When we bought our farmhouse, we didn’t think there would be a lot of things to update on the inside, which was just fine for us at the time. Clearly, that idea didn’t stick based on the current renovations, but it was a nice idea while…
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Outside for the first time with farm kids and chickens
A year ago, I would have never imagined we would spend afternoons after school outside with our chickens. I cannot impress enough how ridiculous the idea would have sounded to me just 12 short months ago. Yet here we are. And after one sunny, glorious afternoon,…
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“Who has chickens for pets!?!?” I excitedly said that to my daughter this weekend and she gave me a sheepish smile. The truth is, lots of people have chickens as pets. But, none of her friends have them as pets and we didn’t know anyone with…
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Do you ever have slow weekend mornings? They’re few and far between when we have them but when we do, I like to be lazy. I like to sleep a little later, relax with a cup of coffee while I flip through a magazine or browse…
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I can’t believe we are two weeks into our home renovation already. It’s gone by so fast and it’s almost done, which is honestly a bit shocking to me. I don’t think I’ve even had time to mention on here that we STARTED the renovation indoors.…
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The chickens are coming! The chickens are coming! Last Friday we finally ordered our baby chicks from mypetchicken.com and I couldn’t be more excited! I had been planning on ordering them for weeks, but what I didn’t realize is that you order them and then pick…
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When we bought this place, we knew that the first year we would want to really concentrate on making the outdoor area the exact way we wanted it to be. But what exactly does that mean? I’m not even sure that we know. With seven acres,…
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When we bought the farmhouse, we were thrilled that it was “done.” The major renovations had been completed. The kitchen was gorgeous. The family room was perfect. There were hardwood floors upstairs and down. The bathrooms were the bathrooms of my dreams. There was a mud…
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Once we became owners of the farmhouse and farm, I immediately started thinking of a name. Why was this important to me? Well, I knew I wanted to document all our experiences for the family and friends who aren’t here with us and for anyone else…
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It surprised everyone when we did it. Maybe most of all, us. We weren’t looking to move out of state. We weren’t looking for SO MUCH land. Sure, we joked about it, but I don’t think either of us believed those discussions were serious. We never…
