Postcards: 4 Weeks

mixing feed rations :: trapping coons :: sweet Hannah

mixing feed rations :: trapping coons :: sweet Hannah
Mornings begin with Mabel, her big brown eyes pushing us out of slumber and into the barn to fill her feed box. I heat up water, take a few sips of coffee, grab Joshie, and hand Stewart the milking supplies as he heads out the door. We fill her feed box and give Stan some…
Ruthie is now at an age where her brothers can take her outside, assuming they are in close proximity to an adult. I’ve been saying yes to this more and more. Instead of me holding onto this little one while the boys wash some dishes or help with laundry, I’m shooing them into the…
photo credit Last week when I wrote about why grains are not necessary for a nourishing diet I really thought I would receive some negative responses. After all, as (one of my favorite bloggers) Elana said: “I don’t even try to explain to people what I eat, a look of bewilderment crosses their face the…
Last week I posted the above picture and asked if anyone could guess what it was that Stewart was putting under our new kitchen area. There were some great guesses and he was, indeed, pouring diatomaceous earth in the photo above, as one reader had guessed. Also in the photo was a whole bunch of…
When I look back at a lot of the decisions we’ve made since having children, many of them come back to the home. We chose to try homebirth with our first child and it completely changed the trajectory of birth for our family. We have since had all four of our children at home and…
I have a recipe post in the queue but thought it an odd place to come in after my previous post and an unplanned absence. Instead, I’d like to say hello again, thank you for your kind comments and emails as always, and here’s what we’ve been up to… I don’t want to give too…
Comments are closed.
Is that feed for your dairy cow?
What recipe do you use?