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I am a list maker and a planner. Each day, I have a plan for what I am doing that day - gardening and livestock kick that plan in the...
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- Jun 13, 2016
- 1 min
Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens
This has been a busy few days, and one of the very best parts has been the addition of some new farm family members!! On Wednesday I got...
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- Jun 11, 2016
- 1 min
Herding Trials
A couple of my dogs are herding types, and I have often wondered if I could train them to herd my sheep (hint: no) Last weekend my...
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- Jun 5, 2016
- 1 min
Sunday in the afternoon
This really started on Saturday, with a busy day at the Farmer's Market - lots of fun, but 8-9 hours on my very sad knees made for a...
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- May 30, 2016
- 1 min
The Hospital Hen Returns
A little over a year ago, Thorin Oakenshield was attacked by a hawk and badly injured. She lost the sight in one eye, half her wattle,...
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- May 11, 2016
- 1 min
By any other name
I went outside this evening to weed the garden. I was totally side-tracked by the chickens and realized, finally, after 55 years, what...
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- May 7, 2016
- 2 min
Broody Busting
So there is a thing some chickens do. They think it is time to hatch their eggs, so they sit on the nest for weeks and weeks and weeks -...
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- May 6, 2016
- 1 min
Raindrops on buttercups
I have become one of those people who are excited beyond measure when Friday rolls around. I like my job, but I love my life outside of...
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- May 1, 2016
- 1 min
Ethel-izing
Our favorite hens have always been Buff Orpingtons, and we have always named all of them Ethel. My best hen ever (Ethel) used to stay...
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- Apr 22, 2016
- 1 min
Chick Life
I just adore chickens - fussing about with them, building little things for them, insisting they cuddle even though they hate it. The...
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- Apr 19, 2016
- 1 min
Just eat it
A few years ago I launched the "if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em program" at the farm. I was so tired of trying to control the wild...
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- Apr 17, 2016
- 1 min
Whine
Nobody whines like a big dog - except ME!!! While I was off living the good life at the Farmer's Market on Saturday, my beloved husband...
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- Mar 11, 2016
- 1 min
Here's your sign
It is too early to plant, I KNOW this (and learned it the hard way). But, we are having an unseasonably warm spell. And this morning, I...
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- Mar 8, 2016
- 1 min
Saying goodbye to Hanna
We said goodbye to our wonderful Hanna this morning. After 31 years, her heart failed and she seemed content to move on to the next...
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- Feb 26, 2016
- 1 min
Son of ....
One of the best things about my house, is the large, covered porch. I can leave things outside, and know that they will not get wet even...
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- Feb 22, 2016
- 1 min
What to do, What to do
Sometimes I wake up in the morning with so many ideas running through my head, I can't decide what I want to do first. Yesterday was...
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