It didn’t occur to me I was taking the babies milk when I took over milking duties this morning, until Clarice, Tracey and Cookies enthusiastically informed me and watched with eager anticipation. Yes, I feel a little awful, particularly since I am a bit slower at milking than David and I know they are hungry… but I’m so proud of myself!! There is nothing quite as gratifying as finally nailing down the handling and pulling...

a little cup full of yellow cherry pear tomatoes. yum. tangy and sweet.

anything goes

We’ve had some new additions whose arrival has been overshadowed by the frolicking kids. A fellow backyard farmer had a chicken go ‘broody’ and before she knew it she had seven home hatched baby chicks!! She didn’t have room at the inn, so we took them. They all take after their roo-dad, who is an Australian Black Orpington, aka Austral-orp, but some are feathering out different colors.They tend travel in a pack and look...