After a very rainy week, a gorgeous weekend was upon us. The weekend began with a new project. Actually the first part of a big project. Michael is fixing the garage. It will be a four part project. Friday he began with the door….if you could call it a door. The door that Michael replaced […]
Sour Cream Raisin Pie
My oh my. You are going to love this Sour Cream Raisin Pie. This recipe came from my grandmother. It was passed down to my mother and made during the holidays. The pie uses a pre-baked pie shell (store bought would work nicely here) and a thick filling that cooks on the stove. Leave enough […]
Fun in the Barn
The last post showed some of the things our animals do in the morning. Well, they are not the only ones doing photo worthy activities. Here are my boys. They are finished with their chores so now it is time to play. Nicholas is working on climbing the rope. He is getting quite good at […]
Animals in the Morning
Every morning when we go out to open the barn we are greeted with the same routine. When I open the chicken coop, I’ve noticed the new rooster, a White Brahma we got from a friend, is always to last to rise and shine. He is always the last one on the roost. I understand, […]
Toasted Walnut Pie
Toasted Walnut Pie is a delicious alternative to Pecan Pie. Actually, I like it better. I enjoy eating Pecan Pie, a bite or two. It is a bit too sweet for me. I find as I get older I can’t eat as many sweets. I’m trying to come to terms with that. Years ago I […]
Homemade Winter Luxury Pumpkin Pie
Well, I’ve shown you how to make your own pumpkin puree and I’ve given you a great recipe for pie dough. Now it is time to make the pumpkin pie. I follow the Libby’s pie recipe but bump up the spices a bit. If you’ve chosen to use homemade pumpkin puree just measure out 15 […]
Milk Theif
Halloween marked eight weeks since the two baby does had been separated from their moms. The night before Michael thought it was time to put them back together again. As you can see in the first picture, everyone was very curious about the two “new comers.” The babies immediately took high ground which allowed them […]
Motivation
Motivation is a good thing. Being former city folk, we are not used to being SO busy on the weekends. If we were busy it was usually going somewhere to do something fun as a family. On Thursday Michael put together his weekend to-do list. The boys and I sat in rapt attention. What were […]
Cook’s Illustrated Foolproof Pie Dough
You are going to be so happy I shared this Cooks Illustrated Foolproof Pie Dough. Why? Because if is FOOLPROOF of course. So I’ve shown you how to make your own pumpkin puree. Now I’ll give you a great recipe for pie crust. There was a time when I dreaded trying to make a pie. It […]
Hello Again (part two)
Ok, so we left with Michael heading to NY for his annual meeting. One last thing we needed to do before he left was tattoo the two babies. The last time we tattooed baby goats we had our friend Raspberry do it. This time we thought we would do it on our […]
Hello Again (part one)
What a busy couple of weeks it has been. I was hoping for less stuff to do but that always seems to be on the horizon. I thought I would spend a couple posts updating you on what is going on here. Last update we had harvested the apples and made a bunch of cider. […]
Winter Luxury Pumpkin……Homemade Pumpkin
I’ve put it off long enough. It is time to make pumpkin puree. This should be my last preserving project of our bountiful harvest this year. Last year I grew Winter Luxury Pumpkins for the first time. My friend Bryn gave us a start and out of it came three pumpkins. Cute little things. With […]