Animals
- Goodbye Annie
Annie September 4, 2002 - August 31, 2008 Doc's dog (Annie) was killed when a hunter came onto her (posted) property Sunday afternoon, and knowingly shot Annie (who was barking and protecting her property) with an arrow, clipping her femoral artery...
- Weekend Wrap-up
Our weekend was a bit of a whirlwind.Saturday was a day away from the farm...a trip to Philadelphia for Inna's wedding (you might remember we held the Fall in Love bridal shower for her this past October.) Inna and her mother and brother immigrated...
- Reform School For Annie
Our Annie has left the puppy stageand made the transition to adolescence. And (if you have had dogs then you know this all too well) with adolescencecomes a whole new set of "problems". Our Annie has been causing a few problems around the neighborhood,as...
- Dills, Swills, Quills, Pills, Chills, And Frills
How about I take you on a little chronological trip through our weekend.... Friday afternoon: dills. I turned the last of our cucumbers and a few from our neighbor into these yummy dill pickles. Friday evening: swills. We had a lovely evening...
- Of Ducks And Garlic
I have avoided talking about our baby duck situation...because we lost our entire batch of 17 ducklings.Unfortunately, Mrs. Waddlington was not a good mother.She was frequently off galavanting around the farm, leaving her babies to fend for themselves....
Animals
Sunday Surprise
What a surprising weekend this turned out to be!
We had our scheduled visit from Tyler on Friday until Saturday evening.
We had a great time...making countless batches of Playdoh cookies,
and spent a little time outside with the animals.
Looking for duck eggs was this visit's highlight.
A look of consternation illustrated his obvious disappointment
when he realized that there was not going to be a duckling hatching from that egg...
not to mention utter dismay when I informed him that we would be eating that egg for breakfast!
This weekend's surprise came on Sunday,
when our new rescue puppy was delivered to the farm.
Meet Annie (as in Little Orphan Annie)...
I had found Annie's picture on our local animal rescue's website on Saturday.
We scheduled a visit Saturday and immediately fell in love with this little gal.
Annie is (they guess) between 2 and 4 months old.
She was found abandoned in an old shed nearly starved to death.
That was one week ago.
She screamed in terror whenever anyone would approach her.
A week later she had put on a little weight, been checked by the vet and found to be
amazingly healthy despite her ordeal.
And so, we decided that this little girl needed to have her life turned completely around.
She arrived yesterday and spent the first few hours cuddling on the couch.
By afternoon, she was ready for a little exploring.
Friends and neighbors stopped to meet her.
Each hour she became more and more relaxed.
By dinner time, her tail was wagging and she was playing with her new toys.
I know it's very early to say this...
but our Annie is going to be a super, duper addition to the family!
We already love her to pieces.
I will keep you up with her progress.
Oh, and just in the little time we worked with her,
she learned to "come" on command and "sit" for a treat.
A dog who is highly food-motivated is a dream to train!
- Goodbye Annie
Annie September 4, 2002 - August 31, 2008 Doc's dog (Annie) was killed when a hunter came onto her (posted) property Sunday afternoon, and knowingly shot Annie (who was barking and protecting her property) with an arrow, clipping her femoral artery...
- Weekend Wrap-up
Our weekend was a bit of a whirlwind.Saturday was a day away from the farm...a trip to Philadelphia for Inna's wedding (you might remember we held the Fall in Love bridal shower for her this past October.) Inna and her mother and brother immigrated...
- Reform School For Annie
Our Annie has left the puppy stageand made the transition to adolescence. And (if you have had dogs then you know this all too well) with adolescencecomes a whole new set of "problems". Our Annie has been causing a few problems around the neighborhood,as...
- Dills, Swills, Quills, Pills, Chills, And Frills
How about I take you on a little chronological trip through our weekend.... Friday afternoon: dills. I turned the last of our cucumbers and a few from our neighbor into these yummy dill pickles. Friday evening: swills. We had a lovely evening...
- Of Ducks And Garlic
I have avoided talking about our baby duck situation...because we lost our entire batch of 17 ducklings.Unfortunately, Mrs. Waddlington was not a good mother.She was frequently off galavanting around the farm, leaving her babies to fend for themselves....