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How did I miss the marketing of this one on The CW: Farmer Wants a Wife. I enjoy reality TV as much as the next Claymate. But I’m thinking this may be a bit over the top for me. Then again, is there anything more alluring than a man on a tractor? Without knowing anythingContinue reading “My Favorite New Reality TV Show”

One of my favorite parts about going away this past weekend was, well coming home. And that wasn’t just because we cleaned the house before we left and had our own beds to come home to. Nope. To our delight, we discovered that fairies had dropped in while we were out. Indeed, they were apparentlyContinue reading “Baking Fairies Make Surprise Visit”

While I was waiting impatiently for my coffee to brew, I noticed we had a visitor in the backyard. So cute. Too bad the kids weren’t up yet to see Little Bunny FuFu. I probably won’t think he’s so cute once I have my garden installed. While I was watching FuFu eat weeds among myContinue reading “Furry Visitor Chased Away By Feathered Friend”

It’s the final week of the Farmgirl Blog-a-Thon hosted by Garden Goose. Yet another perfect theme: My Barnyard Buddies. Check out the photos of the Future Farmkid adventures with our furry and feathery friends this past weekend. Here’s Future Farmgirl showing the broiler chicks their new outside home. The chicks are getting big and yummy:Continue reading “Furry, Feathery Friends at The Farm”

Where to start. I wanted to blog about the two wild boars we saw scavenging in the cornfields. Or maybe write about the two coyotes the iFarmer saw south of Indy and just east of Indy. But the best was, no surprise, at The Farm. We only spent a couple hours at The Farm toContinue reading “Tractor Lessons, Round One”

Sorry 4-H Champ…I may not be updating here much over the next couple of days. I’ll be in the Hoosier state trying to catch a glimpse of Hillary and Barack as they vie for votes. Who would have guessed the Indiana primary would be so closely watched…by Democrats! Hopefully we’ll be near a television orContinue reading “A Good Excuse to Go Hat Shopping”

Just like my aunt, but for different reasons, we’re celebrating our empty nest today! Our young Mourning Dove has flown the coop. And our monogamous parents are gone too. I imagine they’ll be back. They usually don’t stray too far from their nest. At least that was our experience with Reggie and Marita when weContinue reading “Our Empty Nest”

So it turns out that when I bought some wine at my church’s Winter Farmers Market, I actually picked up a couple of bottles from the folks at Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery that I blogged about recently. We tasted the Chicago Midwest Red tonight. Excellent. Truly the best Midwestern red I’ve ever had. VeryContinue reading “A Sophisticated Red Wine from the Hog Butcher for the World”

Hmmm. Week 5 of the Farmgirl blog-a-thon? Getting Crafty. Garden Goose has tasked us e-Farmgirls to share something crafty we’ve done lately. I haven’t been too crafty of late, but I certainly love to make stuff. My annual holiday craft was handmade snow globes (thanks Martha Stewart) using antique Mason jars. Here’s a pic: ThenContinue reading “Looking for a Good Summer Craft Project”

At Urban Dweller’s request, here’s a bird’s eye view of our raised bed in progress. We’re just experimenting with where to put the stones at this point. We will probably straighten it out a bit in front. But we’re kinda likin’ the curves. I’m also probably going to shift this a couple more feet towardContinue reading “To Curve or Not to Curve”