New Things...

 

We bought 2 new front tires for our tractor which cost me almost $200 but tractor tires last nearly forever or 20yrs. whichever comes first! Haha! So, it’s a worthwhile investment. We also put on new wheel bearings while we were at it. Kelly is  busy leveling ground where his shop will go...then on to work on the arena!

We also bought a garden cart and a red wagon for kids who visit the ranch to play on…all on sale at Harbor Freight! Got a great deal! Cheaper than used on craigslist and its brand new! We already have a tire swing and hope to put up another one soon. We have a toddler slide and will get a few more things for toddlers to play with.

We want to make your experience out on the ranch something you will always remember as we try to give everyone the blessings of the simpler times your grandparents and great grandparents knew. Back when Ma & her sisters or other ladies would sit on a porch and snap beans or shuck corn by hand and tell stories. Kids would be churning milk or ice cream and playing with the simple things they had around a farm or ranch. The menfolk would be working and cutting up (telling jokes) which made it all seem more like fun than work! A day when barn raising was common place, neighbor helped neighbor and even the most persnickety in a community got along…because they all had to. They all depended on each other. Much was forgiven and overlooked. Society would be a much better place by hanging on to those values of a simpler time.