 3 feet of snow, another Christmas has been packed away for this year. I don’t think we will see the ones outside until May.
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One good thing about January, the January thaw.
Even though the temperatures have only been anywhere from -30- =+16, we are for a heat wave starting tomorrow. Heat wave in winter terminology means 30 plus. According to the weather man,… Continue reading →

Wow, I can’t believe how cold it is out.
When I got up at 5:30 to let the dogs out, I couldn’t see the thermometer. I just knew it as cold from the breeze that came in the door. I… Continue reading →