It’s Time To Start Those Seeds Indoors!
I’ve declared that this is the year I will NOT buy GMO and hybrid plant starts from the garden center, but start my own plants indoors using heirloom seeds I’ve collected over the years from Bakers Heirloom Seed Company. Some of the seeds were several years old so I put them on moist paper towels [...]
Planning A Winter Garden
Not to be easily derailed by hungry deer and garden-destroying chickens, I came across some seeds, and then some information on 4 season gardening, and figured that if anyone could do it, I probably can’t, but why not give it a try anyway? So, pulling my trusty seed packet off the laundry room shelf, and [...]
Onyx Had His Leg Removed
Onyx made it through his surgery with flying colors, no complications so far at all. When I got to the vet’s office last night to get him they had already had him outside to use the bathroom and were feeding him. He wagged his tail when he saw me and was excited to go [...]
Doomsday Mentalities
Yesterday CG and I were having a conversation about whether this country is really in as bad of a condition as some of those talk radio show hosts tell us it is. We hear how bad the economy is all the time. I sometimes have to agree as I see feed prices going up and [...]
Blessed With Sunshine!
It’s hard to believe that after all that rain, cold wind and freezing nights, the next few days we’re going to see nothing but sunshine and mild temperatures. Yesterday was gorgeous and we got lots of leaves raked, chestnuts piled up and yard work done. I also finally got my garlic planted, which should have [...]
Our Dog Has Cancer
It’s a rather sad time for us right now. We got the bone biopsy results back for Onyx and it does show it is cancer in his bone. He still seems to enjoy life, but that leg is very painful for him, so after consulting with three vets and a few friends, we’ve decided to [...]
Fall Farm Happenings
It’s been a very, very busy fall, and in lieu of blogging on a regular basis, I’ve taken the Facebook shortcut route for updates, and although I really do love facebook, it does have it limits, for one, being, it is not as personal as a blog, and not as long-standing as the pages update [...]
Fall Has Come to Virginia!
Yesterday as I was driving down highway 501, near Gladys, in a particularly densly wooded area, I suddenly noticed that the leaves on the trees had turned vivid orange, yellow, russet and red. I think I possibly noticed them because of a car accident and several grown men suddenly darting out in front of my [...]
The Horse | Palmar Angles’ Effect on Laminitic Horse Hooves
I apologize to those of you who are not horse owners, but I received this article this morning and just had to share it. The traditional laminitis treatment of raising heels with shoes and pads simply defies logic and it’s so frustrating to see it prescribed over and over and over…often ending in the death [...]
Lets Build an Ark!
It’s really unfair. We are getting sooooo much rain that we really don’t need. At least not all at once. And my friends in Texas are parched and dry and catching on fire. The fires have consumed homes, barns, animals, vehicles, farm equipment, and more. The earth is so dry in Texas that the heat [...]
