Recently I acquired a pet quality Black Copper Marans rooster (affectionately named Brewster). He is a sweet and conversational little fellow. He allowed me to snap a few photos of him while he strutted around my yard. Black Copper Marans is a breed of chicken most known for 2 of it’s most popular characteristics: The gorgeous, […]

Who can deny the delicious flavor of a turkey?! I am the turkey nut in my family for many reasons. Once a turkey has been served for dinner, I use every last bit of the left overs. The turkey is stripped down, the bones are boiled for soup base, the white meat is saved for […]

These pickles are the cats pajamas. They are so easy to make— I always try to put away 5-10 jars a year. It’s a simple, beginners recipe with huge rewards. I do LOVE my spicy pickles with reckless abandon, but these are a refreshing change from the usual and are delicious on sandwiches (whereas my spicy pickles can […]

For those of you that don’t know, I raise miniature horses for show! My miniature horses have been on the blog occasionally , as I love to share ‘my world’ with my readers. When I’m not driving tractor, I’m with my horses, or gardening , and sometimes I pick up a camera while I’m at […]

On behalf of my family I would like to extend a huge thankyou to everyone that helped us brand calves this past Saturday!! 150 calves were branded, vaccinated, tagged and set out to pasture. Thank you so much everyone, we couldn’t do it without you!! We brand our cows to protect them from theft. Our […]