Hello Again!

A word of clarification:  This is a really long post because it is a compilation of several posts on my farm blog, hence the emphasis on farmy subjects.  Still, I hope it is fun to skim through the pictures and get an idea of what we've been up to.

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I have been away from blogging for so long.  It seems like over the course of the last few months I've been so busy doing things that I haven't had time to write about all I've been doing.  Well, it's good to stay busy, but it is also good to keep up with my blogs, so this week I have tried to focus on sewing and computer work.  So far, this is the first computer work I've done, except for a little writing on my current book, but hopefully I will be able to pile quite a few more languishing computer projects into the next few days.

If you have subscribed to my newsletter, you are already aware of what has been going on in our lives; it's been a lot!  Two siblings have been married, two calves have been born, one goat is due to kid soon, and Cleone is ready to be bred for her first litter of puppies, to name a few!  If you are not subscribed to the newsletter, you can sign up now via the form on the right hand side of this blog.

Below are a few pictures of life on the farm.  Enjoy the update!
Warning:  There are a ton of pictures in this blog post, so if you are not interested in looking at a long pictorial record of our year, then you may want to stop reading here.

If you are game for an update:  Welcome to January!

The sun rises on a new year...

My First Book: A project which most of my readers have probably forgotten...

Have you ever had a project that just sort of lingered on and on, and you could not get it quite right?  Well, my first book has been just such a project...

Perhaps a few of you still remember my first attempts at writing, which were dutifully published here on this blog.  What began as a short story turned into a full-length novel, and and it took me about three years to write it.  In the process, I learned a lot about writing, but I also learned that my skills as a writer have lots and lots of room for improvement.  So...  All of that to say, part of the reason I haven't posted the whole book since I "finished" it several months ago, is because I have been wanting to go back through it and re-write the whole thing.  The reason I'm sharing it now is because I hate unfinished projects, and this one feels unfinished until I actually take the leap and share it.

So, please forgive the mistakes, only laugh at the parts that are supposed to be funny, and then let me know if you liked it, and what you think could be improved!

And may the Lord use this for His glory.  (Truly, it doesn't have any of its own!)  :)

Journeying in the Light (full length PDF)

*Please forgive the footnotes being scattered throughout the pages, instead of just at the bottom of pages.  I tried to fix this problem but just couldn't get it right.  :(

Our New Farm Website: Feldman Family Farm

I have recently discovered the joy of building a website; even if it is just a humble Weebly subdomain website!  When a friend asked me to work on one for their farm, I began researching and putting together a rough draft for them without any great expectations.  But very soon I discovered that building websites is great fun, and decided to make one for our family farm.  It includes my ChickenScrapsBlog, my Chicken Scraps Etsy Shop, and individual pages for a more streamlined and organized description of our little farm.

Here is the link to our brand new website:

Feldman Family Farm website

Enjoy!

Blog Poll Results

Well, the results are in- what is the favorite topic for me to post about?

First, I want to say thank you for voting!  It has encouraged me that there really are more things that I can post about which will be interesting to you.  Thank you for the encouragement!

And now- the results....

What Would You Like to See Me Posting About?

Family Life

Book Reviews

Short Stories

Essays/ Articles

22% voted for Family Life,

22% voted for Book Reviews,

44% voted for Short Stories,

and apparently I must have worn out everyone's patience with my Creation vs. Evolution posts, because 0% voted for Essays/ Articles (if it had been up to me though, I would have voted for one of the others too!)

So, thank you so much for voting!  I will be posting (more frequently I hope) about all the above topics which were voted on.  I think the first post will fall into the "Family Life" category, as I'm planning to do one about moving into our new home.  After that, we'll see what I feel most inspired to post about.  :)  So please, be patient, and I'll try to do a better job keeping up with this blog!   And thank you all for voting!

Blog Poll

So, what would you like to see me posting on my blog? (Sorry I post so infrequently.)  I've put a poll down at the bottom of this page, and would really appreciate it if you would take a few seconds to vote.  Part of the reason I haven't been posting much is because I feel that I just don't have a whole lot to post on here about.  That's why I put up all those Creation Debate posts.  Anyway, please let me know what you'd like to see on here!  You could also leave a comment (after voting) to tell me why you voted what you did.  I would love to hear from you!
I'm working on a very belated New Year's/ catch-up post, so that should be coming along soon.  Thank you for having patience with me!