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Statistically Important
Jason and I have both had bouts of being under the weather in the last few weeks. I was up first and had the oddest symptoms. My symptoms...
hoffywhf
Sep 18, 20143 min read


Water Wars
(post by Jason) Like most spousal rivalries the Water Wars began simply enough. When Melissa and I started Paradigm Farms nearly ten...
hoffywhf
Sep 16, 20145 min read


Moving Day Anniversary
September 11th is a date that always stands out to me for many reasons. On 9/11 I always remember exactly where I was and who I was...
hoffywhf
Sep 11, 20143 min read


Fuel Tank Fiascos
I don’t know why it is, but Jason and fuel tanks look for ways to not get along. On Tuesday he was putting more diesel in the lawnmower,...
hoffywhf
Sep 4, 20143 min read


In Memory of Miracle
Miracle had certainly lived up to her name for almost four years, but sadly the day came last week when we had to say goodbye. Although...
hoffywhf
Aug 28, 20148 min read


Crapper Barrel
Jason and I have been trying to outdo each other for the past few days in the illness department. I managed to essentially give myself a...
hoffywhf
Aug 26, 20143 min read


Summer Arrives
(post by Jason) It’s rapidly approaching the end of August and after a mostly temperate, pleasant summer we are finally getting some...
hoffywhf
Aug 21, 20142 min read


Driveway OCD
For the past week it has felt like we are living in a dust bowl. If you walk outside you instantly feel like you are coated in dust....
hoffywhf
Aug 7, 20142 min read


Eau de Diesel
(post by Jason) Today I spent the time between morning and evening chores working through an accumulated and long list of non-critical...
hoffywhf
Aug 5, 20143 min read


Sometimes You’re The Windshield
Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. I think that pretty much sums up the highlite (or maybe I should say low...
hoffywhf
Jul 31, 20143 min read


Do As I Say
I finally got the last of the blankets sorted, separated and bundled into piles last week. I think I have outdone myself as far as...
hoffywhf
Jul 29, 20143 min read


Getting Buzzed
Our interesting distraction of the day today was the crop duster that buzzed our farm repeatedly. He flew so low over our farm a few...
hoffywhf
Jul 24, 20142 min read


Wasps, Wrenches and Dirt
Jason and I have both been procrastinating finding other important things to do while we have both done our best to avoid jobs we don’t...
hoffywhf
Jul 17, 20146 min read


The Search Ends
As Jason wrote about last week he has spent an inordinate amount of time in search of a new lawnmower. You wouldn’t think it would be so...
hoffywhf
Jul 15, 20143 min read


The Lawnmower Search
(post by Jason) When we bought this farm several years ago it quickly became clear that we were going to need to purchase a lawnmower to...
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Jul 10, 20143 min read


Celebrating with Sparklers
I have a running joke every year that I am going to celebrate surviving another 4th of July with a large number of animals still alive...
hoffywhf
Jul 8, 20143 min read


Burning Down the House
As Jason mentioned in this post he is one of those people that requires a significant amount of sleep each night to be functional. I say...
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Jul 3, 20142 min read


Potty Training
Jason and I decided that this was the week that we were going to get serious about potty training Carter. He has showed zero interest in...
hoffywhf
Jul 1, 20143 min read


More on the Truck Debate
(Post by Jason) We thought our truck blog from Tuesday would probably elicit some strong opinions and we were right ! I will back down...
hoffywhf
Jun 26, 20143 min read


We Disagree About Trucks
(post by Jason) Melissa and I have a running argument about what is adequate in terms of a towing vehicle where horse trailers are...
hoffywhf
Jun 24, 20144 min read
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