Posted on January 30, 2009 by peacefulacres
It wasn’t until I became a “farmer” that I learned where all the sayings that we have in our society come from. Things like: “Birds of a feather flock together”, “Hen pecked”, “She’s just like a Mother hen”. I’ve seen all of these in living color.
I told you about my little Abigail Adams [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2009 by peacefulacres
My friend Tammy and I both had our minds on eggs the other day. Maybe it’s our wish to see the sun and our need for Vitamin D. Tammy found some great info from Mother Earth News that says, eggs from pastured chickens (meaning-chickens who roam free eating bugs, grass, lettuce [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2009 by peacefulacres
Yesterday it snowed and we got around 2 inches. THEN the freezing rain started on top of the snow. Which makes for a very interesting adventure. Our yard was transformed into a skating rink overnight.
I was wishing for a saucer sled to go down the hill this morning on my way to [...]
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