tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92052245392100051142024-03-12T21:22:55.824-07:00Old Crow HomesteadOld Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-38089102523990095262022-09-27T18:13:00.001-07:002022-09-27T18:13:18.605-07:00Hello Autumn<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our summer was very rainy this year. And then autumn hit us up literally on the first day of autumn! Usually summer lingers and lingers and lingers. bleh.
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We got a couple of home grown pumpkins from our field.
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<span style="color: #660000;">Hubby bought me some from the store too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The leaves haven't changed much yet, that's usually more in October. But the leaves are already falling and carpeting the ground. Every day I sweep the leaves off our deck. I actually enjoy that little chore. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Hubby and I went to the lake to walk around a little. The clouds are gorgeous in the sky today.
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I haven't blogged in forever! We're officially empty nesters. Our kids turned 18 and 22 this year. They are both still on our property, but in their own cabins. We are also in a cabin, moved in a couple months ago. So that leaves us with 3 cabins that we are renting out as apartments still. Currently they are full, with one on eviction. But we already have new people lined up to move in, so I hope the new people will work out better. ;)
</span></span></span>Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-25646730982564291482018-11-29T12:46:00.001-08:002018-11-29T12:47:12.290-08:002018 Ornament Exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLbzvX1Q8kk5mLzTuriGL4W02eAsXSMgsCH4iJXZPMqkNjXVuT9H6PdwaZ4Al1t4qeFjzXCUI4n7P3rzc758c8XSZVZLa-kqCAPgUyRybU0z7tIfa9Wr3NFiSQl4cazG4A72-OM-VShU/s1600/2018ornaments.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLbzvX1Q8kk5mLzTuriGL4W02eAsXSMgsCH4iJXZPMqkNjXVuT9H6PdwaZ4Al1t4qeFjzXCUI4n7P3rzc758c8XSZVZLa-kqCAPgUyRybU0z7tIfa9Wr3NFiSQl4cazG4A72-OM-VShU/s640/2018ornaments.jpg" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="800" data-original-height="600" /></a></div><br />
Thank you Amy, Danice, and Becky for the wonderful ornaments! I can't wait to put them on our Christmas tree!!<br />
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I forget to get a picture of the ornaments I sent. They were small handmade Santas I got on Etsy, and I included a Santa hang-tag as another ornament or package decoration. <br />
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Since Thanksgiving was "early" this year we have not yet gone to cut a tree. We will probably be going next week out to the tree farm, I can't wait!Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-48542784734779749932018-09-15T12:00:00.000-07:002018-09-15T12:00:10.693-07:00Harvest Swap 2018Every year Amy at <a href="http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/">Bumble Bee Lane</a> hosts the Harvest Gatherings Swap on her blog. <br />
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She was my swap partner again this year. <br />
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She sent me some wonderful goodies!<br />
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My photos inside kept coming out too dark (I swear it never stops raining here!) So I took them outside so you can see them better. :) <br />
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A wooly owl make-do.<br />
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A pumpkin and candy corn candle.<br />
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A spices bag, sunflower, burlap covered mini pumpkins and pumpkin cupcake melts.<br />
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She also sent "yummy caramel tea", I've never tried this flavor before!<br />
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Thank you so much Amy for all of the sweet things you sent me!Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-28694233288653745062018-09-14T19:14:00.000-07:002018-09-14T19:14:18.310-07:00Surprise Mail & New MugsMy friend Janice at <a href="https://primsbythewater.blogspot.com/">Prims by the Water</a> surprised me with a package in the mail!<br />
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I love happy mail.<br />
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It's even more exciting when you aren't expecting it. :) <br />
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I'm totally a cat person, so I love them all, including the pumpkin. I love pumpkins too!<br />
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Thank you so much Janice, you are too kind and generous!<br />
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I also want to share these two adorable mugs I found online at Pottery Barn. I asked hubby if I could get them, I was thrilled when he said yes. :) I've never bought anything there, online or off. But thankfully they arrived safe and not broken or chipped. Phew!<br />
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I can't wait to have some warm apple cider in them. Yum!<br />
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The black cat does have ears. They are a nice size, not too dinky or oversized.<br />
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You can find the mugs <a href="https://www.potterybarn.com/products/figural-pumpkin-mug-single/?pkey=e%7Cpumpkin%2Bmug%7C156%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C48%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH"><u>HERE</u></a>. (not affiliate link)<br />
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In other news, we got a few tomatoes and bell peppers from our garden! <br />
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I also gave some away because we had an abundance on the plants still, but then THREE of those nasty hornworm things found our plants. :( <br />
