Short excerpts about our life on the farm ...

Chick Mansion

Chick Mansion

I think Jim is tired of tubs of chicks, turkeys, and ducklings in the laundry room!   Whenever I hatch eggs, we need a warm room to keep them in until...

Chick Mansion

I think Jim is tired of tubs of chicks, turkeys, and ducklings in the laundry room!   Whenever I hatch eggs, we need a warm room to keep them in until...

Home Grown

Home Grown

With all of the extra time ...

Home Grown

With all of the extra time ...

The Great Pumpkin

The Great Pumpkin

When I think of Fall, I think of pumpkins, hay and scarecrows.  I've been wanting to plant a pumpkin patch for a couple of years, but you have to plan...

The Great Pumpkin

When I think of Fall, I think of pumpkins, hay and scarecrows.  I've been wanting to plant a pumpkin patch for a couple of years, but you have to plan...

Calf and mom walking down fence line on opposite sides.

Calf Scramble

If you've been to a rodeo, you've seen the calf scramble where young children run after calves to take a ribbon off their tail.  Well, we had our own version...

Calf Scramble

If you've been to a rodeo, you've seen the calf scramble where young children run after calves to take a ribbon off their tail.  Well, we had our own version...

Goat milk, anyone?

Goat milk, anyone?

I had grand plans for milking my goats and making goat cheese and soap!  Jim bought me a milking stand for Valentines day and I was excited to get started. ...

Goat milk, anyone?

I had grand plans for milking my goats and making goat cheese and soap!  Jim bought me a milking stand for Valentines day and I was excited to get started. ...

The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Nothing could really prepare us for this weather!  We knew there was a chance for freezing temps and ice and snow, but who would of thought it would last for...

The Big Freeze

Nothing could really prepare us for this weather!  We knew there was a chance for freezing temps and ice and snow, but who would of thought it would last for...