Hi there, We had some fun stuff going on over the weekend. We decided that the chicks were big enough to roam the coop. We put them in the wire enclosed outside portion of their chicken coop while Joshua and Nicholas spread the pine shavings on the floor inside the coop and set up the […]
Various Things
Well it is Friday and time to focus on chores. Over the past ten days or so I have snapped a few pictures of some things that have interested me. Here they are… One day I went outside and happened to look down at our door mat that is just before you step up to […]
Roasting Tomatoes
Life is busy. Harvest. School. Chores. Appointments. Do you remember this picture? Well those ended up being two loads in the food dehydrator. I tried slicing them on the thick side by hand. Missed using my mandolin which makes things go lighting fast but we like the texture of the thicker slices. In the midst […]
The New Building (aka Man Cave)
This is Michael, making my first official post. Before we even moved to a new house, one of the “must-haves” on our list was a shop. This would be a place to store camping gear, work on our cars, build things, oh and of course retreat to some peace and quiet on this farm that […]
What’s Up
Hello everyone, I can’t believe it has been a week since my last post. I can believe I haven’t had any time to write a post. The last I reported we were headed to the beach to celebrate me and Joshua’s birthday. Do you think the boys had fun? You wouldn’t have guessed by this […]
Canning Tomatoes
I’ve been waiting for what seems like an eternity for the tomatoes to ripen. My hope is always to get most of the canning done before the new school year begins. Tomatoes in Oregon are notorious for taking their own sweet time. Well finally, it was time to pick tomatoes. In my first haul of […]