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They took bites out of the rest of the tomatoes but one, a small green one... I was so mad! They only got one bell pepper. I took all of the hornworms and fed them to the chickens. I guess that was my revenge. I keep checking every day for more.<br />
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All was not lost though. I did get to enjoy some of the tomatoes (they are a yellow variety). And Hubby even made me an omelette with our homegrown tomatoes, bell peppers, and eggs (I'm not an omelette maker).<br />
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It feels good to eat our own food!<br />
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Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-67186489679274168182018-07-03T15:49:00.000-07:002018-07-03T15:49:49.902-07:00Meet RagnaJustin finally got a ferret last month. He loves it and so does his sister. ;)<br />
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His name is Ragna (Rog-na) and yes he smells. LOL. It's a fruity-musk smell, but the kids don't seem to mind it.<br />
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He met LadyMoon and she doesn't seem to mind him as long as he's not up in her face. (She's the one who hates *all* other cats and dogs.)<br />
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That's his cage on the left, it's big and has levels, but the poor critter can't climb up the ramps, he just slides! So we have to fix that somehow. <br />
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He met Zorg through the sliding door. Zorg doesn't mind much of anything, but he was a little curious. <br />
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This ferret is *very* spoiled. He's got all kinds of toys and beds. The kids handle him every day, he is so loved. And yes he gets baths as often as recommended, I insist! ;) His scent lingers on clothes pretty well if he's not had a bath in awhile. <br />
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Even though he has a strange odor, he's a pretty humorous critter! He's fun to watch, he is like the energizer bunny, but more active. Justin tells me stories and shows me pics almost daily of something funny the ferret did. The ferret is clumsy and goofy and the we all think he's a funny little creature. :) Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-35119761799887610912018-06-18T12:38:00.000-07:002018-06-18T12:38:09.811-07:00Meet Cluck NorrisPeekaboo!<br />
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While cleaning out the other side of the the shed/coop, I caught this Henny Penny trying to lay her egg. <br />
I don't think she was thrilled with the flash. lol.<br />
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We are expanding the coop now that we have 22 birds. <br />
Our last batch of chicks integrated pretty easily into the flock. That was a surprise! <br />
They are still small and not laying just yet. <br />
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It turns out that none of that batch of chicks were boys. <br />
We had thought two could be, but hoped for one at least. <br />
Well, they are all girls. <br />
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A farm we know put up a post about their Ayam Cemani roosters for sale, so we went out to visit and decided we wanted one!<br />
We need a man around the coop to set these haughty ladies straight.<br />
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It took this guy a couple of days to not scream when he gets picked up. LOL<br />
I really couldn't believe he was such a screamer! But Anabelle picks him up several times a day and now he's fine with it.<br />
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Cluck Norris (named after Chuck Norris) has already helped our flock by breaking up some fights. <br />
Our girls have been a little too brutal to each other lately.<br />
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We hope someday one of our broody hens will hatch us some chicks now that we have this guy! Anabelle would love that experience!Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-42983069846811845982018-05-28T16:50:00.000-07:002018-05-28T16:51:00.650-07:00Homestead Update 3I'm not good at blog titles. lol.<br />
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With spring/summer here we've been very busy bees around here. We started tearing a wall out for our new living room and cleaning out the house. <br />
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Been throwing a lot of junk away from the last owners. Sadly they left us nothing worthwhile. Usable things get donated, but there isn't much of that. <br />
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We'll be bringing out our own things from out of state soon, hubby and son are flying out to take care of it all. It's been about 6 years since we've seen our belongings! This journey has been crazy.<br />
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Anyway, onto some photos I wanted to share...<br />
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Isn't this cute! A local woodworker made it and it's out for display near the road. Sure makes me nostalgic for The Flintstones! I used to love that show when I was a kid. <br />
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My sidekick found a morel mushroom! Our first and only morel so far since we moved here. Apparently they are a big deal here and in PA.<br />
Hubby sauteed it in butter for dinner and it was delicious!<br />
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We don't have any prepared garden areas yet, so I'm growing in pots this summer. I got tomatoes, bell peppers, strawberries, and lots of herbs. I planted lettuce, chives, and other "small" plants in the pots for companion planting.<br />
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The rhododendrons are blooming again, sure do love the purple flowers!<br />
