Author Archives: amyj

Updates: In the chicken run

Posted on August 14, 2013 by amyj

The Divas have been living in the chicken sunroom for a while now. All of the birds have been interacting through the fences for a while and Josh and the kids convinced me that it was time for the divas … Continue reading →

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Kids on a Log

Posted on August 10, 2013 by amyj

Last weekend we moved the goats out of the chicken run area to clear part of the valley in front of the studio. The area has a bunch of fallen logs and the goats love to play on them. Our … Continue reading →

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He who walks with goats

Posted on August 8, 2013 by amyj

The barn cats and the goats appeared at Willow Bend about the same time. They shared shed space for quite a while and now that the goats are out and about we find that one kitty in particular always finds … Continue reading →

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Bait and Switch-ster

Posted on August 6, 2013 by amyj

In case we said anything to you, in print, in person, or by implication, about how cool Waste Management’s Bagster was, please note:  we take it all back! The idea behind the Bagster is that you can buy this big bag … Continue reading →

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I spy….

Posted on August 2, 2013 by amyj

  3 goats 2 turkeys 2 chickens 1 cat

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Door County Cherries

Posted on July 27, 2013 by amyj

Recently we were in Door County and we took a little time to pick 40 pounds of tart cherries. Picking them was fun, and really didn’t take that long at all:   Pitting them, on the other hand, took forever: … Continue reading →

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Corn Down

Posted on July 7, 2013 by amyj

Last night, we had a crazy storm. Tons of lightening, hail and wind, for about two hours. Today, the corn was down: I think I will stake it and see what happens.

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Garden snapshot

Posted on June 28, 2013 by amyj

Despite the late start our garden is showing some progress. The tomatoes have been doing great despite some early wild variation in temperature. and the rest of the beds are beginning to fill out.    

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Greener Pastures

Posted on June 21, 2013 by amyj

We moved the meat birds to the other side of the pasture tonight. Luckily most of the birds were happy to follow the food. There were a few birds that needed to be wrangled. It was clear that we have … Continue reading →

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Today on the pond

Posted on June 16, 2013 by amyj
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