We had a pretty productive and exciting weekend on the ol' homestead! With tons of pics to go with it, here's the low-down...

( Flora & Fauna: Last of the Garden; Chickens, Goats, Peacocks, and Turkeys... )

Catch-up post liek whoa!

Diary of a Fail CakeOr, Confections for Grandpa's 85th Birthday ( Read more... )

Lots of craziness goin' on at Michelle's Menagerie... :B

( Some flora... )

Calories consumed in six days: 11,238
For an average of 1873 per day.

The toughest part(s):
Avoiding overeating at family gatherings. :\
Grandma packing a lunch with THREE Little Debbie snacks. D:

The best part(s):Losing another pound! I'm now at my second "marker" on my way down. This one is kind of an arbitrary one that has some significance, ( Read more... )

Well, 99% anyway. May have to tweak the gate a bit, and maybe add a hot wire, but for all intents and purposes it's done. YAY! It went a lot faster than I expected (and ever could've hoped), due in large part to the post driver and the fact that Jack disked and rolled last week (the few posts in an area that hadn't been were like driving a stake ( Read more... )

I've been too busy to write much because I've been building a goathouse in preparation for my first little goaties, but now it's done and ( they are here! )

LOL, this goat cracks me up! XD ( Read more... )

Ian said "okay" to the goats! :D :D :D

I send the deposit today and can pick them up when they're weaned around the end of April!
*runs around in circles giggling like a little girl*

And a bonus: I had just priced some fence panels on Saturday when yesterday a guy in Napa posted six of them on CL for less than half the price - score!. They're too ( Read more... )

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, OH MY GOSH!!!

I may be getting these kids!


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It seems I never have the energy/inclination to blog about one thing, so I tend to wind up with lots of lists...

- ( I've soured a bit on my chickens. )