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Our baby hennies are doing great. One has feathered feet! Sidekick really wanted a feather foot chicken, this one is a Light Brahma I think. A couple of these were from straight runs, but Sidekick is starting to believe they are all pullets! We shall see. We do want a rooster, but if none are, there will be postings for roosters needing homes soon enough, so we'll just get someone else's unwanted Roo.<br />
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This henny is from our #2 batch of chickens. Every time Sidekick picks her up she poos. LOL. So she made this sign and sent it to me. Too funny!<br />
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Just finished this freebie from primitivebettys blog. Love it! But I made so many booboos. :-p <br />
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Working on a patriotic small from Lizzie*Kate now. Finished half of it last night! I love smalls. ;-)<br />
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Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-70565585083601446732018-04-16T14:17:00.001-07:002018-04-16T14:19:24.013-07:00Homestead Update 2Sidekick finally got her new bike. She grew out of her last one while we were in California. We don't have any hard road here, but this one does great on the dirt, rocks, and grass.<br />
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Hubby throwing the ball for his dog Zorg.<br />
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Sadie Mae is a snuggly dog and even hugs us. However, we do curb her random jumping and trying to teach her to only jump up when we ask.<br />
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This one's funny because it looks like Sadie Mae is choking her! She's not.<br />
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This was the day after Grapes died. We took the kids out shopping at Goodwill, then ate lunch at a restaurant, got the new bike, and then got iced coffees and smoothies at a nearby *new* coffee shop. Sidekick was sick the day before and I just wanted to give the kids a good day away from home to get their minds off Grapes.<br />
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We had two days of HOT summer weather! Winter to Summer = not cool Mother Nature!<br />
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The bunnies stayed in their hutch, it was too hot to go out to the grass.<br />
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We gave the duck girls a fresh pool of cool water which they quickly dirtied up. No surprise there!<br />
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The forsythia are blooming, but not a vibrant yellow just yet.<br />
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I moved the chicken fence to a grassy area covered in leaves. When it was time to return the Henny Pennies to their run, they'd mulched every single leaf! Thanks girls! :) Just what I hoped they'd do! <br />
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I'm excited that we got a Premier1 electric fence for the chickens! I've been wanting one since we got the chickens, for many reasons...<br />
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When they free range they don't really stay together and they wander all over the property. <br />
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One day we had to go on a hunt for a lone chicken that wandered WAY FAR from the rest. Scared us that something had grabbed her and taken off, but thankfully our daughter found her in the woods. <br />
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We rent cabins out to people and we don't want the chickens around the cabins. <br />
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I need the chickens to work for us. They are excellent mulchers, can clear grassy areas for us, and can even spread compost and wood chips.<br />
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The fence is powered by solar. It will help keep wandering dogs and other critters from hurting the chickens. <br />
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We've lived here a year and a half and have already had FIVE lost dogs here! Three of those we took to the shelter. One keeps coming around at odd times and won't let us catch it. And the last one, the person responsible lives across the street and was out looking for their dog and saw that we had her, she's come over twice.<br />
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We tried it out for a couple of days by Cabin 2 where the grass was needing a mowing anyway.<br />
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Only one chicken managed to get out and her wings are clipped now so hopefully she won't be able to do that again. The chickens aren't use to being out in the grass and having to stay in one area, they weren't happy with this fact those first two days.<br />
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The ducks seem to like hanging out by the chickens even though our white duck named Grapes would bully the hens. Unfortunately the next day Grapes was run over and killed by a cabin renter. They didn't see her or know that they ran her over. The kids and I were totally devastated for a couple of days. She was more like a dog than a duck! So now the ducks don't get to roam anymore. We allowed it because they stayed together and they stayed close to their run. So no more running loose for the remaining three ducks without supervision. <br />
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We took the fencing box and another large box and created a playpen for the bunnies. Totally supervised because there's nothing to protect them from predators in this pen. <br />
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The bunnies enjoy looking around, chewing the grass, and running and kicking up their heels. They are so cute!<br />
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They love the boxes, which makes them even cuter. LOL<br />
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I caught the ducks walking by in a row! And this is my last photo of Grapes. We miss her. :( <br />
