Fancy Talkin' Zippo

My new boy will be coming home tomorrow! Fancy Talkin' Zippo is his registered name, but to us he's Charlie! We're not too fancy around this farm!

I am so excited! I'll post more photos of him getting to know the girls when he gets here.

Amish Cookbook Winner

And the winner is....drum roll please....
Osage Bluff Quilter
Please use the "contact me" link in the right sidebar to email me your mailing address and I will get your cookbook in the mail!
I hope you enjoy it!

Hop on board with the Google Friend Connect or Facebook! When I get 500 followers on GFC or 200 on FB, I'll have a G.R.I.T. magazine (1-year subscription) give away! Go invite your friends!

Share A Site

I found a site this morning that I might just be hooked on! I rarely make a post just to share a site but here goes!

It's called Instructables.

Right now I am hung up in the Gardening section!

If you have a site you love and want to share, post it in the comments!

Amish Cookbook Give Away!

I haven't had a give away in ages!

Big, thick, 360-page, Amish cookbook I picked up while shopping at the Amish Trading Post last Friday.

I got one for you too! Be a follower and leave me a comment to enter! I'll post the random winner on Friday morning about 9:00!Good luck!!

Incubator Time Again

And it's all filled up!


Banties, full-sized chickens and TURKENS!


Why I think I need turkens is a mystery to me, but I'm hoping they hatch!

Dirt Cat

We are often asked how Dirt Cat got his name....


When we got him 5 years ago, he would curl up in my flower pots and sleep....


My oldest son said he was like dirt in the pot....


Five years later....We still have a Dirt Cat!

Cowboy Boots and HDR

I've been playing with my new camera and some HDR (high dynamic range) software.


Tell me what you think!


Spring is almost here and I am so ready to get outside with my Canon and really try it out!

Riding Lizzy

Spent the day riding with my little sister. She hadn't been on a horse in years and I didn't even get a photo of her, but she got one of me and Lizzy.

I'll get one of her next weekend. We had a great time and she has already decided she needs a horse now. I bought another horse last week. His name is Charlie and he'll be coming home soon!!

Gorgeous Day

Yesterday was perfect!


We had 70-degree weather


and beautiful sunshine!


All enjoyed from the back of a horse!


My kind of day!