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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

wishing you a happy Thanksgiving...










“Sincerely giving thanks,
not only helps us recognize our blessings,
but it unlocks the doors of heaven.”

-Thomas S. Monson



Monday, November 18, 2013

don't you love a good flea market?


This post is way overdue, but with wrapping up the farm for winter and learning oodles about goats (but that's another post), I've lost track of time.

Anyway, my friend Diana and I went to a terrific flea market this fall. It was on a nearby farm, and every barn was overflowing with wonderful things! Some vintage and retro, some primitive and time-worn, but all fabulous...it was hard to know where to begin!

Diana found some great retro items for her 1963 camper (see it here) like a darling old turquoise AM radio (that works!) and a pair of vintage suitcases which she turned into an oh-so handy end table.

I was on the lookout for primitive goodies, and came home with two enamelware pails that are perfect. Well...not quite perfect (the older the better!) they have rust spots and are a bit worn, but the colors...oooh, that's what got me. One is a robin's egg blue (and holds exactly 4 pounds of sweet mix for the goats...ideal!) The second pail is a swirl of evergreen and white. I'm not sure just what I'll do with it, but for now, it's holding seeds gathered from our flower gardens, ready to pack up and share with friends.

And so here are a few snapshots of the day...clever, creative, fun-filled inspiration!

I LOVE these doors!




Hand-painted slate signs...





Feed sacks, clocks, and sleigh bells...



A table completely covered with recipe cards!




This old rail-road crossing sign...


and last, but not least (don't let this frighten you!) vintage hats were given a new twist!


Diana and I joked we both should have bought one, and instantly our Halloween costumes would be complete!

There was so much more to see...and what a fun way to spend the morning with a good friend...roaming through barns, looking in nooks & crannies, and finding just the right goodies that needed a new home.

 

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

not missing this one!



Happy
Hug-a-Chicken Day!




And be sure to visit Tilly's Nest ... she's listed some great deals
offered by businesses celebrating today!



Monday, November 04, 2013

how did I miss it...National Hug-a-Goat Day?


Okay friends, this goat-wrangler has missed a new (to me, anyway)
national holiday...forgive me! 


Here's wishing you a belated (September 7)
and happy...


Hug-a-Goat Day!






Friday, November 01, 2013

farmgirl photo...

I have a feeling, that this isn't far away...



The sun is shining, but it's not fooling me...the wind from the north is icy. It's downright winter coat, fuzzy mittens, wooly scarf-wearing weather!

The Farmer's Almanac says to expect a "bitter cold" winter...
friends, I do believe it's on the way.

Monday, October 28, 2013

a fall-time tour...


Although the temperature was frosty 26 degrees this morning, once the day warmed up, it was looking like autumn around the farm. The leaves are falling, the nights are crisp, and homemade cocoa has become a daily must-have.

Time to pull out some of my very favorite fall snapshots...

 
 





I just love, Love, LOVE fall...for me, this is the best time of year!

Friday, October 25, 2013

so funny...vintage goat notice!





I have no idea if this notice, dated 1854, is authentic or not...
but, as a new goat-wrangler, 
it made me laugh out loud!


Sunday, October 20, 2013

bringing home the goats!


On my last post, you met the newest faces on the farm, but I had to share with you
these two faces...the kids bringing the goats home!





This is Tardis...he's definitely soaking in the scenery outside the window.

I have pictures of the other three goats on their journey home, but let's just say they're a bit, well, chaotic. Yes, I think that's a good word to describe it.

Yep, 

     4  goat kids
                               

+   2  kiddos in the back of an Expedition (traveling at a snail's pace)

=       something we'll always remember!


Monday, October 14, 2013

good things come in 3's...


Yes, good things do come in 3's!

...three, 4-leaf clovers

Remember this this post, when I found a 4-leaf clover? The chances of finding one are slim...
it's said for every 10,000 3-leaf clovers you find, you may find only one, 4-leaf clover.


That same day, I found 2 more...I was stunned, and thought, "Wow, something good must be about to happen!"

...three new hens

A friend of ours decided that 6 of her hens needed a new home...she had already found a home for 3 of them, and wondered if we'd mind taking the remaining ones.

And so that's how Eulalie, Alma, and Ethel came to Windy Meadows Farm. Sweet Girl had just been in The Music Man, and for those of you familiar with the musical, those are
the Pick-a-Little Ladies...and because those new gals chatter non-stop, the names are perfect!


...three new goats!

Here's another post from mid-summer...do you remember the sweet little face of G. B. the bottle-fed kid from our 4-H advisor's farm? We all fell in love with him when we had the chance to goat-sit for a weekend! Not long afterward, my hubby sent a text from a 4-H meeting, it read: "So, do you want THREE wethers?"

Did I? He already knew the answer!

Back in March, this was one of my birthday presents...a gift certificate that said:



And so, it's been a month now, it's time you met the newest members of the family
(almost 4 months old):






Oh, and yes, this pixie-eared fella, too...




I know, that's 4, not 3...but he needed a home, too. And Sweet Girl had fallen in love with those little ears!

A new adventure begins on the farm...and we couldn't be more excited. Actually, Little Man has become quite the goat-herder. (Listen, do you hear Julie Andrews singing this from The Sound of Music?

    "High on a hill sat a lonely goat-herder, Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo..."

                                    (I can't get it out of my mind!)


And so you may wonder, what's on my nightstand for some pleasant, bed-time reading these autumn nights?

Why, Raising Goats for Dummies, of course!


 
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