We've begun planning for our new garden! Tim and I have been reading up on high-elevation gardening, to be aware of where to put the garden, how to lay it out, and what to be prepared for. We want to have a pretty good idea of the big picture soon, a ...
The "baby" ducklings are now 9 weeks old, and all grown up! Nine Weeks Old We just have the six ducks now. We gave away the two remaining Golden Cascades. It just seemed easier to deal with feeding and caring for the six young'uns ...
Finally! After several weeks of really hard work, the north 20 acres are now fenced. We turned the horses out into their new pasture last Thursday and they are loving it. Having this much pasture (about 35 acres for the 3 horses) is going to s ...
The baby ducks have been moved out to the Duckagon with the big ducks. They are separated from the big ducks for a bit until they get a little bigger. After putting them into the Duckagon, Laurie had to "encourage" them to come out and explore. The b ...
Two days old, and pretty darn photogenic! Whitey (White Layer) Blackie - Cayuga Fawn - Fawn & White Runner Cocoa - Chocolate Runner Harley - Welsh Ha ...
It's been a long time since the last duck update. We now have just two of the Golden Cascades, Gertrude and Spot. After dealing with the prolapsed oviduct issues with Bess, then with Gertrude and Ellie May, we decided to remove Wily, our drake, fr ...
This photo, taken this morning, is what the property looks like now, just 2 years after we bought the property. We have really enjoyed our home and property, and are still amazed that we live HERE! It's been nice to "take it easy" a bit, and not ...
Goldie's DNA results are in! She is........drumroll............ 50% German Shepherd (to Tim's delight) 25% Boxer 12.5% American Staffordshire Terrier 12.5% American Bulldog (but "iffy" on this one, may be a mix) Now that we know, we can see th ...
"Chantilly" at the shelter For a while, we've been wanting to fill out our menagerie with a dog. I (Tim) have always had dogs around, while Laurie's family was a cat family. We've been watching "Craigslist" as well as checking out animal shel ...
WE DID IT!!!! We got our final inspection and received our CO (Certificate of Occupancy)! There is still lots of inside finish work to do, but we will be sleeping in our new Happy House from now on. Here's a pic with our friendly neighborhood ...