by Andi | Feb 24, 2016 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, chickens, God's Whisper, Meander, Written and Wrought
Hope is for the dark days. The days when all you can see is mud and mess, like so many forgotten toys strewn across the backyard. Those are the days when miracles begin. – Christie Purifoy in Roots and Sky The farmyard is sticky and squishy and all the things... by Andi | Jul 5, 2015 | animals, chickens, God's Whisper
Nothing like dodging a clumsy chicken to start your morning off right. I woke a bit later than usual (5:30 am, if you’re wondering) and wandered blearily out to the chicken coop. Now, if you’re new to chickens, you may not realize that they wake and sleep... by Andi | Jun 21, 2015 | chickens, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
A chicken incubates an egg for 21 days. This is a fact I did not know until two of our Cochins went broody this spring. I also didn’t understand the term “brooding” as an emotion until I saw these girls go wan and ornery with the wait on motherhood.... by Andi | May 19, 2015 | chickens, Garden, Goats, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
The blackberries are going to be abundant this year – heat early and rain. I can almost taste the tart goodness now. From my office, I can see at least two stands of them, and we have some coming in the orchard. Plus, just up the road, a pasture has gone wild... by Andi | May 17, 2015 | Buildings, chickens, Garden, God's Whisper
From where I sit on the couch, I can see the back of the voting house by the road. The building was constructed sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century as the polling place for white people in the town of Radiant. When I tell other folks about this...