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…
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…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…
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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…
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I spent a lot of time outside with all the animals on the property on Saturday. I walked, I sat, I took pictures, I prayed, I thanked them all for the various roles they play in our lives. I sat with Tom the Turkey for a very long time as…
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What it all boils down to is that I didn’t expect to like them so much. But hold on, let me back up a bit. For years I’ve fantasized about raising our own turkey to eat for Thanksgiving Dinner. I don’t know where this idea came from, or why I…
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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…
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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…
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Sometimes I wonder if we’re doing the right thing living all the way out in the middle of no where, trying our hands at this whole homesteading thing. Then, things like this spontaneously happen while I’m busy doing chores and I think, “Yep, this is exactly where we’re supposed to…