I am not exactly known for my accuracy when it comes to animals. There have been a few…or more…incidents where I thought an animal was a boy and the animal was really a girl or vice versus. We always tried to adjust and make any name changes…Leo became Leona…and all is well. But the latest is about the chicken who wasn’t. [Read more…]
Preparing Cattle for Winter
Winter is fast approaching here in the Midwest! This past week, we (and I do mean we this time) have all been busting our tails to get our livestock moved together and prepped for winter. Thankfully, I did have time to take plenty of pics to share with my lovely readers. And Country Boy loves when I talk country so in order to keep him happy we are going to talk cows this week;) Here are the behind the scene workings of preparing cattle for winter at Hickory Hollow Farm! [Read more…]
Home Milling Wheat Flour From Field to Table
When I was growing up I loved to read everything about the American Frontier. I loved to imagine what life was like being a frontier settler living off the land and providing for most of your own basic needs. Actually, I haven’t really outgrown my fascination with that time period! Most opportunities I get to experience a little bit of what that life was like I think it is the best fun! So today I want to share with you the process of home milling wheat flour from field to table. We just finished harvesting our wheat crop and milling some of it into wheat flour for our family so I have plenty of pictures to share of this exciting process! [Read more…]
