Hadleigh
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And, Just Like That,Summer Fell into Fall
It was a busy week here at the Farm, as we had my Mom and Dad visiting us for ten days from Ontario. Time always seems to go by too quickly, but we made some great memories and had some… Continue reading
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Some Old Fashioned Things like Fresh Air and Sunshine are Hard to Beat
Things on the farm are a buzzin. We find ourselves already part way through the month of August and Summer is in full swing. From the gardens, to chicken coops and the pig pen in between, life hasn’t been better… Continue reading
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The Lessons that Country Life has Taught Me
I have vague memories as a child of the farm that my grandparents owned in rural Ontario. They had dairy cows, pigs and several chickens on the farm. My dad was the oldest of five children. When my grandpa was… Continue reading
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Oink, Oink
“Once upon a time you were a little girl with big dreams that you promised you’d make real one day. Don’t disappoint yourself.” When I began college to become a Vet Tech at the age of 21, I had wanted to… Continue reading
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Dirt Tired – adj. (dərt′tīrd′)
A condition that occurs after spending all day in the garden. I find myself writing this with one week left in the month of June. Where in the world has the time gone and for that matter the month of… Continue reading
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Life is Better With Chickens
Who would have ever thought that the little feathered dinosaurs we call chickens could have such personalities that they just completely capture your heart. I know I didn’t. Growing up, chicken was a food source. They provided eggs for eating… Continue reading
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Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
It has been a busy couple of weeks here at the Burch house as we get into the swing of Spring and start out on some new life adventures. I took a part time job here in town at our… Continue reading
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Rainy Day Chickens
It seems as though Mother Nature just can’t make up her mind this Spring. In the period of a couple of weeks we have gone from summer temperatures and sunshine, to waking up to snow on the ground, to rainy… Continue reading
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Last One In Is a Rotten Egg!
Last summer we made the venture into the chicken world. We spent a month building our first chicken coop. I found a picture online I loved, we added our own touches and had built my very first, very own chicken… Continue reading
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Find Peace Friend
Today I learned that a friend from back home has passed. I was flipping through my Facebook newsfeed when a message caught my eye. Cory’s aunt had posted on his wall to inform friends that he had passed on Monday… Continue reading
