Welcome to the Trick or Treat Giveaway Hop! Learn our trick, and then at the end of our post see what you can win and enter the huge giveaway with nearly $1500 in prizes available! Be sure to read the details about the flash giveaways on social media as well. Then you can visit 18 other blogs now through October 30th to learn more tricks and get more chances to win. Luke … [Read more...]
Autumn Sunshine (Finally!!)
We finally got a sunny day!! The whole family and farm couldn't wait to get outside and enjoy it on Sunday. However, as predicted, we don't have a lot of colorful foliage. I'm not sure if all the rain and wind washed it all away, or if it's just yet to come. If it gets better, I'll be sure to get more photos, but for now I thought I'd share some of the color we could find, … [Read more...]
Favorite Photos Friday – Rain, Rain, Go Away
While we are beyond grateful that we do not have to deal with hurricanes like so many others, we are still getting tired of our cloudy and rainy autumn (and the remnants of Michael headed our way are not going to help)! Even though things have quieted down a bit on the farm, we've still been quite busy, and I'm behind on everything again! This weekend will be my last working my … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Autumn’s Carpet
Thank you to Comedy Plus for hosting the Wordless Wednesday blog hop. Please visit other blogs through the links below! … [Read more...]
Life with Guinea Hens – Story 4
We first decided to add guinea hens to our flock last summer, and I wrote about some of the reasons we did so in our Post “First Line of Defense – Guinea Fowl”. One reason I didn’t list was unexpected for us, and it has turned out to be the most important one – they are very entertaining! While they can be a lot of work – they are messy when raising them in the brooder, … [Read more...]
Flower Friday – Autumn Preview
We seem to be stuck in an endless cloudy/rainy cycle here in New England lately, and I'm not sure what that's going to do for our changing foliage and fall colors. So far we are not seeing a lot, though we are starting to finally get some changing leaves in our yard and around. However, the weather is not conducive to taking photos of it. We'd like to share some of those colors … [Read more...]
Do Chickens Purr?
Watch our video below for the answer! Also seen, while guinea hens are known for being noisy, they have some really pretty tunes they sing as well. Be sure to turn your volume up for the full effect! This video showed all the newest additions to the farm - the young chickens and the young guinea hens. It is the Black Australorp in the video making the "purring" … [Read more...]
Our Top 10 Reasons to Walk Your Dog #WalkYourDogWeek
The first week of October is National Walk Your Dog Week. In honor of that, the theme for our Positive Pet Training blog hop this month is exercise and training. In this post, we are going to focus on the benefits of walking your dog(s)! In the past, Walk Your Dog Week was something I often used to motivate me to get out and walk. With four dogs in the house, we were not … [Read more...]
September #PetPhotoFails
It's time for the Pet Photo Fails blog hop once again, and we have an assortment of photo fails to share this month! There are many ways photos can go wrong, especially when you have pets. When I think of it, between my poor photography skills and the constant movement of the animals, it's a wonder we ever get any good shots. :) First of all, not long ago I said to a … [Read more...]
Integration is Complete!
Life just got a whole lot easier on the farm with all birds, young and old, chicken and guinea fowl, living together in (mostly) peace! We had the "mini-guineas", now 11 weeks old, and the pullets, now 18 weeks old, together for a while. It seems the chickens don't turn into "mean girls" until they're older! It's said it's best to wait until everyone is the same size, but we … [Read more...]
How My Dog Makes Me a Better Person
If you’re reading this pet blog, you probably already know how much dogs, cats, and other pets can enrich our lives. Most pet families have learned that having pets can help us relax more or get more exercise, along with providing special companionship. Petting our animal companions can lower our blood pressure and there is nothing like listening to a cat’s purr to help us feel … [Read more...]
The Farmer’s Dog – Fresh Food Delivered for Farm Dog Luke
When given the opportunity to review the fresh dog food delivery from The Farmer’s Dog, how could we say no? They had us at the name! Farm Dog Luke thinks this food is made just for him. Why wouldn’t he? Each batch is freshly made, and his name is right on the bag! He literally is a Farmer’s Dog. How could it be a more perfect fit for us? Disclosure: We received a … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Follow the Leader
This was my favorite of all of the photos I took of our cat Samantha and her "grandbirdies". For more fun photos, see our post from yesterday: "Grandma Cat Sam & Her Birds". Thank you to Comedy Plus for hosting the Wordless Wednesday blog hop. Please visit other blogs through the links below! … [Read more...]
Grandma Cat Sam & Her Birds
When our cat Samantha was recently released from her farm cat duties of caring for the young birds we were raising in the house ("Farm Updates – Late Summer"), our friends from the blog Momma Kat and Her Bear Cat commented “I guess Sam’s on a grandparent footing with the babies … not full duty … can enjoy them for as long as she likes … and then she’s off!” It struck me how … [Read more...]
Flower Friday – White Week
I mentioned in a previous Flower Friday post that our flowers around here seem to come in groups of colors. Late summer brought an influx of whites! We have phlox in shades of pinks and purples too, but the whites were the most prolific this year. They are one of my favorites with their subtle sweet scent and I love to bring them in the house. I stopped doing that … [Read more...]
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