Saving Craig
As soon as I walked out of my bedroom yesterday morning, Jamie greeted me by telling me we had lost a chicken overnight. I was fearful we...
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The PUMPKIN
This summer, I did some kick-ass, awe-inspiring, next-level gardening. I grew colossal, shiny, orange pumpkins. PUMPKINS, you may scoff...
a LITTLE slice of heaven
This week I made a stunning blanket. It is ridiculously soft and feels like an indulgence when swathed in it. While I lay comatose in it,...
Me and Lil Champ
Back-story Did you know one of my preferred hobbies is archery? Jamie has picked up on this fine fact about me, and now I am the proud...
Tips for visiting a farm
This week Jamie had a guest from work out to the Carson Farm. I am sorry to say, we (the Carsons) are petty and think it is comical when...
GPGIP
Well, it happened- two more guinea pigs were born at the Carson Farm. I keep asking Jamie and Danielle how many guinea pigs do we have...
I had to yell at someone today
On Friday afternoon, at approximately 1:36 pm, I walked into a spa to get a pedicure and manicure. It was a lovely day; the sun was...
Ping Pong Super Bowl
Have I mentioned my love affair with our ping pong table? Yes, it is true. I LOVE our ping pong table. Josh and I are quite serious when...
Guinea Pig Population Explosion
More guinea pigs! We started with 3 guinea pigs a few months ago. Without proper planning, we are now up to 8. Dani and I tried to...
Surprise for Jamie
This year, I jazzed up our Goodwill receipts for Jamie. After each visit to Goodwill, I would slink up to our school room and stealthily...
BFFs at the Carson Farm
It is interesting that animals, like people, need a best friend. Our ram, Fat Mike, tries so hard to be BFFs with our Pony, Elvis. As...
Flannel Update
Rewind 2 years to a different well written post: I saw a picture of myself and realized we have something very important to discuss. ...
Crazy Chicken Farm
We are making our way to a Crazy Chicken Farm, and Danielle and Jamie are driving our farm there on the short bus. Until recently, we...
Easter Egg Hunt
This past Easter we had a "Farm Style" Easter Egg hunt. It was great fun. Jamie and I thought it would be fun to bring the Easter Egg...
Welcome back to the farm
Well, welcome back to the farm. It is nice to see you again. It has been quite awhile since we sat down and really talked. Things are...
Garden in June
Believe it or not, I have many successes on the farm. I have been riding our pony, Elvis. I really enjoy riding him and we are now...
RIP Blue
This week we lost another chicken; it was Blue. He was a beautiful silkie. He was a gentleman of a rooster. He would protect the hens,...
THEE EGG
This week the kids and I cleaned the barn. I had a little extra time so Danielle and I started cleaning the chicken coop. We went in the...
Recipes
Green Beans The other week I picked several pounds of green beans from the garden. I found a wonderful, easy recipe for fresh green...
Save the Flannel
I saw a picture of myself and realized we have something very important to discuss. Please sit down. Perhaps you should take notes....
RIP LouAnn
We got 4 new chicks and homed them in their own stall away from the adult chickens. We thought they would like their space to hang out...
A little background information on our new roommates…
We have been acquiring new roommates for the last four months. They are filthy and never pay rent. They have also been known to bite....
Bob Marley
Last night was exciting. Jamie and I went out to feed the animals and noticed we were missing one sheep. Marley was missing! I was in a...
A tick, a raccoon, a fox and a rat all go walking into a barn…
This week we have had many of God’s creatures visit us. Luckily they were not two by two. Let’s organize this by beast: Ticks Until I...
Farm Living in the month of November
I have issues. Well, to be accurate, I have several issues. One issue is the fire. I am an unhoarder, anti-hoarder... I don't know. I...
October Garden
We have done a lot of work in the garden this month. We planted an additional 5 blueberry bushes. So we have a total of 25 blueberry...
Tractor
I realized tractors are not just for men. I really like driving it. Unfortunately, our tractor is parked in the semi-clean barn stall...
Did you know...
Did you know some people get drinking water from a well? I never thought about it until 5 weeks ago. I knew Laura Ingalls had a well. ...
Horseback riding lessons
This month the kids and I started horseback riding lessons. I figured we needed lessons so we could eventually get a horse. I don't think...
There must be a Molly Maid service for barn stalls
This month we took a lot of time to clean out the barn. We have 6 stalls. The chickens are using one stall, the tractor is in another,...
I LOVE BABY and I don’t care who knows it!
This month we got 9 chickens. We got Rhode Island Reds, Black Stars, Red Stars, and Easter Eggers. I wanted Easter Eggers because they...
Sweet Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Today I woke up next to a 40 year old farmer! How did I get so lucky? Happy Birthday Jamie!!!
Farm Updates
A lot of things have happened in the last two weeks. We got dogs. Josh's dog is on the left. Josh named him Friday. Dani's dog is on...
Google to YouTube
We have no idea about a lot of things. The kids and I have been googling and watching YouTube to try to figure things out. Here are a...
We bought a 15 acre hobby farm
We bought a home on 15 acres and moved in on August 12, 2013. I thought it would be interesting to document our adventures. I always...
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