Life on the Farm

Spring Fever

Feb. 28 2013

The snow, ice, and cold are getting to me us. And sitting in Arizona with bright sunshine and green grass popping up in the ditches isn't helping any! I keep sitting here thinking that when I get home I'm going to go out and start digging and planting! And then I slowly come back to reality, the reality that there is 3 feet of snow coving my gardens right now... ugh! And I'm betting with this last storm that has rocked the nation, a good share of you feel the same way! We've all been stuck inside for way too

Taking in the Simple Things

Nov. 01 2012

Can you believe it's November already? I am SO not ready for what is to come... I've been doing a lot of walking as of late, looking at our property, taking in the smells of fall, the crunching of leaves under foot, and enjoying simple outdoor pleasures while I have my chance. Yesterday was a beautiful day. Sadly I spent most of it running around town getting groceries, going to an eye appointment, picking up Rosie after having her water pump replaced and new steer tires put on, then finally dropping off my wagon

The Magical Hummingbird

Sep. 15 2012

I thought I'd share my last Hummingbird of the year. Have a great Saturday everyone! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRtA76hCrRs&feature=share&list=UUlP-MBMXvShCewxbcfbPpug

Flight & Fight

Jun. 01 2012

The other night as Hubs and I were sitting on the deck we had a huge shadow fall over the deck which made me grab my camera thinking it was a hawk which is an unusual visitor this time of year. This guy though was way bigger than our red-tailed hawk, and it quickly explained why my 5 hens quickly & quietly scattered from the deck--which is something we cannot seem to get them to do, no matter how many times we shoo them off. I quickly asked Hubs 'what iss dead' around our property since these birds are

Lunar Eclipse

Dec. 13 2011

Saturday morning I was up early for no reason at all really, or so I thought. I went down to the kitchen and perked a pot of coffee and waited for light to come until it dawned on me the lunar eclipse would be happening in just a few minutes. There was a lot of cloud cover so I wasn't sure how much I would be able to see. And then the sky opened up, so there I sat in my pajamas on our sidewalk taking pictures. In 22 degree weather. Then the moon started dropping behind our grove so I ran into the

Black Friday & Milo Otis

Nov. 25 2011

Not much is happening around the farm today. In fact when you look outside you would NEVER know it was Black Friday, which is a good thing! It is quiet here for sure and I am loving it! Everyone is back home safe and sound this afternoon and I'm recuperating from a major cooking marathon! Tomorrow I'm making ribs to go with the rest of the leftovers, since we have one more round of kids coming and then Thanksgiving will finally be over. And I for one will be thankful for that! I am also thankful Milo Otis came

Read At Your Own Risk – Factory Farming

Jul. 22 2010

The pictures below are not nice. I just want to forewarn you before you look. I ran to town yesterday to get groceries since my parents are coming down for the weekend. On my way home I thought I would take the back roads and have an enjoyable ride. What I came upon made me sick, but it also cements the reason deep within me as to why I do not support factory farming and why I buy all of my meat from local people that I know. And most importantly, I know how they raise their animals... Factory farming runs rampant in

My Barn

Jun. 15 2010

I thought I would share a little part of the farm with you this morning. My most special place on the farm really. I think I may have fallen in love with this building way before I ever knew I was going to live on this property. I don't have any of the old pictures of this place with me, but I will put some up when I get home.... This building is what we use to refer as the hog barn, because it was just that. When I moved out here hubs just stored a lot of junk in it. It still had layers and layers of hog shit in the

Home Again, Home Again

Apr. 24 2010

Before I get into the farm stuff I wanted to say a quick thank you to a few people who have given One Girl Trucking a mention on their websites in the last couple of weeks! I want you to know I appreciate the mention and I hope you dear readers check them and their efforts out! Tacoblog featured One Girl Trucking here for my video in New Mexico One Girl Trucking was featured on YTTrucking for video of the week One Girl Trucking was also featured in Truckers News here way at the bottom about trucking networks. It's

Life 101

Sep. 09 2009

Well. It's been one of those weeks and I keep hoping I'll wake up from a bad dream. Last Saturday hubs fell about 15 feet from our truck shed. Luckily, he is alive. Luckily he will walk again. Unfortunately, he broke his femur on his right leg ending up with a steel rod and pins in his leg as well as crushing both of his heels... The femur is on it's way to recovery but the heels will have to have surgery in the coming weeks. We are just hoping the tissue swelling is down soon so they can go ahead with the surgery. The