This is Miss Gracie, our 6-year-old “Parti” Yorkshire Terrier as of January 2017. She is around 4½ to 5 pounds, but not a teacup. She was the runt of the litter, but only on the outside. Parti means tricolored. She has tons of white hair, but just like other Yorkies, Read more
Hello everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! Living in zone 8b means it doesn’t usually get chilly here until November and winter doesn’t usually start until January. But when it does, we like to make sure our chickens are eating well and getting all the nutrients they need for the colder weather. This Read more
Remember when I mentioned the “End of the Line” for the garden when George grabbed up the remaining peppers? Well, he decided to preserve some. A year or so ago, we bought this Presto Digital Pressure Canner, and it has come in handy. There was a lot of prep work Read more
Meet Pearl Hello everyone, Cyndi here. Every few months I do a health check on my girls. After I did Pearl’s today, I decided to record her kisses for fun. Enjoy! When you have tiny pets, a few ounces difference in their weight can signal something is wrong and it Read more
Hi everyone, Cyndi here, I wanted to talk a little about my guinea pigs. I know George has mentioned them a time or two in videos so in case anyone was wondering, I have six girls! And yes, I am a grown-up…mostly. So, around nine years ago, my daughter Emily Read more
Ingredients While the peppers are cooling to the touch, preheat the oven to 400°. I mash together the cheese and the bacon bits, then form rounded cylinders that will fit inside the pouch of each pepper. Sizes will vary depending on how much cheese you want and how much each Read more
I think it’s the end of the line for our peppers this year. George went out last night and gathered what he could before the temperature dropped to nearly freezing. We have quite a few gigantic jalapeños and some beautiful bell peppers, too. The basil had already bolted, and this Read more
I just found lots of peppers still growing in the garden. We have green bell peppers, Jalapeño peppers, and some Chinese hot peppers that have turned almost black! I bet they are really spicy. It’s been getting cool at night, so this surprised me. I guess zone 8b is perfect Read more
It started small. George found a simple recipe for my vintage bread machine, and it turned out pretty good. Who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked bread in the house? My bread machine must be 25 years old, and it still works! Then George tried an easy artisan recipe Read more
Welcome our newest members to the farm, Merry & Pippin! We are not sure if they are boys or girls, as Emily hatched them in her little incubator. They grow much faster than chickens and are friendly. We have no idea what we are doing with them, but we’ll do Read more