It’s a Kid’s Life

Rafting, Duck Eggs, Muskrats, Salamanders, Frogs, Turtles, Islands, Swimming….. There’s something magical about having a pond.

Hey you Muskrats! Get Outta My Pond!

Long story short…. I had caught all my remaining ducks (only 4 left) except Priscilla, to keep them safe from a bobcat… I stalked her several times during the day and for an hour last night but...

Ridiculous Chicken AKA Bird Brain

ridiculous chicken. She has been laying eggs, but not setting, up in the hayloft. Yesterday we blocked the entrance so today I got to witness the antics of a single minded chicken, desperate to get...

Life in Pictures

In case anyone who follows this blog is interested, here’s my instagram site: http://instagram.com/42things

All I Want for Christmas is this Property Pt. 2

As the summer was waning we realized, we had to move for the winter. Our summer house had windows that didn’t close and even doors that would not latch properly and only electric heat. We would...

All I Want for Christmas is this Land – Pt. 1

So I’m not sure how much I want to write here, it’s been a long long journey since May when we decided to move out here to Canyon… Maybe I should make this a miniseries. Many times over the years...

Personal Notes on 9/11

Something a little serious today. I’m sure you can all guess what brought this on. It was with horrible gut wrenching disbelief that my husband, my daughter and my 7 month pregnant self holed up...

Cherry Season

nothing more luxurious than having SCADS of cherries at your disposal, for free. until you have to pit them all any hints? any recipes?

The Original Paper Design

Today Only, Handmade and Supplies Etsy based auction on tophatter

looking for a deal on some awesome crafty goodies or supplies? come join us http://tophatter.com/auctions/2347 if we get enough people we can post more awesome deals too!

Something is not right.

why is the floor not all one piece? meh, I’m too tired to do anything about it.

Tophatter: the fast paced crafty auction site

Today is tophatter day. I am auctioning off a HUGE lot of mini notecards, invitations and handmade envelopes there at 2pm PST so just click on that picture to go see all the lots available, and get...

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DIY Garden or Craft String Dispenser

If you are like me, you hate it when your twine or string jumps off it’s nice clean surface and finds the dirtiest corner to roll in when you are unraveling it in long lengths. Or in the garden...

Etsy Newbie???

There’s so much info on the forums, and in the etsy help section, the tous, the dos and don’ts, the seller handbook. please please read them! that’s all the advice you will need to start THEN! if...

A Little Meme Fun for all my Etsy followers

my point is… if you are not selling, there’s something you have to do… there’s a LOT of work involved in selling online… and etsy is EASY compared to having your own website. TAKE THE ADVICE about...

Homemade Pizza for Supper

Just to make you drool… it looks so good, can’t wait to dig in.

Earrings Giveaway!

My friends Holly and Kat are conspiring to give away a pair of earrings that Holly made via Kat’s blog. I have a pair of earrings from Holly and I bought a pair as a gift for my MIL and both pairs...