Country Living in Virginia
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 [...]
High Efficiency Washing Machines…Worth Their Weight in Mud?
We had been in the market for a new washing machine for a couple of years. No impulse buying here! We had looked high and low and finally decided on one of those new high-efficiency machines that use less water, and holds more clothes. They don’t have one of those big plastic things in the [...]
The Deer Have Eaten All The Tomatoes!
We have been watching about a dozen tomatoes getting bigger and bigger and bigger. I couldn’t wait to pick them and have our first home-grown tomatoes of the season, but they were still very green so hadn’t yet picked any. Now I wish I would have picked them to ripen indoors, because when I checked them again after [...]
Getting Rid of Snakes and Other Homesteading Advice
There are all sorts of old wives tales for keeping snakes away and scaring them away once they are on your property. I’ve found that the best way to get rid of them is to corner them right after they have eaten a meal of chicks or eggs, when they are a little sluggish, and is [...]
A Bee in a Tree
Have you ever wanted to get into bee keeping? Have you ever dreamed of having your own hives, combs, and honey? Have you ever called up your neighbor and requested that he let you know the very minute his bees swarmed so you could come and get your new hive, complete with [...]
Meet Pearl, The Chicken Egg Setting Guinea Hen
I just got a new charger for my camera, so now I can take pictures again and the first thing I thought I’d do is introduce you to Pearl, our guinea hen that had been sitting on her clutch of unfertilized eggs for over 2 months, until one day she got off her nest and [...]
