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Oliver and Abraham's
www.oliverandabrahams.com
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I'm McKenzie. I live in a log cabin with alpacas, chickens, a sheep named Bill Murray, and a guy who likes to make strange music for light and sound machines. I draw pictures of children and little creatures who exist in another dimension.
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Guest Post: Ngo Family Farm

The Blessing of the BurdenA strange and fascinating thing happens when you begin farming in any capacity or in any sense of that word. You begin living in a world of abundance that somehow was invisi...

6 h ago

Guest Post: littleflock

Why hello, I am Kaela, author of littleflock and I am so humbled to be guest posting for McKenzie. I have been an adorer of her beautiful blog for quite some time now, and am overjoyed for her and he...

1 day ago

Guest Post: A Nest of Gentlefolk

 On city living and dreams for the future. Gosh, I can’t even remember how I managed to stumble across this wonderful space that is Oliver and Abraham’s. All I know is that there is somethi...

2 days ago

Guest Post: Little Seed Farm

Blogger Friends, Farming, and MarriageAbout a year ago we started writing about our dreams farming, planning to leave a city life, and other homesteading stuff. We didn’t have any idea what to expect...

3 days ago

farewell for now!

Im taking a break from this blog for the next three weeks. A much needed break. We only have two weeks until our wedding! So much to do! Were lucky to have so many amazing people supporting us during...

6 days ago

poppies and mint water

24 may 12

reservoir update

23 may 12

in the calm light of dusk

fireflies are awakepond scum cleanedpollen smells musky and sweetgrass is mowed to make way for tentswild roses wiltingdaisies reaching for the sunpotatoes are hugeonions strongnew baby chicks arrive...

23 may 12

shearing Percy

Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Where do I even begin? Lets start with the fact that my beloved little camera is sitting in a bag of rice right now because I left it outside in the rain overnight. Yep. That so...

22 may 12

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival

17 may 12

xoxo

14 may 12

all in one day

Part OneThe parents at school connected the dots and realized Im getting married in exactly one month. They secretly emailed each other (I assume) and decided to make a beautiful gesture... Alices mo...

10 may 12

the early fog of morning

08 may 12 1 person likes this

strawberry cakes and a special lace dress

 Sunday was my bridal shower and it was lovely. I am so, so lucky to have such wonderful family and friends. Im at a loss for words, really.In fact, life as of late has become indescribably symb...

08 may 12

lightning is romantic

An intense thunderstorm rolled in last night. I ran outside to cover up the seedlings with their plastic frame, but as soon as the rain started falling I realized the covers were going to collapse wi...

04 may 12

garden updates

potatoes are upgarlic and onions are peeking through the strawstrawberries are developing flowers (gotta pinch em)asparagus plantedfirst peony bloomed yesterdaytulip petals all blown awaythe air is h...

03 may 12

on having a social life beyond sheep

These past two weeks have been ridiculously full. Jamie and I have been at one anothers throats too. Ive been in go-go-go get shit done mode, forgetting the fact that he wants and deserves to be a pa...

01 may 12 1 person likes this

language

My dad gave me a book of Neruda poetry when I was still in high school. Im not a big poetry fan anymore, not too keen on rhyming and all that nonsense, but Nerudas words are combined in such a lovely...

26 apr 12

the tale of spicy farts chili (a.k.a. Baltimore Chili Brew)

It was pouring all day Sunday, but we braved the weather and headed out to the Baltimore Free Farm for the Chili-Brew, a gathering of local farmers, brewers, cooks, businesses, artists, and musicians...

24 apr 12

rocking in the hammock

This boy clearly needs more down-time. Almost the whole time he was over, he kept asking when it was time to leave. Once all of this pre-summer/wedding business is through, I think it needs to be a p...

21 apr 12

our lamb named butter

First of all, let me say that it has been driving me nuts that I couldnt post two days in a row this week. I am a creature of habit and a painfully slow internet connection is messing with my groove!...

19 apr 12

our sweet little surprise

Sunday morning I woke up, lifted up the curtain on our bedroom window like I always do, and looked at our sheep sitting on the hill outside. There was a small black lump nearby, and I thought to myse...

16 apr 12 1 person likes this

garlic n onions

Busy, busy times around here! Progress!

13 apr 12

fourteen pictures of ducks

 Yep.

13 apr 12

strawberries!

Steph and I planted strawberries on Monday. Then Cherokee walked over and offered us hand-churned ice cream. It happened to double as dinner and it was glorious.ps. Our internet is slooooooow, which ...

11 apr 12

potatoes!

 When were all through planting them, well have a total of seven, fifty foot rows. Whoa. (Although, Jamie planted about thirteen, 500 foot rows at Breezy Willow the day before!)

10 apr 12

alone time

I had such a nice long-weekend. On Thursday I had the whole house to myself since the start of this whole Jamie-broke-his-wrist deal. It was absolutely wonderful, and you know what I did? I cleaned t...

09 apr 12

sweet little moments at school

Oh, how I love my job... I work at Ava Wanas Montessori School and chubby cheeks, muddy fingers, skinned knees, abundant bandaids, and constant spiritual and physical growth surround me at all times ...

06 apr 12

shearing Bill Murray

Well... I guess Ill begin with the part that I started shearing first, Bills balls. Nothing in this world could have prepared me for how disgusting they were. Think sweat, poop, pee, dirt. Yes, they ...

05 apr 12

starting seeds

Ohhhhh... Im so darn tired right now. Its amazing how different activities can work muscles you didnt even realize existed! Jamie and I spent about three hours shearing Bill Murray with my new blade ...

04 apr 12

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