April 15th. Tax day in the states, yet having mine turned in with 48 hours to spare, I was able to walk in peace. Here is what I saw. At the end of our driveway, in the morning sun, a plain purple flower seemed quite glamorous to me. And some little spiders have been mighty…
As most of you know, Rachel had friends. Her friends recently got to big to rope and had to go home. Rachel was a little upset, until she figured out she could work the gate open and go visit the horse pasture….. “Hi Mama! Got any extra milk!?” “Nevermind Mama! I got some running to…
I love moss rose. You can’t hardly kill them, they flower every day and they grow super-duper fast. This year I ended up with some great colors. Pink flowers are nice. Red flowers are sexy. Purple flowers are purdy. But yellow, orange and peach are my favorite. Luckily I ended up with all three. Happy…
To be perfectly honest I don’t recall the events leading up to my walk last Wednesday, April the 8th. I just remember I walked late and my sister was with me. Which was a little sad because I knew it would be the last time she joined me for a walk in quite some time,…
So I am the oldest of 3 kids, my brother, Caleb, is 6 years my junior. When he was born my grandmother came to stay with me. When he came home he cried so much (we shared a room for a while), I asked when we could send him back. My mother reminded me that…
I have a confession to make. I forgot to walk until almost 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday March the 25th. I worked most of the early morning and afternoon then spent 2 hours in the dentist’s chair having some much over-due work done. Then I drove home in 10 to 15 minute intervals because the dentist…
As spring rings in its sweetness our sweet little Rachel is finally starting to grow a bit faster. The sunshine is helping I am sure, here she is waving her ear at me….. “I’m waiting on my bottle Mama, I’m not weaned yet you know!” “I like my friends Mama, why don’t you give them…
I have a pecker. At least one that I know of, anyone who keeps chickens has had a pecker too. It is so maddening. My advice to people with peckers is simple. Identify the guilty party and remove them from the flock before they teach their bad habits to others. My advice is easier to…
Don’t click this post if slugs gross you out ~ fair warning. It has been raining for what feels like 40 days and 40 nights. Looks a bit like it too, water in the driveway, water in the yard, water on the road, water in the chicken pen, water in the garden, water falling from…
I get a kick out of people who are afraid to let their kids get dirty. Now, I’m not saying you should let them lick the grocery cart handle, but a little honest mud (you know, dirt and water), never hurt anybody. Yes, one in a million catch some weird, awful, unheard of mud disease…
The Wicked Chicken 