While I am enjoying the lack of commitment to my 1/2 ton milk cow, I am starting to miss the never ending supply of milk that came with said commitment. I am purchasing raw milk from a family that is family in the biological sense and family in the religious sense. I am glad they [...]
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Milk Rations
Posted in On the Farm, tagged breeding, bull, butter, calves, cheese, cow, farm, jersey, Milk, yogurt on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Aw Shucks!
Posted in On the Farm, tagged corn, creamed corn, Family, silk worms on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday evening, The Hubby came home with bushels and bushels of corn. The pastor of our church had given us this corn from his garden. What an abundant blessing! The first thought through my mind was “Yummy! Lots of corn!”. The second thought through my mind was “Oh no! I’m leaving in less than 2 days for [...]
Welcome Back!
Posted in Blogging, Homeschool, On the Farm, tagged camp, Family, friends, normal, raw milk, summer on August 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Have you given up on me yet? Did you think I’d never come back? I wasn’t so sure myself. It has been an extremely busy summer for me and my family. After two weeks of initial recovery from my surgery in May, we headed off to Alabama for a missions trip with Builders for Christ. [...]
Dear Nosey Neighbor…..
Posted in On the Farm, Uncategorized, tagged Cows, dogs, neighbors on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Nosey Neighbor, Thank you so much for your concerns that you expressed to my husband this morning when you dropped by to return my dog. I understand that you are a self proclaimed animal lover. I too enjoy animals of all kinds and would like to take this moment to address your concerns for [...]
I’m A Grandmother!
Posted in Homeschool, On the Farm, Uncategorized, tagged baby, chick, chicken, egg, grandmother, incubator on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yep, a grandmother to a new born chick. Thing 2 hatched out a chicken via incubator today. The egg has been in incubation for 21 days which just happens to be the average amount of days for a chicken egg. She is overly excited. She lays beside the incubator, in the floor, and talks to [...]
Growth Spurts
Posted in On the Farm, Parenthood, Uncategorized, tagged broccoli, brussels sprouts, garden, pepper, Plants, strawberry, tomato on April 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Thing 1 and Thing 2 got new rubber boots to wear to the barn. Aren’t they cute? The girls are growing up so quickly; turning into young ladies. They are so helpful around the house and are eager to please on most days. Speaking of growing: Herb Bed Lettuce and Onions Brocolli Brussels Sprouts Tomatoes and [...]
For me?
Posted in Cooking, On the Farm, Parenthood, tagged Children, Family, fire, garden, grilling, happiness, joy, Life, pergola, planting, sunshine on April 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
All this sunshine… All this warm weather.. All the soft breezes…All the perfectly mild evenings…All this for me???? Hot Peppers Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes Bringing some water to her daddy. Sweet Thing 2! Catching some air on the trampoline Chillaxin in the Pergola Yeah, I know… Coolness… The clothes line I’ve been asking for finally happened! [...]
Spring, Square Foot Gardens, and Sunshine
Posted in On the Farm, tagged broccoli, brussels sprouts, garlic, lettuce, onions, pergola, spring, square foot garden, sunshine, Sunshine Boy on April 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I could sit and soak up this luscious sunshine. It’s radiant rays beg for me to drink them in. I can’t stay inside, I must experience this delicious warmth. We have had a bone chilling, to the core, kind of cold this winter. I’m sure my body temperature dropped a couple of degrees over the past [...]
21 Thought Catch-Up
Posted in Blogging, Homeschool, Marriage, On the Farm, Uncategorized, tagged Bon Jovi, bookkeeper, cloth menstrual pads, Easter, endocrinologist, games, garden, hair, Locks of Love, north georgia mountains, sales tax, soap nuts, square foot garden, Starbucks, Sunshine Boy, weather, Wii on April 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We have had such beautiful weather here in the north Georgia mountains. Perfect weather… not too hot, a slight breeze, a few clouds, lots of sun…. Perfect! I have successfully completed a menstrual cycle with the use of cloth pads. Loved it! I’ll never go back to disposables. I attended my second bi-annual ladies retreat [...]
Cow Manure and Big Machines
Posted in On the Farm, tagged bobcat, garden, manure, plow, spring, sunny, takeuchi, tiller, track hoe, tractor, warm on March 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was such a beautiful day. The temperature was in the 60′s with a nice breeze. The sun was shinning brightly. It definitely felt like the first day of spring. The Hubby took Thing 2 to the park for a picnic and some Daddy / Daughter time. Thing 1 played at a friends house most [...]
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