This week was really busy at work, and so as the weekend arrived I particularly appreciated the pleasures of the farm. Things like little chicks, growing more feathers, every day and fresh cantaloupe…

They are cute as can be. Our little flock of chicks arrived this week. I think they like the chicken condo, so far. Mostly, I think they like their cool water and full…

It’s like a magic pot. On Monday, I put a big piece of lamb in the slow cooker,. Then, all week long I kept the meal going by just adding some more vegetables…

Every summer, for our wedding anniversary I slip on the white dress I wore when we got married in my backyard in Georgia and Chuck puts on the fishing shirt he wore that…

Friday night a big storm passed through. We finished dinner by candlelight and settled in for the night. The next morning we had coffee thanks to our gas stove and were comfy thanks…

A couple weeks ago, Chuck & Botto made the long drive to the Florida panhandle to surprise Tori and start an early diving|finishing vacation. They pulled off the surprise and got in a…

The corn flowers bloom, and fill the roadside out near our farm. It is a wonderful time of year as the heat sends the garden into full growing mode. The bees are buzzing…

On my way home Friday night I picked some black-eyed susan’s by the side of the road to pop in a vase as we had friends coming over to celebrate and eat birthday…

I didn’t grow up with cousins around, but Chuck did. He has lots of cousins on both sides of his family and we love spending time with them. Yesterday was one of those…

We are enjoying our first D6:18 jar of honey thanks to Bob and Erica’s bees! It’s sweet as farm life and warm like the sunshine that made our tiger lilies and black eyed…