Chickens and Corn: Not an Ideal Combo

About now my husband and I are rethinking our put-the-chickens-in-the-corn-surrounded-by-the-electric-fence-strategy. It seemed like the perfect solution. A creek  passes  through our property which we love for all kinds of reasons. However, it is also the raccoon...

Fresh Milk

Late Sunday evening my husband disappeared. He came home toting hobbles for Lolly’s (our new milk cow) back legs. Her milk was ready for us to start drinking, he explained, and the hobbles would keep her from stepping in or kicking over the milk bucket while he...

Oh, What Do You Do in the Summertime?

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by? Is that what you do? So do I! Oh what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you swim in a pool, to keep...

Today’s Harvest

There it is. Our very first egg from our laying hens. I don’t even want to crack it open because it’s the first one! Silly I know, it can’t last forever after all. I thought I’d pick a few tomatoes and peppers for dinner tonight. The garden is...

New Arrivals

Here’s our new milk cow, Lolly. She’s been at my in-laws with the steers we’re raising. However, on Friday look who joined the world a whole month earlier than we were expecting. At first the chidren wanted to name him Pop as the other half of...

Theseus and the Minotaur

This summer has yielded considerably less writing time than I had hoped. One reason being the many summer projects I enjoy with my children. Practicing and performing a play with my children, nieces, and nephews is one my favorite summer activities despite the large...