my husband calls valentine's day a 'hallmark holiday'. i'm pretty sure he hates it, but he does love me, so this morning i ...

eta: in thinking about this recipe, i decided it's really more of a pilaf, as the brown rice never creamed up like a good risotto rice w...

it made me rediculously happy yesterday to find this little beauty waiting in one of the nesting boxes:  next to a store-bought egg: my two ...

i had the deep pleasure of going to stitches, midwest last week with a couple of great knitterly friends. i went on their website to see if ...

we had a great time at the fair last week. we arrived early to beat the heat and the crowds. though i didn't get to see everything, i di...

ken figures these "free chickens" have cost us about $500. so at two eggs per hen per day, if they started laying tomorrow, it wou...

this is cleo.  she was the first hen to get a name. with her 'eyeliner' i thought it was fitting. this photo was taken a few weeks a...

i found the most adorable patterns for dishcloths ever! kris patay, of kris knits  has designed some serious cute. i bought one set and went...

ken went down to kentucky this weekend to do some work for his parents. he stopped by his brother's small farm on the way home. when he ...

i haven't been knitting much lately. i don't know if it's just a summertime thing, or maybe grief, but i just haven't felt i...