Cows
Who’s Your Daddy? Three Bulls and One Copper Calf
Our Highland heifer calf Rory has three possible fathers, a copper coat, and a registration on hold. Here is how
November 2, 2026
From the Farm
Animals
Don’t Ask for Things You Really Don’t Need
My daughter prayed for one cat. We now have at least 25.
October 27, 2026
Food
Baby it’s cold outside: Chili 2 ways
Our blended family never agreed on chili, so every fall I make two pots: a classic with kidney beans and
October 26, 2026
Animals
Farm Rant: Everything Takes Longer Than Expected
Filling the water troughs should take 15 minutes. Then Judah went visiting, a bucket handle broke, and a tire went
October 21, 2026
Animals
The Muscovy Mama Who Jumped the Fence
A Muscovy duck mama, we call her Jemima, decided to raise her babies in a mud puddle away from the
October 17, 2026
Food
Fire Cider is no longer cool, it’s fire
I make fire cider every fall, and the reactions are never neutral. Here’s what goes in the jar, plus the
October 17, 2026
Animals
Unlikely Friends on the Porch
Moses, Samson and Wilkenson the Muscovy duck: proof that unlikely friends sometimes just need a dry porch.
October 14, 2026
Animals
Love Bites (and apparently so do anxious Australian Cattle Dogs)
Our Red Heeler bit off my fingertip. Here’s why we still have him.
October 13, 2026
Animals
It’s pronounced “LEER-ee”
Named after a TV villain, carried across the pasture in a tractor bucket: the story of Laoghaire, our first pure
October 10, 2026