We’re back… we have internet once again. This week I’m hoping to get back on track quickly and start updating regularly. We found out why our internet went out… a tree next to our house was struck by lightning. The lightning hit our satellite dish as well as the modem. …

Our alpacas are without the internet! We connect to the internet with Hughes net via satellite. Our internet has been out since Saturday July 14th. We are able to connect at times but our internet speed is below 5 kb per second. Most of the time we are not able …

The temperature here has been over 100 degrees for days now and the grasshoppers are back. Needless to say I think our garden is done. I was amazed we were able to save some of our tomatoes from the grasshoppers and the heat. I canned my very first tomatoes… 8 …