Category Archives: Circle S Farm News

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.  But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”  Mother Teresa Farm news:  I am in Fort Morgan, Al, at the beach with … Continue reading →

Look back at our struggle for freedom, Trace our present day’s strength to it’s source; And you’ll find that man’s pathway to glory Is strewn with the bones of the horse. ~Author Unknown     Those of you who know … Continue reading →

The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. ~Alexander Pope They’re back!!  The writing spiders are back in full force.  I bet there are 200 of these big spiders in my tunnel.  I … Continue reading →

“When you are new at sheep-raising and your ewe has a lamb, your impulse is to stay there and help it nurse and see to it and all. After a while, you know that the best thing you can do … Continue reading →

Do what we can, summer will have its flies. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Last night was Logan’s last night and now he’s headed home for the beginning of his school year.  We went to have dinner with Curtis’s family – a … Continue reading →

“In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. ~Robert Louis Stevenson I’m always glad to see the days get shorter.  Some nights … Continue reading →

“Answer July— Where is the Bee— Where is the Blush— Where is the Hay? Ah, said July— Where is the Seed— Where is the Bud— Where is the May— Answer Thee—Me—” –  Emily Dickinson, Answer July  Farm News:  Logan is finally … Continue reading →

The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit. -Cicero I think this quote has truth that goes beyond farming. Curtis and I moved to this farm over 12 years ago, and we inherited all … Continue reading →

“A cooked tomato is like a cooked oyster: ruined.” Andre Simon (1877-1970) ‘The Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy’ I love tomatoes, cooked or raw, but at the beginning of every tomato season I can’t get enough of a sliced tomato.  Tomato … Continue reading →

Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one Fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the … Continue reading →