Update: Mostly back to normal, thank goodness! Our website hosting company reports that they’ve had some success restoring data off our damaged server, so I am going to hold off re-adding more recipes and posts to see if we can’t just revert back all in one go, when they are finished. Fingers crossed! If you did a google search and…

This is just a short note to let our readers know that the hosting company that this website is on, failed to do proper backups, so when a disgruntled third party attacked many of their servers, a whole lot of websites were lost, many completely and permanently. We are afraid owlcreek.ca might be one of them. We do have a…

Prior to physically owning goats, we were somewhat, sort-of, mentally prepared for the idea that goats are easily stressed, and that they react poorly to stress, often by falling ill. We brought the does home on July 15, and most transitioned well, just had a few quiet days then perked up and went about their goat business. Bean (so named…

Used to never be able to use the wifi at my farm until I moved my router to the barn. Now I have a stable connection. I have never been one for wanting large enclosed places of any sort, unless I have the money to hire someone else to clean it for me. LOL that’s funny, don’t we all wish…

Once the does were settled and healthy, it was time to search for a buck. I’m aiming – as crazy as it sounds – for January kids. With a 5 month gestation, I’m pushing it a bit at this point, but we’ll make do with whatever nature throws at us. I contacted several people, many fell through, but then this…

Like many soups and stews, Beef & Barley Stew is an ultimate comfort food that will fill you up and leave you warm and content for hours. This is one of my husband’s favourites – the rest of us aren’t all that big on barley, so I make a big pot and portion it out into 2 cup containers for…