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We had a couple days of spring like weather. Then it got cold again. Then it turned to summer weather. And now today it's raining and snowing again. *sigh* I hope spring comes back! <br />
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I love this one, he looks like he's giggling about something. <br />
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Little Star left so Navarre stretched out more. I love that he has his pinky toe sticking out. ;-D The blanket he is on is my Snoopy lap blanket. He LOVES it and has officially stolen it from me. lol. He loves to sleep on it and seeks it out to make biscuits on it. He's so cute!<br />
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We got the boys the biggest cat tree on Chewy.com. They love it! And that makes me super happy. And I hope it helps to keep them off my chairs! So far Navarre is still clawing my chair and sleeping on it. So I moved my snoopy blanket into the lower cubby on the cat tree so hopefully he will choose to sleep there.<br />
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Had to use the flash to get a halfway decent pic of the boys crammed into the upper cubby together. lol.<br />
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Little Star figured out on day 2 of cat tree bliss that he can get up into the loft. For now the loft is just junk storage. We will be cleaning it out and getting rid of the previous owner's junk up there. It's only accessible by ladder, someday we hope to put in stairs to get up there.<br />
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Little Star taking a siesta. They both love the dangly mice toys. There's 4 dangly toys, but so far they just like the mice. <br />
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Navarre looked like he was going to go up into the loft too, but all he did was peek up there. He's a bit heavier than his brother and not as agile or adventurous.<br />
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Anabelle decided the big box the tree came in would be fun to play in! She's small for a 13 year old and fit well. lol. First she hid in the box and called for the dogs, who went crazy trying to find her and trying to figure out how to get her out of the box! It was hilarious. Then later she got Sadie Mae to get in the box with her, by force, mind you, Sadie Mae is scared of just about everything, including boxes!<br />
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Pay no mind to the mess around her. We're getting ready to redo this house! I'm very excited!<br />
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The bunnies also got some goodies from Chewy.com. Some new toys to chew on and new water bottles. They've never been able to drink out of the one we got them from TSC. It just won't drip the water out for some reason. It's too hard (literally the bottle is unsqueezable) to squeeze a little water out to get the seal just right. These new Lixit bottles work fabulously and they started using them right away. So no more bowls of water for them to get all gunky. :-D <br />
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We've been waiting for spring to sprung, so tired of the cold and snow! We're busy discussing house plans. Hubby has been cleaning cabins for our next renters. Homeschool is always on the plate as well. Anabelle is going to be a vet someday! <br />
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Currently listening to Crowder * American Prodigal (All We Sinners, All My Hope, Back to the Garden)Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-53625670862440145802018-03-22T10:15:00.000-07:002018-03-22T10:15:40.197-07:00I Won Seeds!As a homesteader, I follow homestead (and related) blogs to learn as much as I can from like minded people.<br />
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One of those blogs is <a href="https://thriftyhomesteader.com/">The Thrifty Homesteader</a>, who just hosted a seed giveaway that I won!<br />
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The seeds came from <a href="http://www.clearcreekseeds.com/">Clear Creek Seeds</a>, they sent me 20 different packets!<br />
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Okra<br />
Spaghetti Squash<br />
Serrano Pepper<br />
Sweet Basil<br />
Bunching Onions<br />
Garlic Chives<br />
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Carrots ~ Tendersweet<br />
Beans ~ Kentucky Wonder<br />
Cabbage ~ Golden Acre<br />
Cucumber ~ Boston Pickling<br />
Melon ~ Honey Rock<br />
Beets ~ Detroit Dark Red<br />
Tomato ~ Marglobe<br />
Tomato ~ Beefsteak<br />
Watermelon ~ Sugar Baby<br />
Corn ~ Golden Bantam<br />
Lettuce ~ Butterhead Buttercrunch<br />
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Zinnia ~ Scarlet Flame<br />
Sunflower ~ Sungold<br />
Marigold ~ Tiger Eyes<br />
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I love the reusable packets they come in.<br />
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I'm so excited to plant some of these. I don't think I have room this year to plant them all, but that just gives me goals to expand for next year! I can also share my seeds.<br />
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If you needs seeds, check out <a href="http://www.clearcreekseeds.com/">Clear Creek Seeds</a> website, they have a lot to choose from and offer heirloom, non GMO seeds!<br />
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Also check out <a href="https://thriftyhomesteader.com/">The Thrifty Homesteader</a> and follow her blog!<br />
Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-81625028565565830692017-12-18T06:18:00.000-08:002017-12-18T06:18:40.695-08:00More Snow & More RandomnessWe got some more snow! It's been bitterly cold lately, but it looks to be warming up slightly. Glad for that.<br />
