We love all the work that we do here on the farm. Even the boys. They frequently mention how glad they are that we moved here. They even like the work. They think it’s fun. They helped their dad build a compost bin. It will be so nice to have compost for the garden. Nicholas […]
Things Boys Do
The idea for this blog was to keep family and friends updated on our new life here at Salt Creek Farm. God always has even better plans. This blog has made me stop in my busyness and notice the things my boys are doing. Such as…… Finding garter snakes and playing with them . They […]
The Beauty of Nature
It was a beautiful sunset last night. And a magnificent misty morning. Have a wonderful Friday and an excellent weekend. Karen
A Man’s Got To Do What a Man’s Got To Do
Nicholas is always thinking. Thinking things up. Today he asked me if he could re-arrange the furniture in his room. He likes to do that. I told him yes with two requirements. 1) You don’t hurt yourself and 2) You don’t damage anything. He was in his room for a couple of hours. Here is […]
Mourning Dove Rescue
Monday morning I hear the dreaded thud on a front window. It happens more often than I would like. I guess you have to expect it since this house is full of large windows. I walked cautiously to the window and looked out with my eyes half closed. I hate seeing dead birds. There she […]
Dirt Bike
My brother-in-law Brian bought himself a nicely priced dirt bike. After visiting here he thought that we would enjoy using it for a while. Michael was on that thing as soon as it arrived. Of course he wanted company and there was no way I was getting on it. Joshua jumped at the chance. A […]
How Does Our Garden Grow?
I’m impatient. Very few of you probably know that. I also worry. I know, it’s news to you. So as I was looking at our hastily planted garden (planted amid all of our moving activity) I was concerned that our efforts would be somewhat in vain this year. Shouldn’t I have more green tomatoes? What […]
Nicholas’ Half Birthday Party
Our awesome second born son has never been able to play outside with a bunch of friends for his birthday. That’s just what happens when you are born in winter. For years Michael and I have discussed the possibility of a “half birthday” for him. Nicholas never seemed very interested. Within a month of living […]
The Ladies Have a Play Structure
Michael and the boys took the tractor down to Salt Creek and pulled out some sunken logs. The plan was to give the goats something to climb on. The side benefit was taking the tractor into the woods to hook a big chain up to underwater logs and haul them back up the hill with […]
Michael and Toilets
That title really got your interest. Michael had a wonderful birthday fixing a leaking toilet. At first he just replaced the rubber ring. Alas, it leaked yet again. His brilliant mind deduced that the toilet had probably leaked in the past and that the wood underneath was warped not allowing for a good seal. As […]
It Was a Busy June
Wow how life can change in a month. For us it was all for the good. Here are some highlights…. Chores. A lot of chores. There was a ton of painting. Thankfully most of it was done by our wonderful helpers. Gotta love people who help. People who help with painting should get a special […]