Kids say the cutest things....

The recent rains have put us way behind schedule on mowing the lawn. The grass had become so tall the mower could not cut more than a 1' swipe at a time. So John and I opted for the next best thing! Natural lawn mowers! We set up a temporary pasture for the horses and turned them loose on the back yard. It worked quiet well! And it cut down on the hay consumption for two weeks! Unfortunately I noticed that horses are pretty indiscriminate eaters... Within the temp pen was my "zen garden" a small flowerbed filled with strawberries and wildflowers. I was so excited that the berry plants were set to yield this year! Ya you get the picture of where this is going eh? Yeps the horses ate all my daises and strawberries...... Bummer.

Tonight I was taking down the posts and moving the horses to another area in the yard to graze. My oldest daughter came out to ask what I was doing and I explained that the horses had eaten everything in the backyard and it was time to move them. This is the conversation that followed....

Me- "Well I got bad news dear the horses ate all our strawberries."

B- (silence)

Me - "I'm sorry dear"

B- (deep in thought then with hands on hips and an indignant huff) "Well that's just rude"

Me - (Laughing)

B- (walks to the horses and looks at them still with hands on hips) "That was very rude guys! You should have shared!"

I laughed so hard! It was one of those moments in parenting when ya cant help but savor the moment. It was classic to see this tiny little 7 year old standing so seriously looking her horse dead in the eye scolding him about his "rude" behavior. I thought I would share this moment with the rest of you :)

Howdy :)

hat a busy couple of days its been around here! Finishing up the last round of flu-bugs before summer hits. Of course mommy's are the last one to get sick... Anyways I'd like to take a minute and show you around our little farm here and introduce you to the occupants!


Meet "skippy john jones" she's our beloved mouser and source of much entertainment! It's interesting to live with a siamese cat let me assure you... never a dull moment!


Next up is "Morgan Dorf" our stubborn dog. He has a tendancy of visiting the... well basically the whole county. What can I say he's social :) He does a good job running secruity detail around here though!


Next we have "Dash" also called "pooh bear". He's always paitent with us and enjoys getting the girls on the bus in the morning :) I'm happy to have him here with me! And I'm pretty sure he enjoys all the attention family and friends lavish on him when they visit! The wonderful old man of the farm Mr. Dash....



Last but not least our ladies of the farm yard!! The hens.... Only a few have names so far, the girls and I work on names as their personalities become more evident. So far we have named Roxanne, Henny-penny and Nermal. The ladies live a quiet life here they are free range and eat a varied diet of organic feed and garden scraps. I enjoy listening to them squak around the yard chase bugs.



Well thats pretty much the grand tour ladies and gents. It's not much but I enjoy it! I'll leave ya with a few other random shots from life on the farm... Blessings to you and yours from all of us!

Wow.....

Well it's been some time since I've last posted and much has changed here on my little farm. Sometimes the best things in life are wrapped in the worst. I'm keeping my head held high and I continue to keep up the simple life. Though I have to admit things are more difficult raising 2 little girls and tending to the farm, I'm grateful for all the help from family and loved ones. Thank you everyone without you I'm not sure I could have made it through the winter. It's spring now, a time of rebirth and change. I am ready to face all the changes life has given me head on. I look forward to a new life and learning to trust again. And most of all thank you to god for I know he will never give me more than I can bear and he only makes me stronger with what he has given me.

Blessings to you and yours and I look forward to more posts!