My daughter-in-law, Morgan, painted this picture for me! I love it! The little bull in the picture is licking at snowflakes that are falling, and he looks just like our bull, Chip! I think this picture just goes perfectly in my office on the hutch! Morgan has her own business (Playful Fox & Co) and … Continue reading Custom art gift!
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Corn, corn, more corn!
I was looking back over my photographs, and then I realized that I completely forgot to post that Noble Farms called us and told us to come down and buy all of that corn if we wanted it! It took us a couple of days of scrambling to figure out where to get a dump … Continue reading Corn, corn, more corn!
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Gift from Uncle Eddie
Uncle Eddie called me Saturday morning and said he was on the way down to our farm, and he was bringing me something! When he got here, he had this gorgeous little coop from Tractor Supply on his trailer! It belonged to one of his church members, but she gave away her hens and decided … Continue reading Gift from Uncle Eddie
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Christmas surprise
The old mean hen set a clutch of eggs and hatched out four little chicks! Technically, she hatched three, and then she left the nest with the peeps, but Ted found a pipped egg while cleaning out the nest box. He brought it inside, and we put it in the incubator, and it hatched that … Continue reading Christmas surprise
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Elfie and Elfis are back!
And they came bearing advent calendar sets for Jake and Sahara!
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Pumpkin time!
Once again, we went to Noble Family Farms for a fun day, and once again, I asked the owner what she was going to do with the pumpkins in the field once they closed for the season. Once again, she told me to come back and take as many as we wanted. A couple of … Continue reading Pumpkin time!
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Mamma Hazel’s Hoosier Cabinet
When I was growing up, my (pronounced mam-maw) Mamma Hazel always had this cabinet in her kitchen. She kept all sorts of things in it. I remember there were cookie jars, and one was always filled with those Keebler Elf fudge stripe cookies. My cousins and I were allowed to eat as many of those … Continue reading Mamma Hazel’s Hoosier Cabinet
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Someone knows me well!
Someone came to my house today, and she was bearing surprise gifts for me! When I opened the box, these are what I found! I am now the proud mama to a showgirl silkie pullet (look at her adorable naked neck!) and a sizzle pullet (the one with feathers sticking up everywhere)! These two beauties … Continue reading Someone knows me well!
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The things we do for our kids
More on this tomorrow...
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Hello, old friends!
I'm getting ready to do something really important to me this afternoon, and so I'm a little bit stressed about it. When I'm stressed, I "nervous clean" so I came upstairs to work on Ted's side of the bedroom closet. In the very back corner I found a bin, and when I opened it, look … Continue reading Hello, old friends!
Striving Acres 