I bought two turkeys from the same little girl I purchased my other white birds from last summer and this summer. She couldn't take them to the fair (lots of poultry exhibits have been banned right now) so she gave me first dibs on them. I immediately went to see the little Amish lady who … Continue reading Trial run Thanksgiving
Month: August 2015
Estate auction – woohoo!!!
After dropping the puppy off to meet her new owner, we headed to a local auction. This wasn't the auction we normally attend on Saturday nights. This was a real auction with tons of tools and antiques. Unfortunately, there were no farm items there, and the two items that I was interested in went very … Continue reading Estate auction – woohoo!!!
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Christmas in July Week 4
This week, I found a gift for my Dad. It was one of those neat, fun, super duper, one-in-a-million finds that just happens. I stumbled across it and couldn't resist! I also picked up the most adorable stuffed Grinch for twenty-five cents!!! He's going on the tree as a topper!!! He's pretty big (baby doll … Continue reading Christmas in July Week 4
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It was a long week
I love taking pictures around the farm, and I love sharing about it all on this blog. Sometimes, though, there just aren't enough hours in the day to do everything. This past week was one of those times. I simply packed too much into the week to sit down and blog about it. I have … Continue reading It was a long week
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Some days…
...you just have to know how to forget all about it.
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Fostering (again)
I was cruising Facebook Saturday and saw this: I just couldn't leave her in the pound for the weekend (she'd have been stuck until Monday because the pound is closed Saturday afternoon through Monday morning). I contacted the assistant dog warden to let her know I'd foster the puppy, and I was on my way … Continue reading Fostering (again)
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Music soothes the wild beast(s)
I went to the high school to watch the band camp show. Sahara is in marching band again and loving it. I happened to look left across the field, and there were these beauties. A few minutes later, two more joined them. Sahara said these deer stand on that side of the field all the … Continue reading Music soothes the wild beast(s)
Striving Acres 