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We took our ducks to the Big Puddle. It was quite the adventure getting them down there! Grapes (white) has been there before many times, but the ducklings had not. We tried herding them down, it was very comical, but we made it. I ended up carrying the black one most of the way, she was the only one of the ducklings we could catch.<br />
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Once down there, we tossed them in the water and they LOVED it. They had a grand time and we stayed down and watched them. <br />
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The sun even poked out a couple of times. After a long while, we headed back up, leaving the ducks in the water. But that didn't last long. Once we were out of Grapes' sight she started quacking and got out and followed us. The ducklings not far behind her.<br />
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Anabelle throwing snowballs to Zorg. He loves anything he can catch or fetch.<br />
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During grammar Navarre decided he wanted to snuggle with his Auntie Anabelle.<br />
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And of course we had to take pictures of his sweetness. :)<br />
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My sweet Sadie Mae, faithfully sleeps next to our bed. She is a very loving dog. <br />
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We call these two "the brothers with other mothers... and fathers". They sleep together in cute positions every day. We've never had cats that were so bonded before! They came from two different shelters, Navarre is a little bit older, but not by much.<br />
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Little Star helping his mommy wrap a present. He's so cute. <br />
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She was wrapping a gift for her brother. She wrapped it, put in a box, wrapped the box, put it in another box, wrapped it too, and so on. LOL.<br />
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Well, it's Monday again. I hope you have a great week! Christmas is next Monday, hard to believe the year is nearly over. I'm hoping next year will be loads better and we can start fixing up this house. More on that later. I don't think I've told the story of this place we bought yet.<br />
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Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-27928388449863367362017-12-16T05:48:00.000-08:002017-12-16T05:48:24.364-08:00Giveaway Win from Homespun HannahI won Danice's <i>Homespun Holidays Giveaway 2017</i>!<br />
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Visit her blog <u><a href="http://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/">Homespun Hannah</a></u>.<br />
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The goodies arrived by mail yesterday. Each item wrapped carefully in the box. It was so much fun opening everything, like Christmas. :)<br />
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The penguin she made is just too cute. I love his green satchel. The luminary is a punched tin. I hope you can see the tree shape, I tried to get it in the photo.<br />
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She made this pretty quilted table topper. She also sent a lovely Christmas card along with some potpourri.<br />
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The winter ornament is up on my bedroom tree.<br />
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One more picture of the penguin and tin. :) <br />
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Thank you Danice for this awesome giveaway, I was very excited to win and have some things you've made!Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-68049040369450575992017-12-10T07:14:00.001-08:002017-12-10T07:14:11.200-08:00Got Some SnowNot our first snow of the season, but it's the most we've gotten so far.<br />
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Hubby took these for me while I sat inside and ate my breakfast and sipped coffee.<br />
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Snow chickens.<br />
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Snow ducks.<br />
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Our 13 year old daughter took these on her phone and sent them to me.<br />
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Cabins in the snow.<br />
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Thin ice on the big puddle/pond.<br />
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The dogs are loving the snow. Sadie Mae (yellow) was rubbing her face in it, typical Great Pyrenees reaction to snow. ;) <br />
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Zorg is a Labrador/Rottweiler mix. Sadie Mae is Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepard/Saint Bernard mix.<br />
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Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-26030817359705428392017-12-09T07:51:00.001-08:002017-12-09T07:51:28.086-08:00RandomnessThe end of November and now into December has been a roller coaster around here. <br />
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As you know, we got our tree right after Thanksgiving. We got it up and in the living room right away. It took a while to get the lights on because one of the strands we bought last year was missing bulbs and some of the line didn't even work. We don't seem to have enough ornaments for the tree this year, but hopefully next year we'll have our stuff from Colorado out here. I do miss our Christmas ornaments and decorations! <br />
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Our daughter likes to bring in chickens to visit us inside. This is Rose. She is a white leghorn and lays big white eggs. She seems to be the most friendly of the flock. <br />
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We let the ducks wander around the property. They always stay together, unlike the chickens! They were drinking from this pool behind the house until Zorg came along to get a drink too. Navarre the cat is up in the window spying on all of us.<br />
