After my post yesterday about my equine care for the next two weeks, I received an email from a friend saying: “Can I pretty please bring Natalie over some evening so she can “help” you take care of them (the horses)? She will love you forever!” Love me forever? I wasn’t about to let that … Read More
There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of man. ~Sir Winston Churchill I’ve mentioned them before — Red and Silk — our neighbor’s horses. For the next 2 weeks — I’m pretending they are mine! My love of horses goes way back to my childhood. Though having … Read More
Growing up we didn’t have pets. Unless you call fish pets. I don’t. Fish are more decoration. What always confused me about us not having pets is that my father grew up with a dog, my mom spent time on her grandparent’s farm. Now that I think of it, I don’t think as many people … Read More
You don’t need to be a smoker to make rings! But it takes talent to make “air rings” While laying on your back on the bottom of the pool Evidently it is hard to explain the technique the result is pretty cool though. I’ll tell ya, such talent in our family ! 🙂 Then, there … Read More
Are you my mother? Today we decided to test how the adult chickens would take to having the chicks around. First we only let Rosie in with the chicks since she was so “motherly” to the younger chicks last summer. Rosie did great. The other two hens….well, let’s just say they were not as happy … Read More
In all the excitement around here with barn raising and birthdays I haven’t had a chance to tell you about our little chicks arriving! Last Friday Danae and I took the 15 minute drive to my friend Craig’s house to get our fluffy-feathered-friends. This is the group we picked from . . . 37 little … Read More
A barn. Trees. Chickens.A barn raising – slowly, but surely. The barn is going up. The weather hasn’t exactly cooperated with barn-work, however the weekend is looking good! Finally, the flowering crab is about to burst into beautiful color. One branch is on the way … by Friday it should be all out blooms! Only … Read More
Which came first? The chicken or the egg?At our house, it was definitely the chicken(s), which came on the scene here last July — as chicks. I’ve learned a lot about chickens over the past year – thanks to my friend Craig. Craig has lots of chickens at his place, and according to him – … Read More
Today …Nate walked in the door and said, “Mom, I found a dog”. Me: “What? A dog? Where?” Nate: “In the garage, a collie, I found it on the road to our house, around the corner”. At the last comment I was pretty sure I knew who the dog belonged to, and the dog’s name, … Read More