Is it Love?

Is it love or photoshop?  We're not sure.

Max is Great!

Roxie's son Max lives on a farm in Indiana.

King of the TTs

Michael and Sherpa

Sherpa, Champion Deep Acres Autumn Splendor,  felt like King of the TTs when he took Best of Breed last weekend at the Albany Kennel Club Show.  And he really is!   It was a big win too.  A 5-point major!  That means that there were lots of dogs in the ring and Sherpa prevailed.   Only 4 more points and he will be crowned a Grand Champion.  What's next?  King of the TTs?

Sherpa and his dad, Michael, are championship farmers too.  They live with a brood of hens and grow all sorts of tasty produce.  Just check out their sweet potatoes.   Fresh eggs and sweet potato hash browns!  What could be better?  I'm sure our invitation is in the mail.

The blessing of the sweet potatoes

Annie's Search for Sandy

We know what we will be watching this weekend. Check you local TV listings for details.

Happy Halloween from Gibbs

Roxie's 15-week-old pup Gibbs is dressing up as the Travelocity Gnome this Halloween.

Fields of Flowers

Lola in the Nasturtium Field

Did you know that my formal name is Compo de Fiori?  Fields of Flowers in Italian.  And that's what we have here at Deep Acres Farms.  Fields of Flowers.

Last March we ordered tiny paks of Mexican Sage, Japanese Anenomes, and Flowering Tabacco from a seller on ebay.  Later we planted Nasturtium seeds.   The Mexican Sage is now 5 feet tall and in just coming in flower.  They are late bloomers and grown as annuals in cold climates like ours in Iowa.   We took some cuttings which are already rooting and we hope to take them through the winter indoors.

 

Mexican Sage

Japanese Anemone

Roscoe Sends His Love

My boy Roscoe, who turned three-years-old this month, wrote from Maine to send his love.

"I'm quite the young man around town, although I'm often mistaken for a Portuguese Water Dog (thanks mostly to Bo, the White House pup).  I always politely explain that, 'No, I'm a Tibetan Terrier…thank you!'"