We are in a heat wave of which we haven't seen for a number of years. Save for last week, we're talking one month's worth of 92+ temperatures, in a mountainous area that usually hovers in the 80's most of the summer besides literally a handful of scattered hot days. And there's no end in [...]
I want to introduce you to a ranch resident not often seen… this is Chanel, our gorgeous ten year old house cat, also known as Kitty. She is a precious companion, the sweetest cat I’ve ever known, and I’ve known many being an admitted cat person and all. She is so nice to canines of [...]
We have a fruit orchard!!! It’s small at just six trees, but with just the two of us our needs are minimal. It should start to serve us well in two years’ time, with some to share. Perhaps we’ll add a couple more later on. There are two Manchurian crabapples, two Buckeye Gala apples, one [...]
Niamh and her 2013 litter mates are 6 months old now. Not only is she quite a beauty but she is maturing into a very nice dog! Niamh shows toughness with the cattle, gentleness with the sheep and rabbits, especially the new calves and lambs. It's been wonderful to see her play-bow to put [...]
Friday April 25th, Ailagh had her puppies- nine beautiful babes!!! The boys have it in this litter with 6 boys and 3 girls, colors of Black & White, Black & Tan, and Tricolor. Big sister Niamh is absolutely enchanted with the little ones and helping Ailagh when she allows it. Precious! Follow along [...]
1. Spring cleaning is accomplished fast! 2. Everyday tidying up is done in a wink. 3. It’s incredibly efficient to heat in winter. 4. You don’t have to yell in order to talk to someone in another room. 5. You cannot accumulate as much “stuff” because there simply isn’t the space! 6. It helps you [...]
I have been remiss in posting the rest of the Guest Cabin/Bunkhouse pics. And boy have I gotten an earful about it! Although the inside is not completely finished yet, it’s still perfectly useable and comfortable. front back front door and bead board paneling on lower walls large [...]
Progress often comes more slowly than we’d like, but like the rings of a tree reveal, slow growth is sometimes better than fast. When the growth rings are spaced far apart it means growth took place quite fast. This could mean a weak tree; lumber milled from such timber might mean it is not as [...]
A friend recently asked what we would do different. The short answer is ideally there are quite a few things, but realistically we did what we had to do, in the time we had to do it, with the resources we had. There is the absolute need to learn from the successes and mistakes of [...]
