I love large families. That’s probably why I chose to have one – although my family isn’t nearly as large as the Duggars. Because I have six kids and I am considered pretty crunchy by my friends (and most everyone else), I often get harrassed questioned about the social responsibility of having a large family. [...]
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I was trolling around etsy – just gathering ideas, as I am new to the site and found Heidi Shaulis. It turns out she lives just a couple of towns over from here.
Her paintings are simply beautiful! And her husband’s woodwork is amazing…check them out.
Isn’t that amazing? Her blog says it will be her Christmas [...]
A long time ago, my dad told me about a farm that used to lease out their maple trees for the maple-syrup making season. We are doing something similar on the farm. For the last few years, we have had a “Rent a Maple Tree” program. I’ve never offered it online before, but have had [...]
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Saturday was killing day for three of our sheep. These three were meat sheep that we didn’t particularly enjoy having around. They were unfriendly and a little rough on our pasture fences. We still have two remaining Romney ewes that we intend to keep and possibly breed again.
Mark Durkee is a local legend. He’s been [...]
OK – let me set a few things straight right from the beginning.
1. I am a die-hard Democrat. Always have been. I was born with a blue tongue…
2. I liked John McCain. I did. I thought, for a while, that of all the Republicans, he was the one I could have dealt with the most.
3. [...]
Need I say more?
Now this is the kind of thing I wish I saw on Extreme Home Makeovers! What a wonderful, sustainable home. I’m trying to talk my husband into doing this even as we speak…with all the kids, we might have to dig a little deeper though.
A Low Impact Woodland Home.
I am so tired of hearing about ways to get kids to eat good food. I’m tired of blogs and books telling me to disguise the food under pizza cheese – or to blend up broccoli and add it to my stew. The only thing this teaches kids is that I’m a sneaky mother – [...]
