admin | July 20, 2010
We had Quinn’s birthday party Saturday. We had a really good turnout. I was putting this post off because I put out a plea for pictures. I had my camera out early and the lens fogged over when I came out of the house into the sauna that is Tennessee [...]
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admin | July 2, 2010
We are keeping a new cat in the barn. She is very sweet. Her name is Amy and we got her from a friend who needed to find a new home for her. I caught her today sunning herself in the barn.
Later I found her in a bunch of hay [...]
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admin | July 1, 2010
Wow! What a wild and crazy month it was. I will recap for you:
Samuel went to 4-H camp and then on a mission trip called Fish Camp. All in one week we had Vacation Bible School, my sister-in-law and niece from Dallas visiting, and mid-week my parents came and [...]
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admin | June 9, 2010
It has been a wild couple of days. We had chicks born this am. When I went out to the barn tonight to milk I noticed a different mother hen on the ground with a chick. I think it is the chick that is seen here.
It is this Momma hen who is [...]
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admin | May 30, 2010
Stitches had her babies this afternoon! Momma and bucklings are doing well. Stitches gave me no sign that she was ready to have those babies this morning. We went off to church and when I came home there they were! I am kind of bummed I wasn’t with her when she [...]
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admin | May 29, 2010
This is my goat Stitches. She was due to kid on the 27th. Today is the 29th! She is in no hurry to have these babies. In fact I think she enjoys the fact at my stress level increases with every hour.
See how she is toying with me. She is [...]
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admin | May 13, 2010
We just picked her up today. She is my new Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD). The things we know about her….she is a working dog to protect goats, and she will test fences. She is 7 months old and loves to be on the front porch.
What we don’t know about her….she has never [...]
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admin | May 3, 2010
Most of you have heard about the recent storms in the South East. Nashville was hit pretty bad with 15 inches of rain in 2 days. West of Nashville was hit with over 20 inches. The Cumberland River flows right through Nashville and is at 52+ feet as I write this. [...]
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admin | April 29, 2010
Look what we got today!
I know it seems like I need a 12 step program for chicken addictions, however, since my friendly neighborhood fox has taken to dining on my hens I want to make sure I have extras for next year.
I found this guy on Craigslist. He guarantees that these are [...]
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admin | April 21, 2010
We have had many highs and lows in just the last 24 hours here on the farm. Last night we were searching for our dog Bullet.
We got a call from someone who had picked him up but then released him when she spoke to a neighbor ( a mile plus away) and realized he [...]
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