More Snowy Shots From Ye Olde Homestead [A Photo Journal]

Snow sliding off the roof of the garage.

Chickens hanging out under the shed.

There is a boat under there.

Smiley face.

Trees.

Old Union Hall Schoolhouse.

Swinging in the Trees.

Sleds Waiting Patiently.

Snowy Chickens and a Simple Christmas Tree

So, here we are in the path of the snow storm. Can I just say ~ YAY! The pictures above were from the very onset of the snowfall. We got [...]

Super Quick Update

I have been away from blogging for about a week now and I do have to say the break was much needed and much appreciated. My family and I traveled [...]

Shopping ~ Graduating ~ Writing ~ Chickens & Eggs [shells are optional] ~ & Finally, A Little ‘Clean’ Humor

Nerdy Shopping & The Games We Play
So, yeah. Today I went shopping with Amanda. I would post her picture, but we have this deal ~ I don’t post pictures of [...]

Get back to basics * Support farmers * Support Campbell’s ‘Grow Your Soup’ Barn Revival

Megan was a member of her school’s FFA organization. That stands for Future Farmers of America. She took Agriculture in 8th grade because she loves the earth and wanted to [...]

Our First Eggs

Our hens are getting so big and now is the time to start watching for eggs.  These are the first two and DH found another smaller one last night. It [...]

Homemade Pickles

In the 7 years I have lived in rural America I have made homemade jams, put up frozen squash, green beans, and apples, made zucchini bread (from zucchini from our [...]

More From the Garden

Today DH, Stephen, & I dug up two bushels of potatoes and picked the last of the beans.  Then DH plowed the ground in preparation for the Fall crop.  Later [...]

Ode to a Little White Chicken

Okay, so it is not really an ode.  And, it is called a Leghorn, not a “white” chicken.  But, this is a post to say farewell to one of my [...]

Running of the Chickens feat. Amanda

I never thought I would enjoy having chickens around as much as I do.  Every morning I go down to their coop to let them out for the day – [...]

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

I estimated today the chickens are about 2 1/2 months old.  A few weeks back they were moved to their permanent home in the chicken coop.  They then spent a [...]