More Horse Barn Progress: The August 2022 Project
Since Bob is gone so much for work and so tired when he is home, I rely on his two-week vacation every August for tackling the big stuff. Nope. His vacations are not spent traveling to some exotic locale, sipping on IPAs by the side of a pool. They are spent here moving the farm dream forward, poor guy. This summer's must-do was more progress on the horse barn which is still also a hay …
Reminding Myself Where We Started…and How Nice It Is Now
I love Advent and Christmas. I love the buildup of Advent. I love the Christmas season. And I love how are living room seems perfectly suited for this time of year. I was taking this picture of the farmhouse living room and it struck me how far we've come. The renovation sort of ended a few years ago, although we still have projects to do in the house as part of that renovation…but let's not …
Nine New Chicks…Surprise!
It has been sooooo crazy busy with the two "situations" that took over my life in March 2022 that I didn't even notice we were one hen short at night. Bob and Emma count chickens when they close up the coop at night. I don't. So imagine my surprise when late one night–after a veeeeerrryyy looooong day–I heard the cheeping of chicks and found a mama hen with babies outside the coop door. It was …
And Rosie Makes Three…Cows, that Is
Just when I thought Scarlett was not pregnant after all, since her due date came and went, she gives birth to a lovely heifer on a cold, wet afternoon in late October. I was on my way to town to have dinner and see a movie with my oldest and I was trying to get the cows to come in before I left. They were waaaaay at the back of the pasture and Dawn was …