The pitter patter of little feet

by | Jan 22, 2009 | Homesteading Life

It all started with a few potatoes disappearing from the mudroom. But I thought maybe my mom had made herself some lunch with them. Then there were the tulip bulbs strewn across the floor. But the bag as on the floor so I figured it was the dog looking for trouble....

Stay away from the rat poison

by | Jul 29, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

This summer hasn’t really been good to Ayla. She has had to go to the vet three times so far; once for her shots, another time for her sore shoulder and this time….suspected rat poison. We live on an old farm and the previous owner was a nut about putting...

More birds to love on

by | Jun 13, 2007 | Homesteading Life, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

The surviving swallow babies got off to a great start and have been flying like kamikazes all over the courtyard, dive bombing us and Ayla every chance they have. I thought that we were out of the woods as far as bird babies goes after that…but I was wrong. I...

Martens among us

by | May 22, 2007 | Homesteading Life

Last night was a very exciting occasion at home. We were getting ready to call the dog inside and head upstairs to bed when we heard a screeching noise. Our first instinct was that something was wrong with one of our cats. But then we realized the sound was coming...