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Granny Square Blanket – Complete

It's finished! It's finally finished! It took two full months and more brain power than I anticipated to complete (being a new-to-me stitch and all) but it's all done and I'm pretty happy with my first ever Granny Square blanket! A photo posted by Melissa (@evergrowingfarm) on Aug 28, 2016 at 4:16pm PDT I learned a ton along the way...including…
September 6, 2016

Quiet around here…

With our Freezer Wealth bursting at the seams with the nine ducks, seven turkeys, and five chickens that have recently been culled, I am humbled by the quiet that whispers through the property these days. There will be more to say about the process, the plans, and the recipes (especially in regards to the ducks) but, for now, there are just…
August 23, 2016

Muscovy Ducklings – All Grown Up

All grown up and completely gorgeous, our Muscovy ducklings are no longer ducklings! Instead, they're trying to fly all over the garden and eating us out of house and home with their love of and obsession for chicken scratch as a snack! So, I've been joking on social media that it's time to send them to freezer camp... but it's…
August 19, 2016

Granny Square Blanket…Almost There

With almost six weeks invested, in tiny increments of actual Crochet Time (mostly in the truck on the commute to and from work), and 54 granny squares created, my first Granny Square Blanket (er...throw) simply needs to be stitched together! It's almost silly how excited I am about this simple creation :-) Do tell...what are you creating these days? xoxo,…
August 2, 2016

Why did the Leghorn cross the road?

Because he didn't know that that's where the coyotes live ;-) Despite their cute beginnings and all our hope for gobs of pure white eggs, our Leghorn chicks have grown into the most ridiculous chicken raising experience to date. Between their flightiness (yes, you all warned us) and our dogs, we've lost five of our eight Leghorns to escape and…
July 28, 2016

Broody Mamas

These two broody mamas are sharing the nest these days. Not every day, mind you, but often enough for it to either end in endless cuteness and shared responsibilities. . . or in tears. Can't wait to see the little fluff balls developing beneath them, though! Soon enough... Soon enough. xoxo, M
July 23, 2016