Animals
- The Price Of Winter
With the slightly warmer weather we've had this week,I've been able to open the henhouse doors wide. During the colder winter months,I try to conserve a little warmth in the houses and either clip the doors openat about 6 inches, or close them...
- Fur Coat Ettiquette
The questions that you posed a couple weeks ago continue to provide me withsubject matter for this time when not much is happening on the farm. Since it has been so incredibly cold this week,it's a good time to address this next question. Annie V....
- Here A Flake, There A Flake, Everywhere A Snowflake!
Winter has arrived...a little early. It's been bitter cold...cold enough to freeze the edge of the pond and the autumn leaves that floated there. Yesterday morning, as I headed to the barn for chores,the scene was this: Out in the pasture the horses...
- A Little Wind, A Little Challenge, A Big Thank-you!
Happy February 1st, y'all! I have to tell you,you truly got my creative juices flowing yesterday...so many great ideas!Thanks a bunch.If anything else percolates to the surface, please share with me...I am always searching for ideas. We have been...
- Indoor Gardening
With the arrival of the new year,we have been plunged into frigid winter weather...at least for the time being. Dressing to go out to do farm chores reminds me of how my Mom used to bundle me up to play in the snow when I was a very little girl.I have...
Animals
Preparing For A Colder Snap
It was a balmy 33 degrees yesterday morning as I did morning chores.
Thirty three seems so warm, that I removed my coat and did chores in my
turtleneck and flannel shirt.
By afternoon, though, the wind whistled through the trees...
sending snow twirling in funnels across the pastures...
and plummeting our temperatures downward.
The silver lining was this brilliant blue sky... a rare sight, lately!
Apparently my Canadian friends are graciously loaning us a bit of their air mass,
and bitter cold is moving in to our area.
I will be doing chores in the negative degrees over the next couple of days.
Brrrrrrrrrrr. Thank you.
We've learned to not let a little cold get us down, though.
We will keep the henhouses closed up to retain warmth...
no hen party in the cafe tomorrow, gals!
The horses will get generous helpings of hay over the next several days.
The goats have a little extra hay inside their houses for insulation...
and for snacking indoors!
(The same for the pigs.)
I suspect that MaryAnn will not be coming out for her daily fountain drink
once the cold weather arrives.
(They'll stay nestled in their bed of hay beneath the warmth of their heat lamp.)
Beneath the heat lamps in the barn, I happened to catch a rare scene...
Grumpy Ella Bella almost never shares her bed with another.
However, yesterday she was curled up with TomTom.
I think she may be mellowing in her old age!
I am using this time to work on Wedding projects.
Amongst yesterday's projects were these...
(There were more, too...but I cannot show you everything...
you must wait for the big day!)
I also sewed a few of these "Baprons" (silly name if you ask me)...
they are a cross between a bib and an apron...
providing excellent protection for clothes beneath.
The above one is sized for 24 months to 3T.
These two are 6 - 18 month size,
and are cotton on the outside and flannel on the inside.
I thought a little more about Daisy G.'s question...
What is the best and worst part of owning a farm?
For me, the absolute worst part is saying goodbye to my beloved friends as they pass.
And we have said our share of goodbyes over the years!
However, the good always outweighs the bad...and I wouldn't trade this life
for any other!
- The Price Of Winter
With the slightly warmer weather we've had this week,I've been able to open the henhouse doors wide. During the colder winter months,I try to conserve a little warmth in the houses and either clip the doors openat about 6 inches, or close them...
- Fur Coat Ettiquette
The questions that you posed a couple weeks ago continue to provide me withsubject matter for this time when not much is happening on the farm. Since it has been so incredibly cold this week,it's a good time to address this next question. Annie V....
- Here A Flake, There A Flake, Everywhere A Snowflake!
Winter has arrived...a little early. It's been bitter cold...cold enough to freeze the edge of the pond and the autumn leaves that floated there. Yesterday morning, as I headed to the barn for chores,the scene was this: Out in the pasture the horses...
- A Little Wind, A Little Challenge, A Big Thank-you!
Happy February 1st, y'all! I have to tell you,you truly got my creative juices flowing yesterday...so many great ideas!Thanks a bunch.If anything else percolates to the surface, please share with me...I am always searching for ideas. We have been...
- Indoor Gardening
With the arrival of the new year,we have been plunged into frigid winter weather...at least for the time being. Dressing to go out to do farm chores reminds me of how my Mom used to bundle me up to play in the snow when I was a very little girl.I have...