Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:21~
Over the weekend, we continued to work on fencing. We almost finished up the last side. Jeff had to work by himself on Saturday morning, as I had to be in the kitchen preparing a meal to share with friends who came over for Saturday afternoon and evening. Saturday afternoon was overcast, perfect for burning [...]
The first winter we lived here, I stored fruit on the back porch. The squirrels found out right quick. This winter, 2 years later, I’m back to storing fruit on the back porch. This morning, we went outside to see this little guy munching on an apple on a stump near the back porch: And [...]
Jeff really kept us busy this weekend! The work is rewarding, if exhausting. I will tell you some back story. We have lived on these 5-1/2 acres for 2-1/2 years. The land was thickly forested when we got here. In that first year, we had some logging done. We are benefitting from opening up our [...]
My children go visit their baby goat friends (at the neighbor’s) just about every day, even if they aren’t helping her feed. Over the weekend, they took the camera. It is fun to see the goats through Haniya, Naomi and Mikah’s eyes. (However, Mikah took waaayyy too many pictures of goat bottoms.) Most of the [...]
In the first spring on our property, we found a treasure. A beautiful dogwood tree. This is our third spring here, and we are enjoying reliving the experience of “discovering” the dogwood tree anew. Last night, we all were outside planting Douglas fir trees (side story, see below) and Mikah declared, “Those flowers look fake!” [...]
The weather really is bizarre. The weekend was downright hot at 80 degrees. Yesterday it rained significantly. And today we walked in a 34 degree chill and have received snow and hail. At this moment, the sun seems to be working its way out. I’d like a nice warm thaw that will last for awhile. [...]
What a great day to go visit the goats with our friends! There were 16 kids (of the goat variety) and 8 kids (of the human variety), along with 12 mature goats and 3 human adults. The sun was out and it was not too cold. Our kids have been around the goat kids since [...]
Two of the pregnant mama goats gave birth today, birthing 5 kids between them. Naomi and Mikah had gone down to the neighbor’s to see if anything was happening. They witnessed one mama give birth to 3 kids; the other mama birthed her 2 earlier this morning. Mikah said the babies just shot right out. [...]
One of the bigger blessings we’ve experienced this year has been getting to know our neighbor better. She’s a very sweet lady who fortunately needs help taking care of her goats from time to time! She’s so kind to my children, and they visit the eleven female goats and one male goat frequently. Nine of [...]
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