I don't think I'll ever be able to look at a certain type of hair covering the same way again.

On Shabbos we went for a walk to the local pinat chai (animal corner would be the literal definition- but its more like a petting zoo.) My husband and I took the two kids to see the animals. Aside for the usual sheep, goats, cats, dogs, chickens, peacocks ( Read more... )

 What would you do if a crotchety neighbor started to complain about the smell coming from your farm animals that you've had for nearly a year by now and there are no laws in your area forbidding farm animals in your area, and in fact, it is quite accepted and common in your locale?

We've owned egg laying hens for nearly a year by now. There are at ( Read more... )

 One chicken, aptly named Houdina after the famous escape artist Houdini, always manages to escape from the chicken coop, making new holes in the coop every day so she can escape. She goes back into the cage easily enough, but we couldn't figure out why she kept on escaping.

Today my husband discovered why. She goes to a corner of our yard to lay ( Read more... )

Since the morning, rain had been falling intermittently. Needed rain. Long sought after rain. Torrential rain. The lightening crackled and the thunder boomed and the country of Israel was rejoicing.

From my vantage point, I looked across the valley below me, but could see nothing aside for a thick fog enveloping everything. Nearer to my home, the ( Read more... )