Like all other good things, vacations must sometime come to an end, so we said packed up, said goodbye, and headed back to Kentucky.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Snapshots From Our Vacation~ Pt. 4: Michigan Visit
From Kentucky, we went to visit some friends in Michigan for a week. We had a wonderful time!
We:
Sang around the campfire,
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Snapshots From Our Vacation~ Pt. 3: Trip to the Zoo!
On our last day in Kentucky, we were privileged to be able to visit the Louisville Zoo with PaPa and Grandmother, Aunt Diana, Aunt Joy, and cousins Max and Livy. The weather was delightful, and we were able to see in person many animals that we would probably never have the opportunity to observe in the wild.
Snapshots From Our Vacation~ Pt.2: Kentucky Visiting
(Here are some photos from my camera, which had gone missing for a little while.)
A look at our living room a few days before leaving...
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Snapshots From Our Vacation~ Pt. 1
This year we were blessed to be able to take a family vacation; the first one in seven years!
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| Sunrise in Georgia. |
Friday, May 29, 2015
Looking Back at May~ Happy Birthday, Evan, Justice, Anna-Frances and Farrah!
The month of May seems to be full of birthdays in our family; Evan, Justice, Anna-Frances, and Farrah were all born in May.
We celebrated the Evan's and Justice's birthday with my grandparents. Since they have the same birthday, they are always celebrated together.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
A Derby Day Surprise: Fannie's Filly!
After supper tonight, I went outside to do the last few chores. LilyAnn and Emaline tagged along, wanting to check on some new goats we bought today. When we got to the barn though, I was immediately distracted from the goats as I noticed that Fannie was lying down on the other side, looking at me around the corner. "That's funny", I thought. "She always stands up when I come out. Maybe I'd better check on her."
Well, when I came around the corner, look what I found!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Unexpected Winners of the Annual Wild Hog Canoe Race
On Saturday, April 19th, Evan and Ivan competed in the Annual Wild Hog Canoe Race. Much to the surprise of the other racers, they beat the rest of their class, taking first place with a winning time of 2 hours and 14 minutes!
Most of the other teams underestimated them because they look so young. What they didn't know, was that Evan and Ivan have been regularly practicing the grueling trip down the river in preparation for the great race!
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| Here they come! |
Saturday, April 18, 2015
(Not for human consumption)... I mean, not for Christian Reading: Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
Rating: 3 out of 10 stars
Charlotte's Web is a well-known children's classic. It is the story of a pig, Wilbur, the runt of a litter who is originally going to be killed by the farmer simply because of his small size. The farmer's daughter, Fern, begs her father to give her the piglet, and tenderly cares for him until he is too old to stay on the farm, when, despite Fern's entreaties, he is sold to a nearby relative.
Of course, Wilbur's new owner has sausage, ham and bacon in mind when he purchases the piglet. When Wilbur discovers this in conversation with the other animals he is inconsolable for some time. Finally, a friendly spider named Charlotte comes up with a plan to convince the farmer that he is too splendid a pig to butcher, and must go to the fair instead. Of course, the wise spider knows that ribbon winning pigs are kept as prized breeders, instead of being sent to the smokehouse.
Eventually, through messages which she cleverly weaves in her web, she creates enough interest in Wilbur to send him to the fair, where he receives an unusually high award, and is secured from the fear of being butchered.
The story ends with the death of Charlotte, and hatching of her 100,000 eggs, when one of her daughters becomes Wilbur's new friend.
Issues with this book:
Thursday, April 16, 2015
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:
Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
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