Finding time to write is getting ridiculous! Most often when I have something I want to write about, I struggle to get the time while I’ve got the brain power to put the words down. So I have a dozen draft posts waiting for the serendipitous moment when time and brain power overlap. Things I knew, things I didn’t know.…

I need your time – just a moment of it! One of our puppies has need of a new set of hips! Because we’ve already written the story out, I’ll refrain from doing it here too, so could you watch our video and check out Calli’s fundraiser, then give it a share? A share has the ability to reach an…

It’s 2011, we’re new to Canada from the mild climate of Oregon. My wonderful husband doesn’t want me driving my 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan up here. He spoils me with a brand new 2011 Buick Enclave, a 7 seater showroom model with wood trim and is just lovely.   And so, so overpriced.   I did some research before we…

Something I’ve discovered since our first kid was born on January 17, is that it can be heartbreakingly difficult to separate fact from fiction in farming/livestock circles online. People can be careless with advice, usually not maliciously so, but sometimes poor advice makes for dead animals. Look for the information you need from a wide variety of sources, one ideally…

You might already follow us on Facebook or Instagram and so saw the news and photos last week, but for those of you who haven’t heard, we have 9 new babies; 6 of our does kidded between Jan 17-23. Time has become a limited resource more than ever, but I wanted to share these! We are getting tons of lessons,…

These ginger molasses cookies are one of our favourite cookies. They have a wonderful chewy texture, a large part thanks to the extra baking soda, with the sweet richness from the black strap molasses and spices results in me having to hide the cookie jar so they last more than a day. For 2021, I tried rolling the cold dough…