 Have you checked your computer security lately or have you become slack? It is so easy to think that would never happen to me! Why take the time and thought to worry over something that will never occur. After all, who would be interested in me, my identity or my computer? The answer: Hackers! Often, it is ...  Pruning and training in the vineyard is the consuming work during the spring and early summer of the year. With 20 acres of grapes, there is plenty of work for everyone! First, the dead wood must be cut out. Because of the wind here in west Texas, I have not taken any pictures of pruning. Now, we are training ...  Now that spring is here, the work has really picked up in the vineyard. We have 20 acres of grapes planted in 3 varieties. Roussanne is a French variety and is white. Aglianico and Montepulciano are both Italian reds. In 2008, we planted 2.3 acres of Roussanne and 2.8 acres of Aglianico. This year, these are ...  Bees swarming! This is what was found one morning when we got the vineyard: After investigating on the internet, we found that this is what happens when there are two queens. One leaves taking her following with her to a temporary location. The queen is in the middle of all the honey bees for protection. Seven to ...  The garden is officially planted and it was definitely a family affair! It took us several hours on Sunday afternoon to complete but I am so excited to have it finished. The garden spot is in the middle of the rye which has been planted as a cover crop - to hold the soil from blowing ...  *Update: After being on the GAPS diet and changing our diet to eliminate sugar as much as possible, I now use diluted honey for our syrup. The ratio is 2/3 c. honey to 1/3 c. water. It is delicious and especially when warmed! As you might imagine, with our size family and having pancakes almost every ...  What does 5:00 mean to you? To our chickens it means, time to get out of the chicken yard and out into the open range! |
     
 
God has amazingly blessed me, Dina-Marie, with a wonderful husband and 10 beautiful children. Moving from our "secure" life in Alabama to the "exciting" life of starting a vineyard in west Texas has definitely been challenging. Besides frugality, farm life and simple living, I have learned the importance of diet, quality of food and traditional cooking. Through the GAPS diet, I am successfully reversing my rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and food allergies. I hope to encourage you to make the most of where you are and what you have as I share my life with you. 
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