Shady Elm Farm
all things great & small

Count it all joy, my brethren, when you fall into manifold temptations, knowing that the proving of your faith works patience. And let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
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Walking along the path

“The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is less than all seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree so the that the birds of heaven come and lodge in its branches.”

Bees
Honey bees.....waiting for my Wisconsin nucs. Lost 4 hives last winter/spring; very disappointing. This is my third year of beekeeping and I've had some great successes (overwintering all hives during 2018/19 awful winter) and complete failures 2017/18 &...

Shady Elm tree
Not all the elm trees on the property are dead. I thought for sure they were, but this one keeps growing up against the 70+ year old garage and for the longest time I ignored it's ancestory. Yes, I think it is a weedy Siberian elm, although I can't say for sure....

With great power comes great responsibility
I find humility necessary to wisely approach a thing of power.

Best Ever Rhubarb Cake
My mom and grandma would make this cake every spring as the rhubarb was starting to fill out. It's not keto (though I make it with gluten free flour these days), but it is an amazing treat ushering in spring/summer: Rhubarb Cake 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup...
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