Festive Fowl Friday

Festive Fowl Friday

This week we made a concerted effort to get into the spirit of the season. For some reason we seem to be in denial that the holidays are now only a couple of weeks away.  So, it was time to grab the tree…   …retrieve our ornaments from the dark recesses of...
Curbstone Valley Calendar – 2011

Curbstone Valley Calendar – 2011

Just for fun, in this age of smart-phones, PDAs, and online calendars, I still put together a personalized old-fashioned paper calendar each year to hang on our kitchen or office wall.  In past years my electronic brains have failed me.  They crash, the batteries die,...
A Look Back: 19th Century Coops

A Look Back: 19th Century Coops

The history buff in me has a fascination with how life was lived in times gone by.  We’ve constructed three coops since moving here, one large permanent coop, and two portables.  We designed and constructed all three ourselves, for cost effectiveness, quality...