...Ted worked on cutting down a tree that fell across the small chicken yard and driveway. He started working at noon, and we just finished now at 6:37 p.m. The tree fell sometime last night during the storm and smashed down two t-posts and about 16' of fencing. Once he got the entire tree cut … Continue reading All day on Saturday…
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Our very first blueberry!!!
Two years ago, I dumped a massive amount of woodchips in the chicken yard and along the outside of the fence to amend the clay soil. Last year, we planted three blueberry bushes and two blackberry bushes along the chicken yard fence and chicken walkway. Four of the bushes have a few berries on … Continue reading Our very first blueberry!!!
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Luci had babies!
Yesterday, Luci came and got us, following us around in the kitchen and making strange meows. Sahara followed her to see what she wanted, and Luci went straight to the box I'd set up for her earlier in the week and promptly gave birth to a kitten! Sahara yelled for us, and we watched, petting … Continue reading Luci had babies!
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Christmas in July 2016 – Week 1
Every year, I try to do a little Christmas prep because when I started teaching full time, all of my wonderful Christmas and holiday plans just flew out the window. I was the crazy Christmas lady with 27 Christmas trees, and I was able to keep that up for about two years into my teaching … Continue reading Christmas in July 2016 – Week 1
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Where have I been?
It's been twelve days since I've posted anything on the blog! So what in the world have I been up to??? I'm glad you've asked! I teach at an e-school (online/virtual school) in Ohio. Our summer break is not the entire summer like most school districts get; instead, I get from June 16th through July … Continue reading Where have I been?
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Morgan graduated!!!
Gramma Izzie, Morgan, and Grandma Rita Wiseman Last week on Friday, our daughter in law graduated from cosmetology school! We are so proud of her! She put in over 1500 hours to get certified in Ohio (in comparison, kids in Ohio who attend public school only go 920 hours). Before she went to do this, … Continue reading Morgan graduated!!!
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Little farm boy
We came late to the farming venture. Our kids are now 25, 21 1/2, 16 1/2, and 9 1/2 years old. We always had some chickens scratching around and sometimes a goat, but Jake is the only one that's grown up with pretty much all of these farm animals constantly around...and he loves them all. … Continue reading Little farm boy
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Happy Father’s Day!
I finally got a picture of all the kids with Ted!!! We took this after going to see Finding Dory together as a family (it's great by the way). Teddy, Morgan (Teddy's wife), David (Janeesa's boyfriend), Janeesa, Jake, Ted, and Sahara
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This little piggy went to market
Well, not to market - to be processed. A reality show crew should have taped us last night. Ratings would have been super high, and people would have laughed and laughed. Ted took scraps into the trailer, and Bitsy went right in there. Dixie took a few seconds of coaxing because she just didn't like … Continue reading This little piggy went to market
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Pigs are like big rocks…
...they don't move easily. Ted built that ramp, backed the tractor and trailer down to the chicken gate, and set up a corridor with electric wire to get the pigs to move to the trailer. I saved the scraps for two days in hopes that they'd follow that scrap bucket right to the trailer. My … Continue reading Pigs are like big rocks…
Striving Acres 