I was going to come up with a flashy title for this post, but I didn’t want to give anyone a nasty surprise. I promise there are no gory pictures and anything explicit is after the cut… If you want detailed instructions, I used Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens and How To Butcher A Chicken [...]
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Chickens and The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
Thank you everyone for the supportive emails and comments. All of your love has made me a bit bashful, but I’m s-l-o-w-l-y responding to everyone. Until I get to you - I love you!
Enough gushy stuff! How about some chickens?
We bought ten Red-Sex Link chickens from the feed store in April. They brooded in our [...]
Turtle Cove Farm 2.0
Well, we made it! Actually, we’ve been in North Dakota for a couple of weeks, but it’s been a little chaotic…
The boys and I spent a leisurely week driving from Florida to North Dakota. The weather was with us most of the way, but there was some white knuckled driving through Iowa and South Dakota. [...]
Oh I love you guys!
I am sorry for the pity party the other day. Normally when the shit hits the fan, I just put my head down and do what needs to be done to fix it. But this time… That was just the proverbial straw.
But honestly, I wouldn’t be dreaming of a farm if I was afraid of [...]
Dear AIG Execs
Congratulations on those million dollar bonuses! You must be so proud. I mean, really, not many people on the planet can say they earned bonuses for depleting other people’s life savings.
I do realize you are not entirely to blame for the loss of my nest egg - you just lost most of it.
Now here we [...]
Resisting the urge to give this a song title
Over the weekend we went on a whirlwind trip up to Georgia to visit with Mister Man’s family. We managed to make the trip in twelve hours this time - and that included stops at Hanks, Bass Pro Shop, and countless rest stops, gas stations, and fast food restaurants.
I know that every family has its [...]
She’s So Unusual*
Are you wondering about Turtle Cove Farm and the “Gothic farm girl” behind it? Well, here’s the story, Morning Glory:
In 2010, I’ll be moving my family from Florida to a small farm in North Dakota. In addition to our Satin Angora rabbits, we’ll raise Icelandic sheep, producing our own naturally colored lopi yarns, premium spinning [...]
Putting On My Tin Foil Hat
Sentences have been handed down in China’s melamine scandal. Two men have been sentenced to death and a handful of others have been sentenced to life in prison. Many believe that these people are scapegoats for the Chinese government and its cover up of the tainted milk, and I tend to agree. [...]
What is this, a petting zoo?
Luckily, Tropical Storm Fay gave us nothing worse than cabin fever here at the House at Two Palms. We had four days trapped inside with a six year old and a five year old… It’s a wonder we survived.
More Fay photos here
During our house arrest, we watched movies and played board games – Blokus is [...]
Is summer over yet?
Whoo-hoo! Man, I think I should have just taken July off completely.
Wait, you did take July off…
Oops, I guess I meant officially. Wow, what a month.
My 13-year-old twin stepsons were in town for their annual visit, so the House at (at least) Two Palms was filled with laughter, teen angst, a bit of drama, and [...]