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Sadie Mae likes jumping on and laying on the picnic tables. The power was out and we were all hanging out down at the fire pit with a fire to keep warm. It was warmer outside than inside. We couldn't get our propane fireplace to work, nor the generator! Thankfully the power was restored before nightfall.<br />
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We had some pre-cooked hot dogs in the freezer that we brought out to "cook" over the fire. I think hot dogs are gross, but I was hungry and we couldn't afford to drive into the city to eat at a restaurant at the time. <br />
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Navarre fell asleep sitting next to me while he was waiting for my breakfast to be done. His nose is pressed against my arm! He loves to get bites of meat or lick the runny yolk from my plate.<br />
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The power went out yet again (third time this season and we haven't even gotten into winter yet!) Our daughter had a strand of battery powered lights we used to play a game in the dark. Then we all went to bed. The power came back on at about 3:00 a.m., but it was not a freezing cold day so it wasn't too bad. At least it was during a time when we'd be mostly sleeping. <br />
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I was looking all over for Navarre, he LOVES to sleep. He sleeps more than any cat we've ever had and he sleeps like a log. Found him sleeping in my little wagon and of course we all thought how cute that was. <br />
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Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-23413242441939440272017-11-27T07:00:00.000-08:002017-11-27T07:06:09.432-08:00Tree Farm VisitI've always wished we could get our Christmas tree from a tree farm instead of a Big Box store.<br />
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Shortly after we moved to West Virginia, I looked up tree farms in our area and found a couple.<br />
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The closest one (about a 40 min drive) is Yagel Poor Farm. It is really tucked back into the hills in a beautiful area. <br />
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There are 4 lots of trees and I wasn't sure how we'd ever choose just one! <br />
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There are many types of trees growing and I decided we should pick something totally different from our usual Noble Fir choice.<br />
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The kids loved wandering through the trees looking and touching the needles. Most of the trees are so soft. <br />
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Justin liked this shorter round tree. <br />
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We wandered through lot #3 until we found our tree.<br />
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We picked out this beauty! It is very soft and just the size we were looking for. It is an Eastern White Pine.<br />
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The kids posed with our tree before cutting it down.<br />
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Daddy sawed and the kids helped hold it. The farm lent us a hand saw. Next year we will for sure bring our own electric saw!! It was a challenge hand cutting so close to the ground, which is what the farm asks you to do. The trees grow on hillsides and he was trying to saw upwards. I stood behind him so he could use my foot for leverage. The ground is soft and his feet would just slide through the dirt as he tried to push up to saw. We will certainly be better prepared next year!<br />
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Daddy and Justin carried it back to our car.<br />
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This is one of the other lots we didn't look through. But I loved this view! I have this picture as my wallpaper now. :)<br />
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This is a really nice tree farm, we loved coming out! We were each given candy canes and chatted with the owners, who are very nice!<br />
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The kids posed by this pretty decorated tree by the check out stand.<br />
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This lot is near the entrance. I loved the one decorated tree. :D<br />
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It was a fun experience! Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-10231332523286452422017-10-30T06:57:00.000-07:002017-10-30T07:07:06.244-07:00Autumn stitchingFinished a couple more patterns for autumn stitching. <br />
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This one is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/countryrustic">Country Rustic Primitives</a>.<br />
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And this one is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/primitivestitchin">Primitive Stitchin</a>.<br />
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Fabric is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Kanikis">Kaniki's</a>.<br />
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I still have other autumn patterns to do, we'll see if I have time to stitch any more of them. I need extra hours just for stitching. LOLOld Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-79718952486918877622017-10-20T06:50:00.000-07:002017-10-30T06:58:27.421-07:00Furries<br />
The bunnies names are Panne (brown) and Julia. The kids named them after game characters I think, but I don't remember which game. The buns are sweet and I do hope they stay that way! For now they seem to be doing well and are bonded.<br />
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They've been living inside the house while we waited for them to get bigger. They spent their very first night outside last night. This morning they were chipper and happy so I'm glad they like their homemade hutch!<br />
