It’s been one year since we moved into our farmhouse. One year since we waved goodbye to Illinois, the suburbs, city sewer lines and our friends and family there to start a new life here. One year since we started…
A goodbye to my best friend, Frenchie
Just over 16 years ago, I was a younger reporter in the middle-of-nowhere Illinois who thought she might someday change the world with her words. I thought I might be on the front lines of a war covering heroic tales…
Barndominium farmhouse barn renovation plans
This is the week, everyone! The barn renovation is starting, and you can feel the excitement and nervous anticipation in the air. Neither my not I have ever done anything so big or so complicated. To date, the inside farmhouse…
Walk-in chicken coop tour
Okay, the time has come for my baby girls to move out of the house and into their gorgeous chicken coop from Horizon structures. Our 12 little chicks have grown up so fast into chirpy teenagers and I’m ready for…
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….
The first things we learned raising baby chicks
“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…
Why we bought a farm
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…