Cross it off the ‘to-do’ list!

It took a month of Sundays, but we finally completed the dining room make-over. Yeah! I spent the better part of a week CLEANING and sorting through all the collectibles, deciding what I couldn’t live without and what had to go. I tried to actually pare down the ’stuff’ and not just shuffle the piles, ‘ya know [...]

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New Kids on the Block

A warm welcome to Nelly’s doe kids! The girls arrived Tuesday night - weighing in at 7 and 8 pounds. All are doing well. Holly’s Alpine kids expressed delight in their new playmates. Yeah! We’re done with kidding at Sheepy Hollow for 2009. Next up, sheep shearing scheduled for Monday, April 20. My two pregnant Shetland ewes are due [...]

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 May the blessings of Easter lighten your heart & fill you with joy!

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~*Baby Boom*~

It has been a bit crazy around here the past couple of days – with the most recent and unusual snow storm this past weekend. As a result, school was canceled on Monday (which makes for a short week since the kids are off on Good Friday). Hubby decided that he could ‘work’ from home and spare [...]

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Lambing Tyme at Hymnotes Farm

Awe…aren’t these the sweetest little lambs you ever did see? The twins, one female/one male born on Saturday April 4, belong to my friend Roxann’s Shetland ewe of Hymnotes Farm in Capac, MI. You can learn more at her blog listed in my fav’s.  They’re Rox’s first lambs for the 2009 season. Several of her ewes were bred to my [...]

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Herbal Homekeeping – Spring Bucket List

Many herbs were important in running the household in Colonial times. Herbs were essential for flavoring the food that was prepared for the family, housekeeping chores and “Dr. Mom” tasks that made up a typical day. Medical applications may have included everything from treating fevers and upset tummies to relieving female complaints. Herbs were also [...]

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