Galloway Farm

The boys never cease to find creative uses for PVC…a little paracord and some creativity can turn PVC into a cool long bow and arrow.

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The boys were excited to find two kittens that stopped by our barn for a meal and some attention.

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Lola Jane & I enjoyed planting a few shade loving Hostas around the pond.

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Sunflowers are the perfect garden experience for kids for several reasons. They grow fast, they grow big, they change a lot, they get giant flowers and you get to eat them!
Plant the biggest sunflower seeds you can buy. Bigger seeds are better for eating. Stay away from black seeds…they have a strange taste. Once the flowers mature and begin to look dry, cut off the giant flowers.

Let your kids wipe off the surface of the sunflower and they’ll discover all the seeds in the flower’s face. Any way you can, get the seeds out and put them aside.

Soak the seeds for 12 hours or so in hot water and mix in a generous amount of salt. I used some left over Morton’s pickling salt.

Spread the seeds out on a cookie sheet and bake them @ 300 degrees until they are dried out and crunchy. Turn them several times while baking. Mine took 45 minutes or so. Careful not to burn them…burnt seeds aren’t very good.

Take them out of the oven and enjoy your warm fall treats. They are also fun gifts to share with neighbors who’ve never had fresh sunflower seeds!

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Our 5th of 7 children, Claude, turns six years old tomorrow and we celebrated at the farm today with an Army party full of guns and buddies and cousins. Everyone had a great time and we can’t believe Claude is growing up so fast!

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There’s nothing like camping out with 35 little ones! We had PERFECT pre-fall camping weather, just right for a fire and some chili. It will be a great first camping memory for many of the younger ones.

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Sixteen month old Winston, our youngest, is fitting right in around the farm.

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The surprise lily is a fun flower that pops up from the ground after most other flowers are done blooming. It goes by names like magic lily, resurrection lily, pink flamingo flower, hurricane lily, spider lily, naked lily and even naked lady due to its long stem with no leaves. This fragrant flower is nearly two feet tall. It’s always fun to discover new things growing on the farm.

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A good time was had by at all our 4th of July party this year!

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Running a tiller is one of those things that’s a little harder than it looks; but it was a good chance for Jack Boone to get some practice as we continue to battle the weeds in the garden. This is a light weight mantis tiller/cultivator and it’s great for getting up close to the plants.

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