Category: Winter

A Winter Walk Up Rice Mullen Road at Briden Farm

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Winter Walk of Rice Mullen Road at Briden Farm

It’s the 20th of January, 2023 and this is our first significant snowfall of the Year, and probably of the whole Winter! I’m very thankful it’s the 20th of January and not the 20th of November! That can and has happened, in the past, and can come earlier and stay later! Some years Winter having lasted six months or longer! When we do get snow, significant amounts of snow, we choose to walk most of our Quarter Mile Laneway. This video brings you along with me…

A Magical Winter Wonderland at The Barn Property

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First Snowfall at The Barn

We had our first snowfall of the season last night. While it probably means four months of hardships, harsh winds, and bitter cold, it also brings with it it own beauty. That beauty, the beauty of this magical season is captured in this post and video. As is the incredible work our Goats and Pigs have been doing over the past 80 days! It really captures well, the before and after! 


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A Day at the Beech

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A Day at the Beech

So, it’s probably not the first thing You think of, when you hear we had a A Day at the Beech! However, it is exactly what I did today! From cutting it down with my Stihl Chainsaw to cutting it up, loading it on the truck, and piling it up! One Day, One Tree, and about Half a Cord of Fire Wood. Now, if I can do it seventeen more times, I’ll have our Winter’s Fire Wood.

Last Year was the first year I did our own firewood! We used our kitchen enterprise stove, and had furnace oil and electric backup. This year we plan to have a living room stove and burning both stoves to help eliminate the oil and electric which are already too expensive! 

Thirty years ago, I was a weakling, and my self image was just as weak! I knew I was a weakling and, “I couldn’t do it!” Now, thirty years later, having worked on my self esteem, and in more recent years my physical self, now I’ll tackle about anything! 

As a result, I love working in the wood, and the sense of self esteem and accomplishment that comes from processing one’s own fuel, and food from our gardens, is fun and rewarding. If you’d like to have some fun, and join in, call Brian at 902-907-0770