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Did you know rabbit waste can go right in the garden without hurting the plants? This is why I want rabbits. Plus they are super cute.<br />
I raised rabbits for show in 4-H so they will always be pets, not food for us. <br />
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We bought this old ladder for our daughter's loft, but it doesn't fit. :( We will have to do some rearranging and try again. The ceiling is slanted so that doesn't help either. The cats like sleeping on it in the entryway though. <br />
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Little Star (black) and Navarre are BFFs. I love having cats that are bonded. They sleep together, clean each other, and play together. <br />
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Navarre is a HUGE couch potato though! He sleeps anywhere and on anything. I posted several photos of him on instagram sleeping in front of the pellet stove. He's pretty funny.<br />
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Our sweet Sadie Mae is almost a year old now. She really is a sweetie, but also gets into a lot of trouble. Hopefully after year 2 she will start maturing. She's also very easily spooked. I have wondered if she was abused some as a puppy. I've never seen a dog afraid of so much. We got her as an older puppy.<br />
(Her mom is Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shephard. Her dad is Great Pyrenees and Saint Bernard.)<br />
She's trying to get a ball from under my shoe here. <br />
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Zorg is forever with a stick or ball or other treasure in his mouth. He is OCD about it. My son and I were going into our cabins collecting laundry and he followed us to each one trying to get us to throw his big stick. LOL.<br />
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Fall has been here, it's so lovely! This picture is between two of the cabins. <br />
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In these older photos Grapes was still getting to know them. She picked on them a tiny bit, but once they started feathering out and swimming she accepted them. So much easier introducing new ducks to established ducks. I wish it were that way with chickens!! <br />
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They only spent a few minutes a day in the pool until they were old enough to move outside and out of their brooder.<br />
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Here they are a little bigger, but still not feathered. <br />
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They would spend the day outside in the pen and then we'd bring them back inside in the evening. I wasn't ready for them to sleep with Grapes in the duck hut until they were feathered.<br />
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These two have become BFFs!<br />
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It looks like they are having a meeting while the pool fills up. LOL.<br />
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After the logging, we found this little dug out puddle. (Anabelle calls it a pond, and she's working on turning it into one.) Anabelle and Grapes go down here to swim and do zoomies, but we haven't taken the ducklings there yet.<br />
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Now the trio has feathers and live outside with Grapes. They all sleep in the duck hut together.<br />
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They follow her around like she's their mama, it's so cute. <br />
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In the morning she likes to come out and eat some grass and dandelions for a bit and the trio follows in her footsteps, never straying far. Wherever she goes, they go. Maybe we should call them her entourage. LOL<br />
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And guess what? She is content again and has stopped the constant quacking. I am so happy that she is happy again!<br />
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All the ducks are females, no drakes. Only Grapes is laying. We are getting used to eating her eggs, but we often feed them to the dogs. I plan to use the eggs for baking.Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-56272866255916982592017-10-18T07:00:00.000-07:002017-10-18T07:00:12.368-07:00LHN Little Sheep VirtuesI completed two of the Little House Needleworks "Little Sheep Virtues".<br />
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I just have these two for autumn, but I want to get the other 10 patterns. I love them and they are cute!<br />
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I haven't "finished" them yet. But I do plan to display them similar to the way <a href="http://priscillas2000.blogspot.com/">Priscilla</a> finishes some of her smalls that she changes out for seasons and holidays. But I don't have any craft supplies for that yet. Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-70497965621408908432017-10-17T07:07:00.002-07:002017-10-17T07:07:28.789-07:00FrostI think summer has finally kissed us goodbye. I hope so anyway. I'm ready for cool weather! Summer was hot and very humid.<br />
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Frost this morning, it's so pretty!<br />
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I took some close ups of the pretty leaves.<br />
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The first thing Zorg and Sadie Mae did this morning was taste the frosty grass.<br />
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It almost looks like a dusting of snow.<br />
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I love frosty leaves.<br />
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Our trees are looking so bare now. We're losing our "privacy fence" of trees blocking the view from the road. <br />
