Yes, yes, I know it’s the wrong season to be talking about/working on the garden. But I think we’ve come to realize that’s part of the reason why our garden has been disappointing year after year – we’re starting it too late and rushing to get things in, and it just doesn’t work. So, this time around, we started our garden in the fall by putting in a ‘potager garden.’ I’ve seen potager gardens all over the internet, and for…
I had some time off following Anna’s arrival, and we’ve been taking things a bit slower as she becomes more acclimated to us. It’s amazing what you take notice of when you’re not quite so rushed. Here’s a few things that have come clear here on the homestead as of late: If A Chicken Can Fit, So Can A Goat It’s Autumn, which means that the doe goats are coming into heat and our resident buck Johnny is in rut….
“For you make me glad at your deeds, Lord, I sing for joy at what your hands have done.” Psalm 92:4 In the wee hours of Thursday morning, we welcomed Anna Jean into our family. Our boys are over the moon. Daniel (6) let out a whoop and said “I KNEW IT!” Peter (2) patted his baby sister’s head on the phone screen over FaceTime. Not long ago he was forcefully shoving his infant cousins out of Rachel’s arms in…
Every year I lament about how our garden has been a flop, and I really shouldn’t given how well we seem to do with pumpkins and squash. Right now our garden (and much of our backyard) has been taken over by vines. We will have enough pumpkins and butternut squash to keep us in soup for a very long time. For some reason, I remember trying to grow pumpkins as being very difficult. Around here, it’s the only thing that…
Awhile ago, Violet joined our herd. I can’t believe it’s taken this long to post it, but alas, it has. Illness, pregnancy, quarantine, dirt piles… we’ve had a lot to occupy our minds this year. But don’t let the fact that it’s taken this long for us to post about her take away from the fact that this is big news, because it is! Violet isn’t just any goat, she’s a registered La Mancha that’s part of a high production…