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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘farm’
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 [...]
Serious Post Is Serious
I’m sorry I haven’t been around lately. It’s not just the blog; I’ve been avoiding Facebook, Ravelry, and even real life. I’ve been fighting depression for decades, but these past few months, it’s been kicking my ass. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the kids, the dogs, and the chickens, some days I wouldn’t even get [...]
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. [...]
Moving Sale!
Ahhhhhhhhh! *gasp* Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
Oh, sorry about that, I got a little carried away. I’m just a little excited… Because we’re moving in January!! We realized it was either move after the new year, or wait until June, and really, why wait?
That means *everything* in the shop is on sale! All the yarn, soaps, [...]
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 [...]
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
As much as I hate to remind you of those earworm Bailey’s commercials, the title is fitting. Florida is cold!
It didn’t actually get cold enough to freeze at our house (those ocean breezes make a huge difference!) It did get darned cold, however.
Do you want in on a little secret? I hate [...]
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 [...]
