Animals
- A Little "catch-up"
We've had four days of summer festivities.Four days of fun. Our Fourth of July picnic in the pavilion was a blast. The food.....oh the food....Our smoker was working overtime...filled with ribs and chicken.Yummmm-yummmmm. We had four days of hot,...
- Back Up Plan
Yesterday was day one without water at the barn.Getting water out to the animals was a matter of filling up 9 three gallon watering cans at the house to haul around to birds and goats.Luckily I had just filled the horses' troughs before the pump...
- Sustainability
Sustainability. It's a buzz word. You hear it in relation to agriculture, and energy and industry.It's the mantra of the new"green" culture. Sustainability. The dictionary defines it thusly: the capacity to endure. Simply....doing what we need...
- Autumn Gardening
Amazingly, it is mid October and soon the end of this year's gardening season.You wouldn't guess that, though, if you looked at my garden.So much of it is still going strong. The garden fences are totally covered in flowering vines and gourds...just...
- Gearing Up For Spring
Finally, after so many months of snow and Winter's icy grip, we were treated to a balmy, sunny weekend. Ahhhh....the promise of Spring....a much needed gift was bestowed upon us this weekend. And we took full advantage of it. We...
Animals
Garden Delights
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth,
and no culture comparable to that of the garden."-- Thomas Jefferson
It seems there is nothing more peaceful to me than sitting in my garden,
with a barn cat on my lap....
watching plants grow,
and soaking in the positive energy that they exude.
I am amazed each morning as I water the garden
how much growth there is in just one day's time.
I have decided that of all the things that I do,
gardening is my favorite!
To watch our food grow,
knowing that we have raised it organically,
and then to be able to harvest it
and enjoy it's healthy sustenance
is the most rewarding thing I can think of.
Come with me and take a peak at how things have grown
since your last visit....
- A Little "catch-up"
We've had four days of summer festivities.Four days of fun. Our Fourth of July picnic in the pavilion was a blast. The food.....oh the food....Our smoker was working overtime...filled with ribs and chicken.Yummmm-yummmmm. We had four days of hot,...
- Back Up Plan
Yesterday was day one without water at the barn.Getting water out to the animals was a matter of filling up 9 three gallon watering cans at the house to haul around to birds and goats.Luckily I had just filled the horses' troughs before the pump...
- Sustainability
Sustainability. It's a buzz word. You hear it in relation to agriculture, and energy and industry.It's the mantra of the new"green" culture. Sustainability. The dictionary defines it thusly: the capacity to endure. Simply....doing what we need...
- Autumn Gardening
Amazingly, it is mid October and soon the end of this year's gardening season.You wouldn't guess that, though, if you looked at my garden.So much of it is still going strong. The garden fences are totally covered in flowering vines and gourds...just...
- Gearing Up For Spring
Finally, after so many months of snow and Winter's icy grip, we were treated to a balmy, sunny weekend. Ahhhh....the promise of Spring....a much needed gift was bestowed upon us this weekend. And we took full advantage of it. We...