The heater we borrowed is not working.  We do have cold water in my utility room sink, so I can water the chickens and goats and so forth.  ...

Two days ago, Tiger caught a mouse in my kitchen.  While we scr a mbled to catch both of them , without losing the mouse, my son and I fail...

In my state, " Littering is a serious offense, punishable by fines of up to $500 and 60 days in jail ." (source: http:/...

Wolf Spider Grass Spider We get both of these types of spiders in our house.  Every time we come across one we call my son, who rescues it...

.................this is living life - taking time to see the early morning dew drip, while sipping hot coffee on the porch.

Well.  What's a farmgirl to do when she is stressed to the gills?   And.............   My favorite way to de-stress (and yes those a...

I can't tell you how many times we have removed the toad from my tree pots.  He/she has now made a home in the other pot.  We removed hi...

Another, much prettier scarf completed (knitted).  I have another skein of yarn, the same color, for another scarf also.  For the next one, ...

I woke up at 4:00am to the sounds of tornado winds.  After taking inventory on outside barn cats, checking the barn doors, and porch furnitu...

Yesterday, my husband and I started to build a split barn door, to replace the one that is basically hanging from the barn.  When we moved h...

We found this guy in our driveway.  The rains must have brought him out of his hole.  However, he soon became bird food and was snatched aw...

~Misty~ 1 week old La Mancha doeling ~ Orion ~ 9 month old La Mancha buck Orion only has one horn, because the people who originally had...

We did a lot of shoveling yesterday.  We got some snow, and today we have the glory of frozen pipes.  Luckily, I have spare jugs of drinking...

Woke up with a migraine this morning.  We have to split more wood tonight and I am hoping I get over this before my husband arrives home.  ...

Most of the surrounding corn fields have been harvested, but a few remain.  Yesterday, as I was enjoying my "porch time" I was luc...

We are enjoying more delicious wild black raspberry pancakes today.  Made with preservative free whole wheat flour of course. If we can mu...

Today is a hot and sweltering day.  I have not completed any writing other than here on this blog.  The kitchen temperature is reading 90°F ...

I'm posting a photo of a berries we found growing on our property. I am hoping my Farmgirl Sisters can help identify this plant. Edi...

We discovered several wild black raspberry bushes on our property. With 6 acres, there is still more to discover. We are delighted to fi...