I used to use phrases like “fox in the hen house” as a metaphor, but owning chickens means we get to use them for real. The benefits just keep on coming… David and Tommy were out collecting the eggs and fortunately, David saw the 4 foot black snake curled up in the nest before Tommy [...]
Or, when your 3-year old trips and falls while carrying a full egg basket, make scrambled eggs. Here’s my attempt at lemonade on a day that started at 12:30 am with a baby who didn’t get back to sleep until 4. And then woke up for the morning at 5:30 am. Sigh. Today, I :: [...]
I want to introduce you to the newest resident of Right Field Farm – Zeke! Friends of ours moved to Israel for 6 months and we agreed to take their beautiful chocolate lab, Zeke, for them while they’re gone. He’s a great dog and gets along well with Bernie and Kirby, and even gives Bernie [...]
We got our first eggs! The whole family is very excited and now the kids and I have integrated a “check for eggs” section to our morning routine. We had scrambled eggs for breakfast this morning and you can really see the difference between the top 2 homemade eggs (as Zoe calls them) and the [...]
I can’t quite believe that when we stick seeds (or sets in this case) in the ground, they grow into yummy plants. I know that’s a little odd to say but it really has been wonderful to watch. Here’s our first onion harvest – red, yellow and white, plus some garlic that didn’t quite perform [...]