Month: May 2010

  • My Three Year Old

    Eli attended the Mother-Daughter Banquet with us this year.  He wanted to look special, so he added a very handsome tie to his outfit.  With a strawberry spongecake smile he posed for this most precious of pictures.

  • Our New Additions

    Goats!  The kiddos are going to try their hand at showing goats at the fair this summer.  They’re just as cute as can be, but I hear horror stories about goats carrying lice.  (Gasp!)  I’m amazed at how much fun my children and husband have “playing” with animals and hanging out at the barn.  Me,…

  • Lessons at Blackberry Inn

    Ah, it’s summer break and I’ve finally found some time to nourish “mother culture”.  Charlotte Mason encouraged momma’s to dive into living books, too!  If we’re truly encouraging the idea of a lifelong love of learning in our homes, then we must also love learning.  (I must admit that my “selfish” moments of “learning” are…

  • Flood!

    Below are some pictures of our farm during the recent flooding of Central KY (and other places.)  I know it’s hard to tell that the land is flooded if you aren’t familiar with what it looks like typically.  Rest assured – this was a FLOOD!  We estimate about 45 acres (three bottom land fields) were…

  • The Tractor and the Giant

    You may remember me telling you about our bottle fed calf that was truly a giant baby when he was born.  Well, not only is he still a literal big baby, he’s a figurative big baby as well!  I’ve never seen a calf take to my children like this one.  He follows them around the…