January 31, 2012 farm life Chicken McNuts There is a McDonald's on our way to the biggest small town near us. We pass it everytime we drive in and its always busy. Always. Lately...
January 30, 2012 cats My biggest fear - realized. Almost. Pretty much. Nicholas got a mouse last nite. Not just any mouse - but the King Mouse. I have a feeling the mouse retribution will be horrible. With this ...
January 28, 2012 farm life Why we aren't welcome at the LensmakerMart anymore We had to go and get The Big Man glasses yesterday. It didn't go exactly as planned. We may very well never be allowed back to the Lenzm...
January 27, 2012 kitchen Pasta alla OFG - Farmstyle You know that I love liver in the wurst way . And it goes without saying that bacon tops my list as one of the all time best foods known to...
January 26, 2012 kitchen pigs Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon! More bacon! Bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon b...
January 25, 2012 chickens It's like riding a bicycle.... Tuesday was a hard day on the farm. Tuesday was a great day on the farm. Tuesday was a hard day on the farm.....Sometimes this life is like ...
January 23, 2012 kitchen Berry Crisp in Winter We all survived the Ice Storm 2012-near-disaster.. whew! But at this writing (late on Sunday nite) it looks like things are cranking up aga...
January 19, 2012 farm life Oh no I didn't... Oh yes I did. Oh yes I did. Come on, admit it.... ... how many of you panicked when you heard that Hostess declared Chapter 11 and may go belly up? Did ...
January 18, 2012 dogs More on Dogs and Livestock THANKS, everyone, for all the great comments on our post about having big dogs ! Great feedback and thoughts from everyone. A couple questio...
January 17, 2012 chickens In Praise of Salmon Faverolles This first time I saw some Salmon Faverolle chicks I knew I had to have them. My beautiful Jane. They were adorable little puffballs and it ...
January 16, 2012 dogs farm life Whatcha doin' with them big dogs anyway? Sometimes folks ask me what we are doing with all these big dogs. My Number One Dog, Titan, on patrol. Isn't he something? They ask, are...
January 15, 2012 chickens Miss Ginny's Chicken This morning it was 0* when I took the dogs out. So today my plan is to do exactly what the temperature was.. nothing. So I thought I'd ...
January 14, 2012 farm life What we've been getting ready for.... This is why I haven't been around much. We had to get ready. It showed up late on Thursday nite. And stayed. The White Death is here. By...
January 10, 2012 chickens Mean Roo Stew I make a mean roo stew.... ...and by that I mean that I make a dang good stew. And I make it out of mean roos. Mean Roo Stew. At least that...
January 9, 2012 dogs Breakfast and The Bubby Whatcha having for breakfast? A dry bagel? Cereal bar? Nothin'? This is what we had.... .... that's right. That's our bacon and...
January 6, 2012 chickens Winter eggs No lights, I put them all to bed at dusk, and no special layer mix.... and look! An arm full of eggs! The ladies are still workin' even ...
January 4, 2012 dogs Snow Face We finally had our first "real" snow. Zander loved it. Snow face. Happy Wednesday!
January 3, 2012 kitchen Smoked Duck Rolls & 12 Spice Sticky Finger Ribs Dinner last nite was so good I couldn't even take a good picture. May I present.... Smoked Duck Egg Rolls and 12 Spice Sticky Finger Ri...
January 2, 2012 dogs Go watch the house The first thing I did after we bought this property was to tell Dog#1 to "Go Watch the House." So he did. He went out on the deck,...