• Chickens

    It just keeps getting better…

    Not only is one of our Buff Orpingtons on a roll with her almost daily laying of a sweet, pink, egg… But now one of our black and white Easter Eggers has started up again, too, with a very light green (and very long) egg almost daily as well! Oh yes, we just might get to stop purchasing eggs again!…

  • 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 eggs each day, but yesterday also brought us the tiniest,…

  • 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 make this part-time homesteading gig a full time one… how…

  • 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 puppies again, so I’ll take it 🙂 xoxo, M

  • 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 fall to shift into snow flurries and the house is…

  • Chickens,  Everything Else,  Grow,  Harvest

    The Changing Seasons – August and September in Review

    If you’re keeping track, you might have noticed that I skipped my monthly reflection for August…and you might even notice that my reflection for September is a full two weeks late… Geez… Yeah, the past few months have been a whirlwind of work, property and animal upkeep, and…oh yeah! the planning, prepping for and actual celebration of our marriage! So,…