Hello, 2014! We rang in the new year...sound asleep. Might not sound exciting, but Very Excellent Husband Don is starting the year with a long bike ride (in 32 degree weather) and I was tired from working in the barnyard all day. We had a wonderful dinner with our best friends and turned in early. I consider being able to do that without a shred of regret one of the benefits of getting older … [Read more...]
Best Christmas Surprise Ever
December 27, 2013 by
A few days before Christmas, our Excellent Daughter Libby called home in tears. Things were not going well. The restaurant where she worked had unexpectedly closed down a few days earlier, she needed to find a new job ASAP, and she was short on funds to board her dog to take advantage of our offer of a plane ticket home for the holidays. She had a couple of interviews lined up and could do some … [Read more...]
Lucy and Ethel Go On A Visit
December 17, 2013 by
I feel a bit sheepish. I feel a bit embarrassed. After all my sub-zero cold weather drama...today, here in Colorado...well, it was 65 degrees in the barnyard. (Snow is predicted for the weekend, so we're not out of the woods yet, haha.) To celebrate, Lucy and Ethel flew over the fence and came up to the house to socialize a bit. The door was open, and they waltzed right … [Read more...]
Vaseline For Chicken Comb Protection?
December 14, 2013 by
Last week, I wrote about applying Vaseline to the combs of Lucy, Ethel and Rapunzel to protect them from the bitter sub-zero temperatures we were having. I got enough responses that I thought I should share this experience with everyone. To recap: We had sub-zero night temperatures for a week, combined with mostly single digits during the day. (For those of you who live in Alaska, I say to … [Read more...]
Sub-Zero Thoughts
December 5, 2013 by
There's some things I know for sure. I would not have been a good pioneer. It was -11 degrees when I got up today. I am a certified wuss when it comes to this kind of adversity. And by this kind of adversity, I mostly mean worrying about the animals. The animals who have heated water containers, heat sources in both the coop and the shed, and masses of fresh straw and clean blankets for … [Read more...]
A Good Time Was Had By All
December 3, 2013 by
Ah, Thanksgiving. I'm still a little full, and there's even a few leftovers lurking in the fridge. The house is quiet again, although it seemed to vibrate a bit for a few hours after Excellent Son Sawyer, the last person to leave, drove back to Durango on Sunday. This house loves a party. It's small, but it knows how to rock. And when you cram 23 people inside for a big Thanksgiving … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dressing With A Kick
November 21, 2013 by
This is going to be short and sweet. Actually, short and spicy. A few years ago I found a dressing recipe that made me swoon. Swoon, I tell you. It added a wonderful kick to what I've always considered a holiday meal BEGGING for something spicy. Get this - Tamale Cornbread Dressing. Crazy, right? The first bite made it my instant Thanksgiving favorite. It is not my recipe. I'm not … [Read more...]
Preparing To Hunker Down
November 19, 2013 by
We've already had a couple of snows in these here parts. However, they were little things that melted quickly. You know, warmups for the NEXT FIVE MONTHS. As someone who never paid a bit of attention to the weather before I acquired animals, I'm all up on the five day forecast now. I know we're gonna get another little snow, but this time it will come with some COLD days and COLDER nights - … [Read more...]
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