• Chickens

    What may look like a simple egg…

    …is really a sign of hope… a sign that the days really are getting longer… a sign that Spring (though two months away) really is just around the bend… and therefore totally worthy of a photo shoot! Yes, for months we’ve only gotten one or two beautiful, dark brown, Maran…

  • Chickens - Family - Goats

    Up Close

    In the Quiet that is January, I’ve been allowing myself the space to rest… to do nothing…or very little… while dreaming big and allowing my desires to float up to the top and dance in front of my imagination. In the Quiet that is January, I’ve been brainstorming ways to…

  • Chickens - Everything Else

    Just a Dusting

    Well, after all the hype (and hope), we didn’t get much snow out of the storm last night. It sure was pretty when the sun came out this morning, though! However, there was just enough snow on the ground to freak out the chickens and make the dogs act like…

  • Chickens - Prepare

    Chop Wood, Carry Water

    Or maybe it’s chop water, carry wood? When the nights dip low enough to leave a nice thick layer of ice on the goat’s water and you have to jab at it with the nearest, sharpest object… And the forecast calls for even lower temps and the potential for rain…

  • Chickens - Turkeys

    Holding Steady

    The mice are moving into and taking over the chicken coop, but so are the (baby) bull snakes. The hose that feeds the water to the chicken coop busted, spewing water all over the place, but it’s almost time to remove it anyway and unhook it from the spigots due…

  • Chickens - DIY - Goats - Grow - Harvest - Turkeys

    Life, Unfiltered

    Technology allows us to edit and crop the real life out of the “real lives” we all share via our websites and on social media.   As a blogger, I want to document our journey while creating a pretty, inviting space that you, my dear reader, want to spend some…

  • Chickens - Goats - Grow - Turkeys

    Playing Catch Up

    The last couple of weeks have been a bit trying for me.  Between work and home, there’s just so much to do and so little time!  I’m exhausted all the time.  Happy, but truly exhausted. I feel behind on everything. The garden is still being put in, we need to…