It was after dinner. I announced to the girls that I was heading to the field to irrigate, and that they could go out to play. "Can I...

 It finally happened. He found himself a horse. Meet 'Peaches'. Her registered name is Treasure Chiquita, and for a couple of ...

Ah, what a nice break it's been from blogging! With so much to do, and so little time, writing our little stories has been pushed to the...

We were outside after breakfast this morning, once again attempting to keep the goats inside the goat pen. I was reenforcing fencing with e...

I just read Jill's post at The Prairie Homestead, where she talks honestly about all of her shortcomings as a homesteader. And it was in...

I've been asked a number of times recently, "Do you like homeschooling?" It's a big question, and not one that has an ea...

When life starts to feel too complicated - and it often does - I would be wise to stop for awhile and listen to my children. They have maste...

 When we lived in the Big City, spring just sort of appeared one day each year. I woke up sneezing and sniffling and feeling like my hea...

We visited a hatchery today. We drove two hours to get there and called it a homeschool field trip. I'm pretty sure they learned some th...

I have always assumed every baby animal is adorable. I was wrong. Truly, there is nothing uglier than this:   A turken. It's a tru...