by Kate | Jan 17, 2010 | Musings
I’m grounding myself from the internet this week, no email or blogging. I need to get caught up on some housework. Cleaning my desk would be nice since I haven’t seen the top of it since before Christmas–and that’s saying something. Normally, I...
by Kate | Jan 15, 2010 | Farm & Family, Musings
We welcome the snow each winter even though it means feeding the animals instead of letting them graze. First my oldest drives the wheelbarrow down to the haystack. Then she loads it until it is heaping full, and heads to the pasture where Canyon has been waiting...
by Kate | Jan 13, 2010 | Farm & Family, Musings
In hindsight, perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to send the little boys to water the chickens by themselves.
by Kate | Jan 11, 2010 | Farm & Family
We’ve been making butter the old fashioned way since I broke the whisk beater on my Bosch. And I don’t mean using a butter churn. The first step is to separate the cream from the milk. These jars sat in the fridge for about twelve hours. During that time,...
by Kate | Jan 6, 2010 | Farm & Family
“Look, Mom.” My five-year-old pointed off the snowy path leading from our house to the barn as we carried water to the chickens. A yellow line swirled in the otherwise pristine snow. “See, it’s a G.” “Did you do that?”...