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February, Where is Our Snow!
In January I had high hopes that we finally had some snow that would stick. That was not to be and if you are local you know - almost...

Debby Flowers
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Preparing for Winter - November Farm Update
Greetings all from Ole Lake Farm! The seasonal wheel keeps spinning and our surroundings are a little less colorful these days - but we...

Debby Flowers
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Goat Kids and Piglets Too!
I will open this post with a picture of Poppy's kids, buckling on the left, Vinca on the right. Our last post was all about the...

Debby Flowers
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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Feeding the Beast and a Doe Update
With February waning, hopefully spring is not far off. We have had a wide range of temperatures this month - a week of above freezing...

Debby Flowers
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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Frosty January, Woodwork, Corn and Goats
Oh January in Minnesota - love it or not, we have to deal with it! Warning here - there will be a photo towards the end of this post with...

Debby Flowers
Jan 30, 20233 min read
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January Woodwork, Chicken and Goat Update
The main story around here is still snow. The picture above is the deep snow in the back yard of The North House. Rollie feeds the birds...

Debby Flowers
Jan 8, 20232 min read
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Spring Things
I've heard more than one person say that since spring got off to a late start this year, we might just jump right in to summer. I hope...

Debby Flowers
May 16, 20222 min read
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Doe Update
The view from the milking stand is still pretty snowy but it's going fast! I only have a couple of doe photos for this post - when we...

Debby Flowers
Mar 21, 20222 min read
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Snowy February
For a short month, this February has seemed like a long one in some ways. Mainly it's been the cold - we are so over having below zero...

Debby Flowers
Feb 28, 20222 min read
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The Power of Kitty Treats
Welcome to the Ole Lake Farm blog - we are glad you stopped by! If you viewed our last post from January 1, you know we have two new shop...

Debby Flowers
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Happy New Year - Welcome 2022
Happy New Year! I will begin this post with a view from the milking stand: Beautiful and COLD! As you can see, we've had a fair bit of...

Debby Flowers
Jan 1, 20223 min read
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