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GARDEN PLANNING FOR 2017

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

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“SIX-PACK” GROWS UP

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

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THE NORTH 20 FENCE

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

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BIG DUCKS, LITTLE DUCKS

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

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DUCKLINGS HAVE ARRIVED

Two days old, and pretty darn photogenic! Whitey (White Layer)   Blackie – Cayuga Fawn – Fawn & White Runner Cocoa – Chocolate Runner Harley – Welsh Harlequin   Quinn – Welsh

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NEW DUCKLINGS COMING

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

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TWO YEARS LATER

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

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THE RESULTS ARE IN!

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

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ALL THAT GLITTERS…IS GOLDIE!

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”

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CO’D IN CO!

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

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