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Happy Fall! It's really here!Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-86287339112129485342017-09-06T11:36:00.000-07:002017-10-06T06:14:03.529-07:00Fall Swap 2017I was partnered with <a href="http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> for this year's fall swap hosted by <a href="https://ravenwoodwhimzies.blogspot.com/">Wendy</a>! <br />
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She sent me a scarecrow and his pumpkin has a rusty nail for a stem. They found a home on my itty bitty straw bales.<br />
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I put the other pumpkin up by my pumpkin sign.<br />
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The crow pic and ditty bag are hanging on our TV armoire.<br />
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The candle and ring are waiting patiently to be used. My daughter and I shared the tea (it was yummy!) while we watched a Netflix movie last night. And the PB cups were shared with kids and hubby!<br />
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Thank you Amy for everything! <br />
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You can visit her <a href="http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/2017/09/thank-you-jessica-and-update.html">blog</a> to see what I sent her. <br />
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We have three new ducklings. All hopefully females because that is what I ordered. ;) <br />
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We had a sad day awhile back when one of our Pekin ducks (Lemonade) passed away. The remaining duck (Grapes) has been very lonely since then and won't stop quacking. Which is not a good thing since we have a home business. Thankfully nobody has complained yet, but some days it does get to me. She's pretty nonstop and very loud. :( She has bonded with our daughter, follows her around and "talks" to her, but when she's not around, Grapes gets her quack on and doesn't stop until someone comes out. We bought her a duck diaper (yes really LOL) so we can bring her inside at times. She doesn't really like it and tries to take it off, but at least it keeps her occupied. ;) <br />
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We tried finding her a duck friend locally with no luck. I finally ordered ducklings from the hatchery we got our last chickens from. They are totally adorable! I can't wait for them to get big enough to go outside and make friends with Grapes. I've read that ducks take to new ducks fairly easily compared to chickens. So hopefully she will accept these new girls when they look and sound more like ducks.<br />
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The littles are still peeping like chicks and have no feathers yet. <br />
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Grapes has been introduced to the littles a couple of times now. She's not sure what to think yet. She bites at them, but not too aggressively. She definitely doesn't think of them like her babies.<br />
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Yesterday we took the ducklings out to the duck pen for a little swim time! They didn't seem thrilled, and they just have down, so they didn't swim for long.<br />
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We brought them back in to their brooder and toweled them off. They were very soaked! I'm hoping for another sunny, warm day soon so we can take them out again. I also can't wait for them to be big enough that they can start hanging out in the duck pen. They are still small enough they can fit through the fence wire. <br />
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Praying for Texas and Montana. (I wish there was a way to get all the flood water up to Montana.)<br />
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Old Crow Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774402343329789406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205224539210005114.post-8231893111215403682017-08-07T07:19:00.001-07:002017-08-07T07:19:36.834-07:00Catch Up 1We had some logging done.<br />
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Our plans are to build a stable down there.<br />
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They make it look so easy, like Pick Up Stix.<br />
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Zorg is completely ball OBSESSED.<br />
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Our chicks are growing! They've been in the run with the big girls, but separated. The big girls want to peck them to death.<br />
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Navarre is like a ragdoll cat. He is always in interesting sleeping positions.<br />
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A girl and her duck.<br />
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A little Independence Day fun.<br />
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They look like they are having a deep conversation.<br />
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Two of my favorite girls.<br />
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Excited to get this in the mail! Autumn is my favorite season, just wish I had time to stitch all the autumn patterns I love. {<a href="http://farmhousenotforgotten.blogspot.com/">Notforgotten Farm</a>}<br />
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Summer has just started, but here I am longing for fall already...<br />
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Forgot I had this one in my stash. I just love it! {<a href="http://primitivebettys.blogspot.com/">primitivebettys</a>}<br />
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Currently working on this one from <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Little-House-Needleworks-LIttle-Sheep-Virtues-11-Gratitude-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/13-2843">Little House Needleworks</a>, just have the border to finish. It's not really prim, but I'm a sucker for sheep and I love LHN patterns.<br />
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What are you stitching?<br />
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