A couple of weeks ago we put the new chicks in with the rest of flock. We think the chicks are about 11 weeks old now – so it was really time to start the integration process. For a few days, the chicks would simply go outside in our chunnel pen so that they could peck through the grass while the …
Sunday Morning Chores
Sunday morning chores tend to look exactly like our chores every other morning. On weekends, though, we are more likely to be outside as a family and moving a little more slowly than we usually do during the week. We linger a little longer. Pet the cats a little more. Watch the chickens for awhile. Talk to the calves. Every …
First Snow of the Season
We’re still a couple of months from the official start of Winter, but that didn’t stop the first snow from falling yesterday. While we were busy chasing Archie through fields and pastures – the entire area was getting a beautiful dusting of the fluffy white stuff. Our farm is genuinely beautiful in all seasons, but there’s something magical about the way …
Chasing Archie Home
Our house was up and kicking well before sunrise in hopes of getting Archie back into the corral today. Isai went to his Grannie’s house early so that we could get going on the ultimate chase. My dad was up and at it with Aaron – scheming on just how we were going to pull this off. The two of …
Pumpkin Carving with Cousins
You may or may not recall that a significant motivator for buying the farm a year ago was the aspiration to own a pumpkin patch. This year was supposed to be our pumpkin patch trial run. I selected about 5 different varieties of pumpkins and gave them a huge area in the Southern-most part of the South garden. We had …
Archie is Facebook Famous
Today, Aaron and my dad got up and running early. About the time we finished breakfast, they took off to grab a trailer. They moved Archie from the corral in the pasture to his actual home in the Goat Trails. Then, they picked up and new bottle calf and brought him to the pole barn. Before noon, we were on …
Cutting Up Trees at the Lake
With all that my dad does to help us on the farm – it’s truly a great thing when we’re able to give some help in return. On Saturday, he hosted a “Tree Cutting Party” which consisted of chopping down a couple of trees from the backyard of the lake house and then eating burgers and brats from the grill. Honestly, …
Aaron’s Stage 5 Clinger
I seriously cannot leave this gem of a story off of our site. I will want to remember this for decades to come – and I’m going to bank on this post reappearing in my social media memories for the rest of forever. About a week ago, we picked up a handful of new nannies from our friend Brian. These …
We Have Two New Chucks
Cooler breezes seem to move in everyday. The temps have been absolutely perfect for outdoor chores, fire pits and, apparently, Fall calving. Much in the way we acquired the first 3 Chucks, we have two new ones. They’ve randomly appeared as momma’s in the fields pass or abandon their newborns. This pair happened to be pretty sick for a few …
A Little Moment
This little moment captures so much of why we wanted to be on the farm. I secretly snapped it a few nights ago while Isai played on the floor. Honestly, I keep going back to it to oogle over just how big he’s gotten and how things have changed in the past year of our lives. With Fall weather creeping …