• Chickens

    Quirky Chickens

    When checking for eggs yesterday, I was greeted by one of our two Black Australorps who was ready to lay.  Curious to see what she would do with me watching, I left the door open, stepped back and watched for a minute.  After assessing my intentions, she began moving the…

  • Everything Else

    Weekends Are For Resting…

    …unless you have things to do. Brunch with friends…seed shopping…home brew shopping and future home brew fantasies…emergency water rotation and refilling…goat milking…sun spot & snack loving chickens…attention given to long-ago-dried-and-forgotten herbs…soap frame creating…baby blanket crocheting…goat milk soap making (our very first!)…2013 garden planning…Red Chile Chocolate Porter brewing. Thank goodness for…

  • Chickens

    Chickens…

    …like to eat.  A lot. This was a little treat…a mixture of warm goat’s milk whey (leftover after making cheese) and some oats and it made them very happy on a very cold day. Hope you’re staying warm wherever you are! xoxo, M

  • Chickens

    Fluffy Bottoms & Quirky Ways

    I’ve found myself in this pattern recently…walk outside, check the chickens, feed the chickens, water the chickens, collect the eggs, go back inside…Repeat as necessary.  It’s cold outside and not appealing to my senses, so I haven’t been spending much time out there.  I have found, though, that I’ve been…

  • Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! Thankfully, the past week finally brought us some much needed rain!  Not only has it helped to calm our spirits a bit, but the garden has loved the respite form the heat as well as the moisture from the skies.  Rain water must have some magic in…

  • Chickens - DIY

    Rooster Culling

    After much debate, we culled our rooster on Wednesday.  This culling found us both (Tool Lady and I) in a very introspective place.  Not to say this is a bad thing.  I think that if you’re getting ready to take a life, you should think about it, and have some…