January must have been the longest year ever, don’t you think? All kidding aside, I’m glad for the turning of a page, even if it’s just a page in the 2025 calendar. January brought us our coldest night yet (-19*), lots of frozen water alongside a bit of wood chopping,…
Hey! Hi! Hello there! Thank you for being here! I’m enjoying black tea with milk and honey (per usual), but we have coffee and a variety of herbal teas I can happily brew for you, if you’d prefer. What would you like? How you’ve been? Your family? Work? Done anything…
I kid you not, we’d just put her on the cull list. With wonky, inconsistent eggs and a perpetual limp (for no good reason) we figured she could provide a nice stock since she’s beyond her prime for straight eating. And then she goes and does this. I swear she must’ve…
This post could have easily be called, “On remembering why we started”. Though I microblog a lot these days, there are times I’m not sure how to even address the battles happening on the farm and within myself… And so I wait to find the right words at the right…
Whew…they say things come in waves…and in threes…and so, boy do I have a story for you! As the title alludes, we had seven kids born within 14 hours here this weekend…Saturday afternoon thru Sunday morning. Lucy started showing signs of labor late on Friday evening. Pawing a bit, begging…
I want to start off this post by thanking each and every one of you for your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes (whether spoken or left unspoken) as we’ve processed our losses. Your care, compassion, and intentions for us are all so deeply appreciated. I realize that the last couple…