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Category Archives: Country Roads
Bunny Hotel
Delaney has been in the 4H Rabbit Club for a couple of years now, but since I lived the last year+ trying to deal with home, farm, school and extracurricular activities all on my lonesome, I instituted an all-or-nothing policy. … Continue reading
Posted in Country Roads
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In Which the Neighbors’ Bull Courts Molly Moo
So last night, we were walking around putting the farm to bed, just like we always do. T-bone was unusually agitated, but cattle have their moods, you know, and perhaps he was feeling extra lonely or extra hungry, but, on … Continue reading
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And Another Week Slips By
Bad blogger. Bad, bad blogger. But I’m pretty good with the children, and I understand my cows better even than my vet, and feeding random stuff I find in the kitchen to the chickens is one of the highlights of … Continue reading
Posted in Army Life, Country Roads
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Turkey
My eyes welled with tears as we stood around our turkey, giving thanks to God for all of our blessings. I can’t describe what I felt in that moment, both humble and proud and full to bursting with joy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Country Roads, Domesticity
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My Thanksgiving Angst
Last February, we got 23 heritage turkey eggs. 13 of them hatched. 9 survived chickhood. And only 2 made it into the fall, the other seven having succumbed to various issues over the summer, including overly friendly heifers. We “processed” … Continue reading
Posted in Country Roads, Motherhood
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We Are Real Farmers
I prefer to get square bales of hay for winter feeding because I can manage them easily on my own. The more common round bales, equivalent to approximately 22 square bales, are just too big to move without machinery. Also, … Continue reading
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A List of All-Purpose Country Living Books
I owe you some book lists! These are my favorite all-purpose, how-to, livin’-the-country-life handbooks. The information covered in each is quite broad, and much of the information overlaps, but there’s enough difference that I think it’s worthwhile to have them … Continue reading
Posted in Country Roads, Motherhood
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Rain Dance
Somebody told me when we first moved here that we lived in our own special little micro-climate. Actually, she called it a tornado/thunderstorm micro-climate*, but it seems to apply to rain, too. As in, we don’t get summer rain. Last … Continue reading
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Enough
Well. The apple fritters were really good, but I think I’m done making donuts for a while. I’ve made ‘em three times this week, and I sure am feeling like it’s time for a salad. It’s been really hot here … Continue reading
Posted in Country Roads, Domesticity, Motherhood
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