spring in the midst of winter

We walked the park trails for 3 hours today. All 3 kids, me, and of course Dawg. He had to have all his matted long hair cut off before he was to have a bath. His underbelly was one big mess! This nice weather has afforded the luxury of his kitchen sink bath and mommy special haircut.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is a stone wall at our treasured local state park.As you can see,...

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Hey kids, its show and tell time!

Ahhh, what warm furry coats the girls have grown. So thick and long. I so badly want to brush it for them- if they would only stay still long enough for the underbelly and udder area to be brushed! Of course that won't happen for Lady Chia. She has mud caked all over and she is starting to get a bit knotty in spots. She is a mess! ( she is on an incline so her belly has smooshed downwards with gravity- makes her look very pregnant at that! Maybe...

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Feels like Spring spirit & the goat soap opera

Picture of the bluebird egg Panda & I found this last spring. It feels like Spring out here and I do believe the tree's are being fooled too. I see buds! Wanna see more pictures of bluebird eggs and their life? Here is a link to a flickr slideshow . Beautiful pictures showing the daily new egg and then the hatching all the way up to the second brood! Go check it out and get that Springy feeling...~Goat update~I dewormed the girls with safeguard...

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A costume clothes rack & in need of hop rhizomes...

I have been planning to make a rack to hold all of the costumes I have made for the kids (i.e the cloaks, capes and dresses). I could not find a single example of what I wanted until I came upon this:Now this is what I am talking about! Of course the price tag is not what I deem affordable ($433) but I have sharpened my carpentry pencil and came up with a how to for my own. I sat at my desk looking over all the details and have come up with a supply...

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Rambling about changes

The Fall of 2003 projectDo not let these sun filled days fool you! Cold weather is here and despite the great urge to play outside, the inside of the house is calling. There are walls to be painted- every wall in the house actually. Floors to be tiled, along with a certain little boys room which needs carpet laid -since in a recent fit I ripped it up after discovering the dogs and said little boy were having- dare i say it- a pissing contest!So...

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Beautiful Henny. How I adore you...

I made a trip to the Tractor supply for more feed. They had all their holiday gift items out for all to drool over. I received the flyer in the mail which included a sample of barnyard cookie cutters by Ann Clark Ltd.They showed a rooster in the sample picture but my local TSC did not carry it. Instead they had one titled "The chicken". It is similar in shape to the "Henny" pictured above by Warren Kimble. I loved it and thought of how wonderful...

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My curb side find and the belly drooping Cleopatra

Yep. Old wood frame 8 pane windows! There was a total of 5 sitting on the curb, but these 3 were the only ones fully intact. The 2 on the ends are of the same size and the middle one is somewhat bigger. I have plans for these babies. Big plans. But first I hope to get a winter family picture like this (picture a family of 5 and a duck named Clyde sitting on the bench) ~I made the bench ( and another one) last Spring from scrap wood I picked up at...

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My unusually unusual family's First Snow of the last month 2006

We have our first official sticking to the ground snow fall in our part of Ohio. This is the reason why I moved to my birth state- for the 4 seasons. I would dream of future days filled with snowman building and snow ball fights with my children and husband to be followed with hot cocoa and fresh from the oven cookies. Then a cozy fire to snuggle up by with my Honey.I detest the cold biting wind which keeps us in the house and when there is no snow...

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Yes, it is down again!

I am writing you via the wonderful Library. My modem which is 4 years old has finally succumbed to "old age". I am told that it is a good amount of time for one with children who are around it on a regular basis along with pet hair and dust that rarely get dusted off. I do appologize for the comments not being posted- I do have my moderating of comments on to avoid nasties. I have ordered the new modem and will have myself back on line as soon as possible. I have a terrific "curb" find I cant wait to share. Actually it was discovered on my way...

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