The dehydrator is here! And since we unpacked it last Thursday, we’ve had it running almost nonstop. We started simple, with apples, bananas, strawberries and mandarins. The mandarins were kind of a flop, but everything else turned out awesome. Then I got fancy and dried some sweet potatoes for Mia, since dried sweet potato and…
Ahhh, the joys of home-ownership! Made even better by owning a home that is 40 years old, built by an engineer and then “remodeled” by a do-it-yourselfer who made some interesting design decisions. We knew what we were getting into when we bought this home, so most of what we’ve found doesn’t come as a…
We decided over the winter that we were going to expand the chicken flock, likely doubling it in size when spring rolled around. We wanted to increase egg production and add some hens that layed colored eggs along with our current girls who all lay brown and cream eggs. At the time, it was before…
So, with all the COVID19 craziness, and working from home, I’ve found it’s more important than ever to get outside and enjoy the fresh air when I can. I often forget during the work day to take a break and go out. This evening, I was enjoying a glass of wine after work at my…
So, quite some time ago, I started following the antics of a farm in Georgia, who has a number of goats, chickens, donkeys, pigs and one rather curmudgeonly turkey. I found them via a friend sharing their post on the book of faces, and thought they were absolutely hilarious. They also happen to share a…
Our first winter in the new house, snow took down half of the chicken run thanks to poor design and extreme snow load. Thankfully we didn’t have any chickens at the time, so while inconvenient, no danger was posed to any animals. We decided to just wait until spring to deal with the aftermath. When…
Happy Friday the 13th! Here we were, enjoying a mostly sunny week, getting used to social distancing, and BAM! Out of nowhere, Mother Nature throws a curve ball at us and brings a snowstorm in to shake things up! And Friday afternoon, it turned to rain, melted away all the snow and Saturday dawned mostly…
A few weeks ago, in a Saint Bernard group that Mike and I both belong to, another Saint parent shared a photo of their baby wearing leggings on their front legs. It turns out, the leggings were elbow pads, designed to protect them from developing hygromas or making existing ones worse. Well, Mia has had…
We lost one of our chickens today. Mike found her dead, in the chicken run. We don’t know what happened to her, she wasn’t wounded in any way. I tucked them in last night and she was fine, made her happy chickie noises at me. So to have her collapse today is so frustrating and…
The other night, I went out to the garage to grab a drink, and while I was out there, I heard a ruckus just outside, in the driveway. It was totally dark out, since it was after 8:30 at night, and I couldn’t see anything. I came back inside and grabbed Mike and we went…
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