Birth of a Barn

admin | December 19, 2009

I seem to be pinching myself a lot lately. The barn is under construction and making good progress. I will be able to get the chickens settled in their new home before Christmas. Here are a few pictures of the progress.
The concrete will cover the feed room and the milking room and the [...]

The Plane Truth

admin | December 18, 2009

Well, Grammy took the boys to play practice and she said “Well, it’s going to be a good show”. I was relieved for a moment because I thought the practice went well. I said “Good, so the practice went well?” her response was “Nope”. Makes me laugh now. The play [...]

The Clay Lady

admin | December 16, 2009

While Quinn and I were in Texas my Mom was able to come up and spend some time with the boys. She was a Godsend. She was able to take the boys to their play rehearsal on Saturday. Since it was a dress rehearsal, they couldn’t miss. First though,she had to [...]

Weekend in Texas

admin | December 15, 2009

Unfortunately Quinn and I had to go to Texas this weekend. Quinn’s sister Tracy lost her beloved husband after a long battle with cancer. He fought a good fight. He survived Pancreatic cancer for almost 9 years until it reared its ugly head in his bones this summer. It was [...]

Mansker’s Station

admin | December 7, 2009

We went back in time this week. The time is 1787 and William Bowen has just come to Kasper Mansker’s Station. Kasper Mansker was a Long Hunter. He would go on hunting expeditions for up to a year at a time. He came here from Virginia with his wife and set [...]

Anticipation

admin | December 3, 2009

It has been gray and cold here. The chickens found a nice perch to sit and watch the excitement. It looks like my barn is really starting to happen. I have been talking about this barn for months now to the people closest to me. Now I finally get to [...]