FarmWife is away visiting relatives in misty moisty New England while I am stuck at home with only two goats, two house sitters, a flock of poultry, and the world's prettiest minimule for company.
(Now that I say it like that, I think…
Good news/better news
FarmWife would probably describe this as more of a "good news/bad news" situation - you see, my shed has been deeply bedded in straw for comfort's sake (good news), and it is DELICIOUS! (Better news or bad news depending on p…
Thank you!
Thank you for the outpouring of support regarding my tender hoofies. Your thoughtful comments and emails have warmed the cockles of my noble and capacious heart. I dearly hope that your own feet, too, are so widely cared about. We will k…
Unforseen consequences
Last winter, we had rains and rains and more rains. This added up to mud and mud and more mud, so my very kind FarmWife (who always, and I do mean always, has my best interests in mind) spent most of a paycheck on nice gravel footing.
T…
Progress!
I need to get off this computer and onto a ladder. I've painted everything I can reach on the North and East sides of the house, and boy does it look pretty! Painting is such a fantastic home improvement project. For a relatively small …
Hiking with Arrietty
My fat miniature animals—namely Clover and Arrietty—have jumped on the chance to do some invigorating trail hiking with FarmWife, and now go out every day for a brisk walk over hill and dale. FarmWife, who is neither fat nor miniature, ha…
Warning: badass
FarmWife and FarmHusband have been busily working away to turn their pukey mint green house into a cozy warm brown one. I dare to say they were inspired by the shining beauty of yours truly and Miss Arrietty, as the color they chose is som…
A forced march
<p>Last week, to celebrate the departure of her youngest daughter on the school bus for kindergarden, FarmWife led me and Arrietty up yonder hill and back again. You will guess, from the accompanying photograph, that Arrietty was rat…
Rabbit habbits
Er . . . I mean Rabit Habits.
Erm . . . .
Rabbit habits.
Third time's the charm!
My rabbits live amongst the hoofbeasts, now, you know—they have a stall, bedded in straw, and a watering trough and a grain pan and a grass-and-gravel t…
Sunny days
Sunny days—fifty of them, give or take, all in a row! This weather has been amazing and unprecedented. Unlike that of our less fortunate neighbors in other regions, it's also been very, very pleasant. It's been dewy enough, overnig…
Goat trouble
I have two goats—Missy, age 10, who has been feeble, slow, stiff, and hard to keep weight on since The Great Collapse of 2010 , and B.G., age 4, who foundered a couple of years ago and whose chronic lameness has been repeatedly misdiagnosed…
A very big change
There is a very big change happening right now: the smallest of my three human children is beginning full day, five day kindergarten. FarmWife has been a parent since she was 20 years old. She has been pretty busy, most days, since then. Sh…
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