...is my treasure trove!!! When we remodeled the bathroom (and on the spur of the moment, I had Mike and Dad knock down the pantry wall to make the bathroom huge), I was left with this door in my kitchen. They were thinking I should drywall over it, but I knew just what to do … Continue reading Behind this door…
Farm life
Ugly volunteer tomatoes ROCK!
During the winter, I was buying a type of tomato at Walmart called Ugly Heirloom Tomaties. They were two to a pack and were $4-$5/pack. The cores were always tossed over the porch railing to my chickens. Walmart quit selling these (along with the hot dogs with no corn syrup and Annie's Cheddar Bunnies and … Continue reading Ugly volunteer tomatoes ROCK!
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New girls
I picked up two Black Copper Maran hens today (and a rooster but he goes to Becky). Everybody else was quite interested in the new girls. They integrated into the flock with only a small squabble with the smallest hen I have (she was not going to any lower on the pecking order LOL). These … Continue reading New girls
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Chick update
She's so fast I can't get good pictures of her! She's feathered out everywhere but her head now, and she's about the size of a softball. She's healthy and thriving!
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Bessie’s night out
That was a first. Bessie has acted strange all day. I thought it was heat again. Teddy thought she was lonely. She carried on all morning so I walked her at lunch and then tied her out in the side and back yard with fresh cold water. She went from the porch stairs to the … Continue reading Bessie’s night out
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Welcome wagon
Every morning, I can count on these two like clockwork. They greet me at the henhouse and jump up on the run... ...to see if I brought them any goodies. Then I am permitted to give both a lightning quick snuggle and get on with the day!
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Making salsa
I was gifted three five gallon buckets full of fresh tomatoes. I know!!! That is AWESOME!!! They had to all be done up pretty quickly though because they were very ripe. The first thing is to get the canner going with the jars in it to sterilize them while working up the tomatoes. In all … Continue reading Making salsa
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It’s the little things…
...that make you love someone. Grand gestures are fun, but it's the day to day little things that reveal the true character of a man's heart. The little things he thinks nobody notices - those are the things that bind you to him because you DO see them. Ted mentioned last week that someone had … Continue reading It’s the little things…
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How did this happen???
This just snuck up on me. You don't see it? How did falling leaves happen already??? ...And dying plants??? Oh wait. That one was all me (no drainage - I drowned it!). Disregard that photo. But how did THIS happen already???? Look at the tree with all its orange and brown leaves behind Bessie!!! I'm … Continue reading How did this happen???
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Pretty girl
DG loves summer!
Striving Acres 