Ah fall! It’s my favorite time of year. The colors, the crisp air, bonfires, warm soups and, even the ever present autumn cliche: Pumpkin. Spice. EVERYTHING! It’s also a busy time on the ol’ farm. Not only is there a lot that just didn’t get done with the crazy summer schedule, and getting our homeschool […]
Read More Autumn Chores for a Cozy WinterWhat a blessed life we live!
Read More A Morning on The FarmLooking back over our journey there is one factor that has held us back most. I don’t know. . . I don’t know how. I don’t know if it will work. I don’t know if we’ll like it. Well, I’m here to tell you. If you don’t know how, do a quick internet search, ask […]
Read More You Don’t Have To Be An ExpertLast week we had a few days in the mid-upper sixties and today our thermometer topped out at 102 degrees. It’s located on the shady side of our house. We don’t have any air conditioning. Even so, it wasn’t until late afternoon that the house started to feel a little too warm for comfort. We’ve […]
Read More My Favorite Tips For Dealing With The HeatThose of you who follow me on Facebook already heard the meatiest part of this story, but I thought it might be helpful if I filled in some details for anyone who might be in a similar situation. A few weeks back I noticed a chicken ranging around the yard with a bloody, stringy, poopy, […]
Read More Caring For An Egg Bound and Prolapsed ChickenWe’ve been busy on the farm for the past couple weeks. Pair that with returning to the 40 hour work week, and taking care of kiddos ( I know, welcome to the real world, boo-hoo, poor me) and I just haven’t had much mental energy left over for blogging. But I have had the […]
Read More Photos From the FarmI must apologize for the lack of quality content this week, but I’ve decided it’s against my principles to blog when the weather is perfect for outdoor work. I have also been a bit rebellious in regards to house work in favor of getting outside. Last week we were sitting under seven inches of new […]
Read More Spring!It feels like life on the farm has gotten busy, but I really can’t say we have accomplished much more than usual. I joined the sub roster at my daughter’s school and have been called several times. Monday and Tuesday I subbed for my daughter’s teacher, and my already healthy respect for her grew ten […]
Read More News From The Farm, and Homemade YogurtWow! This week has flown by, and I didn’t get as much finished as I had hoped. Does that ever happen to you? After the winter storm two weeks ago we had a cold spell, but it has been relatively warm and breezy this week. It feels a bit like spring, but the groundhog has […]
Read More Friday Already?About 5 days ago when I went out to close up the coop for the night I noticed we were short one barred rock hen. I looked around a little, but since I didn’t see any sign of predation I figured I’d see her in the morning. The next day I looked out while the hens […]
Read More Look What I Found!