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31 Days of Nature Walks: On a Sunny Afternoon

by Marissa | Oct 22, 2013 | 31 Dayers 2013, Farm, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Parenting, Uncategorised

  We are getting to the end of the really warm days of fall and still haven’t even close to finished ticking off our list of to be done before winter. Monday is Dan’s Saturday where we putter around the yard and house working on the various jobs that need...

31 Days of Nature Walks: Kids, Apples, Ponies

by Marissa | Oct 20, 2013 | 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, Farm, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Parenting, Uncategorised

We’ve done it before. All three girls riding at once I mean. Putting Aneliese and Kathleen in the saddle with Cecily in the doubler while I lead our pony, Max, means that we can leave the pasture and visit the trails. We don’t move particularly quickly but...

31 days of Nature Walks-Marking the Boundaries

by Marissa | Oct 1, 2013 | 31 Dayers 2013, Farm, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised

We’ve been working on getting our back woods fenced in for our cows. Highlands are especially good at foraging and we’ve noticed that they often seem to head for the rougher growth before tackling the green grass. We’re hoping that in time they will...

My girls in September

by Marissa | Sep 6, 2013 | Aneliese, Cecily, Farm, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Kathleen, Uncategorised

After a cold, rainy day, it warmed up in the evening and we all needed to get outside. We’re trying to slowly get all of our seven acres fenced in to give the cattle more grazing space so that was the evening plan for Dan and we all decided to join him whether...

Chores Together

by Marissa | Aug 14, 2013 | Daily Rhythm, Farm, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised

Dan & I have talked about wanting to do a video of morning chores together and so were pretty excited to have Lola join us one morning. Most morning we all go out together and we move slowly but it is seriously one of my most favorite parts of our day and family....

Garden; July 4, 2013

by Marissa | Jul 5, 2013 | Farm, Gardening, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, PursuingBeauty, Uncategorised

Between rain, chickens, weeds, and sun burn, the garden has been a bit frustrating this year. I’ve lost track of how many things I’ve had to replant since my first update but it’s more than I like to think about. That said, with the sun from the past...
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