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Mixing Potting Soil – My Personal Recipe!
This morning we mixed potting soil. Two of my sons live here on the farm and we worked together this morning to fill a container for the greenhouse. I'm going to share the process and the recipe - it's so much cheaper than buying it and you know everything that's in...
Meet Katie the Farm Dog!
I have a friend who fosters shelter dogs. I'd been looking for a rescue for months. I asked her to keep her eye out and she said she'd do that for me. She mentioned that she was sheltering a dog currently but it was probably going to a different rescue organization....
Hey Texas!
Hey ya'll! I promise, I am returning every phone call, email, Facebook message, text message and even carrier pigeons if one happens to arrive. I have been overwhelmed by your response to the show that aired on Texas Country Reporter! Y'all are so friendly and...
Greenhouse Disaster! The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!
True confession time! My life has been a bit crazy and stressful for the last few years and growing a garden was just not part of the plan. Sometimes we have to pivot and change when life throws us curveballs don't we? I haven't liked the idea of being unprepared...
He called it a “Beauty Shot”…
He called it a "beauty shot" and boy it certainly was...my soap never looked so good! This gentleman came about 3 or 4 years ago and spent a day here on our farm getting to know us and doing some filming! Evidently that film showed up today on a program called Texas...
Lyme Disease – What The “Experts” May Not Tell You!
My hubby has struggled with health issues for the last 5 years. We have a good functional practitioner who immediately tested him for Lyme Disease - and the result was negative. However, almost a year later we received a letter from that lab stating that they sent...
Hello, my name is Cheri and I’m a chick-a-holic….
It’s not my fault (really!). Hear me out….there are SO many heritage breeds, beautiful colors of eggs and beautifully feathered chickens that I can’t help myself. I’m not greedy…I just want one of everything. Just one…. Normally this isn't a tremendous problem....in...
Till the Cows Come Home…#2
Have you ever heard that expression "I’ll love you till the cows come home"? Know why they say that? Because the cows don’t EVER come home. Let me repeat that...if you don’t go get them.... they.never.come.home! Many years ago we had a neighbor pull up to let us...
Have You Had Your Angles Checked?
I recently had my normal yearly eye exam. I have an excellent eye doctor. He mentioned that he needed to check my angles….have you ever had that done? As you “age” it becomes very important. Turns out I had “narrow angle glaucoma”. This does not mean I have...
Raising chicks on the homestead!
Remember these cute little gals? In this picture, these girls are only a couple of days old. Chicks change FAST! Each day as you go out to feed, water and clean out their hutch you will notice that the beginning feathers from the day before are longer (usually wing...
It’s that time of year….
I love spring here on the farm. A sure fire way to tell spring is here is when you find these things beginning to be gathered in the kitchen... Yes, right between the daily supplements and my current favorite cookbook are the first signs of spring! As we gather the...
Meet Coop!
This is Coop! He's named that because he is King of the Coop - chicken coop that is! He’s a sassy thing! Coop has ruled the roost here for several years. Right now, he’s getting a run for his money from some younger boys. We raise most of our own flock. We gather...