Time for some Spring cleaning Over the winter, we left up most of the dried plants because there was still plenty for the birds to nibble on. We finally had a day in the upper 50’s and we cleaned up. There was a lot of green and purple popping up! In the fall, we bought…
Continue ReadingThe Ups and Downs of Life 2019 will always hold a special place in my heart and it only seems natural that it was the end of a decade. On the positive side, my real estate career really started to blossom. We also took on the adventure of fostering cats. He had me at “Hello”…
Continue ReadingI love Dragonflies and Damselflies! Let me preface this I am in no way, shape or form an expert on Odenata. Everything I know about dragonflies and damselflies came from observations in my backyard or from the Internet. Besides being beautiful and wonderful pollinators, they also are master mosquito eaters!! Native Species of Dragonflies/Damselflies in…
Continue Reading2018 – Mosquito Menace Last year, we had a slight weed problem in the garden…leading to the hubby’s Extreme Weed Control method. Actually it was a nightmare…the mosquitos made it unbearable to enter the garden thus becoming an overgrown jungle which encouraged more mosquitos. 2019: Record Rain for May…. Rain, rain, go away…that was my…
Continue ReadingAnother loss in the family We were so excited in February when we finally got a record five eggs. Just a few weeks later we were up to six or seven. At the end of March, success! We finally had eight eggs….one for each girl! It was such a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Just three…
Continue ReadingWhen I started using Instagram for my Real Estate business, I realized how much fun it would be to use it here too! Spring is full of so many surprises on the Homestead…too many to always blog about everyday. With social media, I can add daily pictures in between blog posts. Now find me on…
Continue ReadingThe Wyandotte chicks are all grown up Maybe it’s just a mother’s instinct to have a hard time letting her kids grow up….the “baby chickens” as I still call them are definitely not little chicks anymore. After the Polar Vortex, little sick Bluebella went back out with the flock as if nothing was wrong. However,…
Continue ReadingThe unlimited uses of a mudroom Sure, you can use it to take off those muddy boots or snow filled clothes…but what fun would that be! Since we moved into our houses, our mudroom has had many incarnations. Home to Day old chicks …and until they were old enough to go to the outside coop…
Continue ReadingThe barn cats Felix and Oscar have adjusted well to the barn. They sleep in a covered bed of an old pick up truck and get to roam the barn during the day. In the morning and evening they go out in the yard to explore. If we had a cat door (or should I…
Continue ReadingTo make me crazy! Remember that temporary fencing? It was a great way to keep the chickens contained yet able to be out of the coop. Then one day, I come out and find all the babies cozy in the coop. They were so relaxed….where were the big girls?? Zombie started flying over the fence…and…
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