Memory Garden

I'm very excited to show you I have some flowers starting to grow in my Memory Garden that I planted in the fall!! They are sprouting earlier than I anticipated.

The boys have named the chickens.
 We have Happy Feet and Chicken Little.
We are not allowed to let our chickens free range but when it's warm I let them roam the yard for awhile. Thankful they come when called. Here is a couple of pic of them.

Here is Chicken Little.

Happy Feet.
Here are both in their run.

I absolutely love this life. I'm learning and make many mistakes but it is a content life for me. ♡♡

Sad News

Today I had to say goodbye to one of my ladies, Houdini. She was acting really strange a couple of days ago. She had an impacted crop. Even though I gave her a warm bath, massaged the crop and gave her some olive oil she just didn't make it. She was the one that would let you pick her up. She always flew up if you were standing above the run. She would be the first one out the door when it was opened.
Sad part of livestock.

Weekend Progress in Photos

The family and I had a great weekend of getting yard work. It's a work in progress but it is well worth the time and effort we all put into it.
We planted a blueberry and raspberry plant and are hoping to get one more of each in the next couple of weeks to plant on a hillside we have.

We just need to finish the rock surround around the blueberry plant. :)
We ended up moving our trampoline and fire pit. It's on the other side where hubby tilled a new garden spot.

Here is a photo of our garden. Hubby will till it one more time before we plant. 

Here are pics of 2 new flower beds. One is in front of the house and one is on the side of the house facing the road. Both have a wild flower mix planted and the one along side the house I also planted kid sized giant sunflowers. 

Last but not least. We have an old crab apple tree that was overgrown with plants. Hubby trimmed all that away and sometime this summer we are hoping to make a tire swing to hang from its branches.

These beautiful girls chattered away the whole time everyone was working..:)

Snowy Maine

Here is the view from my kitchen window this evening :

It's been below -4 most of the day here. I forget old houses and their frosty....windows...

Nights like these I truly wish we had an old fashioned wood stove!!!!!
Stay warm and safe my friends <3

Blizzard 2015 pics

Shout out

To all the bloggers on my reading list. It's nice to visit other farms virtually!!! All if you want a great blog to read please visit my cousin's blog #BlessingsfromFelicityFarm. She and her Dh live in a rural town in Maine and farm.