A little TLC

Nothing helps you get over an illness like snuggling up with a kitten under a quilt made by your grandmother... along with antibiotics and ibuprofen! Feel better soon, Pickle!

Homemade apple cider

Our orchard is full of apples and pears. Sadly, no cherries this year!

Farmer J and I started making our own apple juice and cider (kiddo friendly- maybe some hard cider next year!) 

This guy did 99% of the picking!

The boys helped a bit!

The goats and sheep LOVE apples and will eat them out of your hand like a horse...just watch out for their sharp bottom teeth (they have no upper teeth)!

Apples into the juicer!

The sheep, goats and chickens liked the apple remnants.

Fresh apple juice to share.

Fall Harvest

Birthday Mum

I bought this beautiful, fall colored mum for my Farmer J on this day of his birth!

Happy birthday to the man who loves whole heartedly, forgives easily, and listens more than he speaks. 

You have given me the gift of JJ and Pickle and welcomed me to the world of farming and living close to the land.

Shepherd in training

Pickles's teacher asked him to draw a picture of one of his home chores! This is what he made! I heart kiddo (farm) art!

It looks like his arms are on fire but he is really carrying two bales of hay! Strong boy!

Gotta love Norwex

Pickle left some Sharpie marks on our kitchen table after his art project! Farmer J thought the table would be forever marked up! I knew my Norwex would get it out! And it did!

Cleaning Paste and blue dish cloth got it all out!

Fall apple crisp