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Shine On
Life is what you make it. You can let the hard times keep you down, or you can pick yourself up and put your light into the world. I'm not saying it's always easy, but at the end of the day I can honestly say that on most days the good outweighs the bad, and for that I am truly grateful.
Oct 25, 2025


Little by Little We Grow
Sometimes you have to look back to see how far you've come. It's been almost fourteen years since we purchased our country property and...
Feb 16, 2025


Guide to a Happy Life
At the end of the year, I like to document the moments I am grateful for that occurred over the past year. I find it to be a great way to...
Dec 20, 2024


Farm Life is the Life for Me
I remember before we bought our farm property, I was talking with a friend who had recently made the move from the city to the country....
Sep 15, 2024


Home is Where the Heart is
It's been two months since we moved into the new house we built on the farm, and every morning when I walk into our great room I still...
Jan 19, 2024


A Year of Thanks
I will remember this year for a long time. It was the year we built the house we had been dreaming of since we bought the farm property...
Nov 22, 2023


Dreams do Come True
I recently had the opportunity to be a part of a small grassroots mini-series called the Homestead Documentary, and of course I said yes....
Jan 5, 2023


It's Fall Y'all!
I can't ever remember having such a mild start to fall or a summer garden that lasted as long as this year's garden did. It's hard to...
Nov 6, 2022


Summer on the Farm
It's been a busy couple of months on the farm, and I know I always say that no matter what time of year it is, because it's always true!...
Jul 30, 2022


Chives, the Taste of Spring
It's been a slow start to spring here, with lots of cold rainy days slowing down the progress of the vegetable garden. As hard as it is...
Jun 5, 2022


Do Turkeys Need a Coop?
You’ve decided to add turkeys to your farm, and the first question you may be asking yourself is do turkeys need a coop? The answer...
Apr 8, 2022


Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!
It was a beautiful way to end to the winter. We had several snow storms that dropped about 10 inches over several days starting on...
Feb 12, 2022


Passion for Pumpkins
Fall is in the air, and all of the colorful, curvy and warty varieties of pumpkins are making an appearance as Halloween grows near. I...
Sep 19, 2021


Chasing the Feather and Egg Rainbow
It's inevitable, really. The longer you have chickens, the more of them you'll end up with. It all starts innocently enough. Just a...
Aug 30, 2021


Sizzling Summer
After being cooped up for a year, I'm sure we were all anxious to make this a summer to remember. I spent a lot of time in the greenhouse...
Aug 11, 2021


Chicken Math - Adding Pullets to Your Flock
Raising chickens is a heartwarming experience, that is until the first time you add new members to your flock and you realize they really...
May 22, 2021


Spring Fling
I fall in love with the farm all over again at this time of year. The new life and promise of what is to come during the spring and...
Apr 27, 2021


Happy Mail
In my 11 years of chicken keeping, I had never ordered chicks in the mail from a hatchery until this year. Most of the time I buy chicks...
Mar 9, 2021


Spring Dreaming
It's the time of year when little pops of green are starting to appear in the flower beds, and it gets me anxious for all the good things...
Feb 7, 2021


Country Christmas
I can't believe that Christmas is only a week away! It feels like the last month has absolutely flown by. Between working my non-farm...
Dec 18, 2020
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