Animals
- With Love
It's that time of year...when we all get a little mushy around here. The girls wanted to wish you all a very Happy Valentines Day...and tell you that YOU are LOVED!! As with any holiday...we have a reason to dress up and celebrate...and so that...
- A Little Christmas Cheer For You
With just four days left until our big family Christmas celebration(Sunday)...it is time to finish up all of the little holiday details. Yesterday the animals finished picking their Christmas outfits. You might remember that Daphne and Chloe picked...
- It Really Is....
...beginning to look a whole lot like Christmas around here! I spent much of yesterday decorating for Christmas.At this point I can show you the living room tree... Woodland critters is the theme for the living room. The mantle above the fireplace......
- Out And About
For weeks now, Daphne and Chloe have lived on a very narrow path from their house to their water and food area.Back and forth all day...refusing to go off the path. Unlike the horses, who trudge through the snow, no matter how deep,these gals will...
- Today's Lesson....sharing
What an amazingly beautiful day we had here yesterday. I began morning chores at 6:30 with temps in the teens....brrrrr! by the end of the afternoon we saw 35 degrees.(amazingly, that felt warm!) (Is there anything sweeter than sleeping minis?)There...
Animals
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like.....
Christmas!
After all of the sadness, it's definitely time for a little Christmas cheer!!
First a couple of party pics that I had promised you...
By the time I started getting food on the table (buffet style),
I forgot to take pictures.
But I did get a few shots of the cookies that I baked....
Coconut macaroons, peanut blossoms, pecan pie bars, spritz,
ginger snaps, russian tea cakes, spritz, and iced lemon cookies.
The table was decorated in red with white snowflakes.
About a half hour before the party, Oakley came back from a run in the woods.
Oakley: "Ok, I'm ready for the party.... I finally smell good again!"
Why is it that after you give a dog a bath, he's not happy until he once again
smells gamey?
The first activity was a farm tour.
Moonbeam welcomed everyone with his Mr. Ed impersonation.
The goats are always a favorite...
especially Dot, who was extra charming (begging for Ritz).
Following the farm tour we had a buffet dinner:
London Broil, Tequila Chicken, Shrimp cocktail
Pasta Salad, Fruit salad,
punch, mulled cider,
Vidalia onion/ Swiss cheese bake,
Fresh vegetable tray,
Homemade Guacamole, and other munchies were on the menu...
and of course Christmas Cookies!
Yesterday we spent a little time playing "dress up".
Chloe: "Hmmmm, so much to choose from...."
Me: "Oh, Chloe, you look so festive...
which is your favorite?"
Chloe: "I think I like this garland the best! It reminds me of hay."
Chloe: "Definitely not this elf hat....it makes me look like a unicorn!"
Daphne: "Is that you, Chloe?"
Sam: "I don't know, but...."
"I think this hat is a little too heavy for my head"
The rest of my afternoon was spent constructing a Christmas star for Hubbs.
He had told me over the weekend that he thought our old log cabin needed a star.
So, I got to work in the shop and made this...
Thanks, Jim and Kathy, for helping me get it hung in time to surprise Hubbs!!
- With Love
It's that time of year...when we all get a little mushy around here. The girls wanted to wish you all a very Happy Valentines Day...and tell you that YOU are LOVED!! As with any holiday...we have a reason to dress up and celebrate...and so that...
- A Little Christmas Cheer For You
With just four days left until our big family Christmas celebration(Sunday)...it is time to finish up all of the little holiday details. Yesterday the animals finished picking their Christmas outfits. You might remember that Daphne and Chloe picked...
- It Really Is....
...beginning to look a whole lot like Christmas around here! I spent much of yesterday decorating for Christmas.At this point I can show you the living room tree... Woodland critters is the theme for the living room. The mantle above the fireplace......
- Out And About
For weeks now, Daphne and Chloe have lived on a very narrow path from their house to their water and food area.Back and forth all day...refusing to go off the path. Unlike the horses, who trudge through the snow, no matter how deep,these gals will...
- Today's Lesson....sharing
What an amazingly beautiful day we had here yesterday. I began morning chores at 6:30 with temps in the teens....brrrrr! by the end of the afternoon we saw 35 degrees.(amazingly, that felt warm!) (Is there anything sweeter than sleeping minis?)There...