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The Dog Days of Summer
While there are many things that need to be taken care on the ranch, it is simply too hot outside. I guess you could say we are in the maintenance state – mowing the grass around the house and tending the small garden early in the morning. Our list of things to do is growing…
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Happy 2nd Anniversary!
Happy anniversary! Today is our second anniversary as land owners. It has been an exciting two years and we have many plans for the upcoming year. We are continuing to attend local workshops and training sessions on raising cattle and improving forage. We have purchased our own five black Brangus heifers. Brangus are a cross…
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Tying up the Loose Ends
With the house built and our furniture and belongings in it, it was time to type up the loose ends on our homestead. The first major project for our new house was to build a porch across the front of the house and a small porch at the backdoor. From the very beginning Charlie…
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Out with the Old, In with the New
2018 brought many changes for Charlie and I. Charlie retired at the end of January and we began our focus on our move to the Wheelers’ Country Road. We had chosen a home to build on our property and we prepared our ‘city house’ to sale. We had set up dates to put in our…
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Learning to be “Producers”
Charlie and I are moving forward in our dream to start a cow-calf operation. This post tells about several of the meetings and trainings we have attended.
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Cows, Bugs & Fish…Oh My!
What do you do when your husband calls and says he’s on his way home from work so we can leave for the country? You quickly pack the necessities and plan on buying the rest later! We had debated whether to go up on Thursday after work or wait until early Friday – but Thursday…
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Don’t Fence Me…Out!
When we first purchased the property, there were two fenced sections which I like to call the “Back 50” and the “Lower 25.” Having a small herd of cattle on the “Lower 25” (which is where the trailer is) was entertaining until the cows became too familiar with us, the trailer and deck, and our…
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Cinco de Moo-yo
We celebrated Cinco de Mayo weekend in the country and it was muy bien. No big fiesta- just mainly siestas and relaxing. The Sam Houston statue on I-45 symbolizes to us that we are leaving Houston aka The Big City and headed into The Country since our turn off the freeway to Lovelady is right…
The Wheeler's Country Road 