In the dead of winter the sun still finds a way to shine down upon us. The rays of light give hope to all of God's living things including the ones that can fly freely... And the ones that aren't free to fly... He doesn't seem to mind, he has his girls. He also doesn't …
I hope everyone who celebrates it had a great Thanksgiving! Our little family gathered and spent all day together, cooking and laughing and giving thanks for the bounty we shared. I did most of the cooking while the hubs kept busy doing DIY. Rather than a traditional turkey this year I roasted up three fat …
You know that saying "all good things come to an end" and it's true. We're close to harvesting everything that's left now and I can't say I'll miss this gardening season because it was pretty rough! Summer has been hard on everyone. My poor duckies had to be moved into the chicken coop because it's …
Yesterday afternoon we spent some time in the yard, mowing and pulling weeds from around the tulips and irises and day lilies which are all coming in so nicely now... We stopped for lunch and to open the box containing my new watering can I ordered online... It was way bigger than I expected, which …
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This morning started out normally with me heading out to feed and water and collect eggs, but then I spotted them. First, it was our little falcon (aka sparrow hawk) up in the quaking aspen watching over his domain. I could tell it was him by his spotted chest, even though his little cute head …
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