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2016 White Leghorn Chicks

2016 White Leghorn Chicks

In assessing how to round out our flock additions this year, we talked a lot about egg colors and which colors might be fun to add to the cartons going to a few of our friends and colleagues on a regular basis. When we first started keeping chickens, we wanted nothing to to with the standard (store bought) white eggs we…
February 21, 2016
At the end of the day…

At the end of the day…

Tired and overwhelmed (though feeling accomplished, for sure) at the end of a very long (self imposed) work day, I did something I don't often do: I turned off the computer and the TV... I did the farm chores and put the animals to bed... I put down my phone and found a big fat log... and I just sat. I…
February 17, 2016
The Mobile Vet

The Mobile Vet

Our nine year old husky mix, Mika, has been struggling with her health for years now, but we hit a really bad spell last week and were quite worried that we were finally looking at "the beginning of the end". Keeping in mind her challenges (ongoing bad arthritis in her back legs and hips in addition to her very upset…
February 13, 2016
Neighbors

Neighbors

Weekend thoughts: I love living "out in the boonies" and appreciate our itty bitty village full of diverse and kind people more than I ever might have imagined. I am grateful for our neighbors who offer good conversations, excess firewood, the sharing of skills, and the opportunity to engage with the sweetest horses and cows (surely) in the whole County. Being all…
February 6, 2016
The Changing Seasons – January 2016 in Review

The Changing Seasons – January 2016 in Review

In thinking about Cardinal's monthly photo challenge, I anticipated doing what I did last year by going back through the month's photos and trying my best to not include every single one of them in my review because 1) there is generally so much that happens each month and 2) because so many of my photos make me so happy…
January 31, 2016
Puddle Jumping

Puddle Jumping

With temperatures in the high 40s and mid-50s for well over a week now, our property is a mess of mud and puddles everywhere the sun hits (and yet still pure sheets of ice where it doesn't). The mud makes taking care of the animals a definite chore...especially when hauling water or trying to contain a bouncing, 100 pound puppy…
January 24, 2016