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Entering May
I have a brief update on farm happenings; brief because there just isn't too much going on! Local readers know all about the less than...

Debby Flowers
May 2, 20221 min read
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Waiting
I am beginning this blog with an image that makes me smile; daughter Kori and Aster, one of Daisy's triplets. You would think that now...

Debby Flowers
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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Spring Is Really Here!
It's been an exciting (and tiring, and a little stressful) week! A week ago today (Monday) Belle started off the kidding season with a...

Debby Flowers
Apr 4, 20221 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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Happy Thanksgiving!
Wow, it has been a long time since we have posted a farm blog! The last was before Halloween. This edition of the blog is written by...

Debby Flowers
Nov 25, 20213 min read
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Finally Feels Like Fall!
As the days and weeks passed with no frost and with sunny warm days, Kevin and I experienced a growing sense of unease. Other folks said...

Debby Flowers
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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Spot - A Memorial For A Much Loved Cat
Written by guest blogger Kori Flowers The front deck is so empty now. Spot has moved on to sunnier locales and warmer haylofts, to...

Debby Flowers
Oct 8, 20212 min read
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A Visit to Ole Lake
Mild weather continues - we have had some rain and still no frost. Many people are reveling in the warm weather but it just seems wrong...

Debby Flowers
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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Another Fall Project
In the two weeks since our last blog post we have had some truly beautiful weather. We have had no frost yet although we have had a...

Debby Flowers
Sep 20, 20212 min read
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September Planting
In the two weeks since the last post here, we have had some rain, thank goodness, and a cool-down. It was 42 degrees when I got up this...

Debby Flowers
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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Hot and Dry
Oh, we have had a hot uncomfortable week! 90’s day after day until a reprieve on Saturday when it didn't make it up to 70 degrees -...

Debby Flowers
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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The Cat Days of Summer
While not as pretty as a spring or fall sunrise, the view from the milking stand on Sunday morning still made me happy as the sun lit up...

Debby Flowers
Aug 16, 20212 min read
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Weather Ups and Downs
We got a little rain on Saturday and the temp didn't quite make it to seventy degrees; it made for a somewhat chilly and damp farmer's...

Debby Flowers
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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August begins
The wildfire smoke that covered a large portion of the country at times this week did not miss this little farm! The view from the...

Debby Flowers
Aug 2, 20211 min read
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It's Hot Again!
Ole Lake Farm got some much needed rain this week; it came as a thunderstorm and we got close to 1.5 inches. The corn was knocked about...

Debby Flowers
Jul 26, 20211 min read
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Our Summer Vacation
Both of us were on vacation from our town jobs last week. Kevin was off to scout camp with the troop. They went to the Black Hills - a...

Debby Flowers
Jul 19, 20212 min read
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Mostly A Closer Look At The Pigs
The view from the milking stand was foggy this morning. Kevin is off to camp with the scouts this week and I am "vacationing" at home. ...

Debby Flowers
Jul 12, 20212 min read
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