Author Archives: Kelli Miller

What a difference a few weeks of warm weather makes! The big snow from the beginning of March is already gone. Not that it’s fit enough to do anything with yet. But that doesn’t stop Rafe from digging. “I’m digging … Continue reading →

sewing pretty pink ballerina ribbons onto toe shoes… for this farmgirl (with her handsome father). Today she went from pigpen, to softball practice, to school, to pigpen, to dance class, to bed. And she’s on the honor roll. What? A … Continue reading →

your gilt farrowing, then having no mothering instinct whatsoever and the whole litter dies. And you think she ate the last one. Now what…give her another chance, or send 10 months of time & money invested down the road? We … Continue reading →

It’s been a rather exciting bird day at Sugar Creek today. Too bad I suck at nature photography. So all of these photos are linked to other websites. ( Telephoto lens and Birding binoculars – hint, hint dear 🙂 Our … Continue reading →

Canada geese on the creek Chickens out and about MUD! My least favorite. But soon there will be my most favorite signs – babies! Piglets, calves, and chicks to come.

Here’s the garden, barracaded at the east end by a huge pile of snow. This picture was taken last week, and quite a bit of snow has melted since then. The pile has probably shrunk by about half. Today, however, … Continue reading →

A while back – quite a while back – Genie over at The Inadvertant Gardener tagged me to list 5 weird things about myself. “This will be easy,” I thought. “I’m very weird.” And then, nothing. So I enlisted my … Continue reading →

Fatman & Robin are saying, “Na-na na-na boo boo” …and yet so far. We feed the cats in this old washtub on the front porch. Just out of Ava’s reach.

Losing animals is part and parcel of farming, usually noted but not dwelled upon. But last week our Miss Silkie died. Those of you who were reading this blog this time last year know her as our Hollywood chicken. I … Continue reading →