Chickens in the Road | Author Suzanne McMinn

My New Hero

03-07-10 | Country Living

Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3

03-10-10 | Crafts

Dreamin’ in the Color of Seeds

03-11-10 | Garden

A Very Vegan Day

03-08-10 | Cooking

A Crooked Little Hen Love Story

03-09-10 | Barn

Nibblers

03-11-10 | Daily Farm Photo

Cooking: March 8, 2010 - A Very Vegan Day
Crafts: March 10, 2010 - Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
Garden: March 11, 2010 - Dreamin’ in the Color of Seeds
Barn: March 9, 2010 - A Crooked Little Hen Love Story
Country Living: March 7, 2010 - My New Hero
Daily Farm Photo: March 11, 2010 - Nibblers

Need a fluffy/creamy chocolate frosting for Suzanne's White Cake.
by Pete on March 10, 2010
Making Your Own Butter
by LK on March 9, 2010
I need a mack-daddy chocolate cake recipe (and vanilla frosting).
by princessvanessa on March 9, 2010
Looking for a new pressure canner
by CindyP on March 9, 2010
Strawberries!
by Suzanne on March 8, 2010

Quilted Potholder
by Pete on March 10, 2010
Crochet Question
by butterflie on March 9, 2010
What's a fair price for a fleece?
by Merino Mama on March 8, 2010
New Project in the Works
by Flatlander on February 21, 2010
Here's one for the ladies.
by tribalcime on February 23, 2010

Houseplant Problem
by Maud on March 1, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Butternut Squash Question
by Pete on February 28, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Growing Your Own Dishcloths (no need to knit!)
by Runningtrails - Sheryl on March 7, 2010 at 7:18 am
Seed pots
by CindyP on February 20, 2010 at 5:21 pm
got my seed potatoes this afternoon!
by CindyP on February 14, 2010 at 8:38 am

Llama Problems
by rileysmom on March 10, 2010
Choosing a milk cow
by lavenderblue on March 10, 2010
Once a Day Milking
by Flatlander on March 10, 2010
Can We Talk About Flies?
by Suzanne on March 9, 2010
Pig(s)
by LK on March 9, 2010

Welcome to the farm! Old-fashioned recipes, crafts, cute farm animals, and fun with simple living. (Plus giveaways!) Browse the latest posts above or check out some of the featured favorites below.

Thanks for being here!

The Slanted Little House
Pack your bags. You’ll want to move to a 100-year-old farmhouse right away. Don’t blame me.
Homemade Hamburger Helper.
Forget the box. Make this tonight! Real dinner, real easy, really in 30 minutes.

See All My Recipes
Sweet Little Jam Cozy
Crochet a ruffled cozy to make the gift of a jar of jam that much more special. And cute.

See All My Crafts
Seed-Starter Pots
Start seeds indoors in free, simple, biodegradable pots. Spring is coming! Isn’t it??

See All My Garden Stories
The Carrying On
Goats in love! So many figures of speech are now explained. Read it and laugh.

See All My Barn Stories
Winter in the Country
You just can’t get this kind of hardship in the suburbs, people.

See All My Country Living Stories

Sausage and Patty
Try picking up a piglet. I dare you. Or watch us do it.

See All My Videos

With the snow melted and some warmer days upon us, the nibblers are out in force, tired of months of winter hay, enjoying any fresh green shoot of anything they can find.

"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

The Ball Blue Book Project

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$Old Farmer\'s Almanac$

March 2010
"Lamb-y, then whammy! Get some tickets to Miami! Snow is easing, but we're still freezing. It may be spring by the astronomer, but not by the thermometer. Mighty fine, then leonine."

Thursday, Mar 11
Fair
Currently: 42˚F
Feels Like: 42˚ F
Hi: 69˚, Lo: 49˚
Fair

Walton, WV

courtesy of weather.com

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Those green shoots must taste good to them I can’t wait to see green grass again. Our snow is melting but there’s still so much of it. We’ll... - kerri on Nibblers
OH SPRING!! I started my seeds lastweek in a greenhouse in my... - Tracey In Paradise,Pa. on Dreamin’ in the Color of Seeds
Ahhh, green is good! - Julie on Nibblers
Would love to be in the drawing for the stick blender, but couldn’t get online til late so I may be too late to enter, but I am getting my... - MMT on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
So how long did it take Clover to get those goggles off? I just love these pictures. The first one is now my wallpaper–I am... - Debbie in PA on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
I’m enjoying your posts about soapmaking. It is very interesting and makes me think about making my own soap. I would like to be entered... - Lori M. on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
I need a stick blender. Mine just broke. - goatgirl on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
So Morgan said no more goggles,huh? Enter me for the stick blender if its not too late. If I win, maybe I will get big and brave and make... - lavenderblue on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
Would love to have one so I can start making soap again, provided that I can find lye around here. - Dyane on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3
I know Clover looks cute in the glasses, but Suzanne, be careful!! I think she is planning some type of payback for being dressed up again!... - farmershae on Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3