Playing in the leaves
Last week, the kids wanted to run around and jump in leaves…. OK, sounds good to me! We don’t get a ton of leaves on the ground in the back yard – but the front yard is…
Enjoying and preserving some of this summer’s bounty
I have been busy busy busy this summer trying to use as much of our fruits and vegetables. We have lots of fruit trees on our homestead – apples, pears, plums, a couple of cherry trees, and…
On the right path…
It’s been a busy summer around here, full of learning and adjusting to lots of new things for me! We planted a huge (for us) garden and have been trying to use all of the stuff, built…
❤Moose and Cotter❤
These boys! Moose is our nearly six-year-old chocolate lab and Cotter is our two-year-old Golden Lab (golden retriever and lab mix). They love to play like this all the time. They share balls and toys and…
Homestead Campout
Our very good friends came to the homestead for the weekend and we had a “campout”! We have an outdoor Blackstone Griddle and Carson whipped up eggs (from our chickens), bacon and sausage. I made toast, and…
Alpaca Update
Our girls (the alpacas) seem to be adjusting to their new home (our homestead) just fine. They seem happy and comfortable, and it’s like they’ve always been here. Moose, our chocolate lab, sometimes forgets they’re here and…
They’re here!
The Girls are here! Our alpacas arrived on Friday, July 13th! We scheduled delivery for 1 pm because we had a few “quick” things to do in the morning to be sure we were all ready. The…
Big Day on the Homestead!
First, we had Carrie from Snohomish County Conservation District over for a farm visit. I heard about county conservation districts at the Llama Information Day (that was Whatcom Conservation District). They are nationwide in every county and…
Crabbing
There are so many amazingly wonderful things about where we live, and several of them will be covered in this post. First, we have wonderful neighbors who have taken us into their circle and made us part…
Farm Chores with our Scaredy-Cat (aka Chicken Kitty)
Last night, after I got the kids to sleep, I headed out for my nightly chores… I remembered to bring my fancy camera! I always start with watering… then I realize I should have harvested first… tomorrow,…
