by Andi | May 18, 2014 | animals, chickens, Goats, Great Pyrenees, guineas, Meander, Workshop
I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life,... by Andi | May 11, 2014 | animals, chickens, Goats, Great Pyrenees, guineas, Meander
It was one of those “secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others” mornings. I heard the kids bleating before 6am, and while I knew they were fine – in shelter, with water and plenty of good – I knew I wasn’t going back to sleep .... by Andi | May 4, 2014 | chickens, Goats, Great Pyrenees, guineas, Workshop
The chickens have begun to use the roosts – not gracefully, mind you – but they are using them. Yesterday, I had to rescue Daffy when she got too high and didn’t know how to get down – good night, that girl can squawk. Today, she got herself... by Andi | Apr 27, 2014 | animals, chickens, Goats, Great Pyrenees, guineas
Sunday morning sunshine feels different than any other light. It’s more robust, more golden, more open, somehow. And right now, the farm is fairly glowing with it. If I’d ever been to Ireland and stood overlooking a range of hills in the early morning,...