Author Archives: Kelli Miller

Rafe has discovered Sugar Creek, or “the river” as he calls it. Which terrifies me, because he’s such an independent little guy I’m afraid he’ll venture down there by himself. So far, though, he asks Matt, me, or one of … Continue reading →

Our old John Deere manure spreader. And I do mean old. It’s got a wooden box, and the paint is so faded it’s almost hard to tell it’s a Deere anymore. It’s seen quite a bit of action this last … Continue reading →

Meet George, the first calf of 2006! And his mother, Missus Hamilton. Missus Hamilton is our oldest cow at 10 years old, and a very good mother. George was born around 9:15 this morning. The kids and I were almost … Continue reading →

The day we were flying home from Hollywood, Sara was busy with a homecoming surprise for us. A new litter of pigs! And a nice litter, it is. 9 live (6 boys, 3 girls) and 2 dead. This is the … Continue reading →

The Center for Rural Affairs blog is on a roll this week. Especially this and this.

About a year ago it was time for my yearly physical. I wasn’t feeling sick, but I wasn’t feeling exactly well either. So I asked my doctor to run routine bloodwork. The only thing that came back out of the … Continue reading →

I could go on and on posting pictures from our trip (I took around 80 pictures). But I think it’s time to wrap things up and get back to the farm. Whatever experiences in my life, big or small, I … Continue reading →

Olivia said of her day at Disneyland, “This is the best day of my whole life!” You can’t help but notice that everyone has a big grin on their face as soon as they walk through the gates into Disneyland. … Continue reading →

The Event ended about 11:30, and we were told that we had the limo until 3:00! So off we went to see the sights. After a quick trip up to Griffith Observatory (which was closed for remodeling, but we still … Continue reading →

What a crazy, wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime trip. Everything went so smoothly, and we had so much fun. Stephanie & Stacey from Media Tonic, and Rick from Disney were all so gracious and just as excited to have us as we were … Continue reading →