
"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....





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."




- OH. NO. Now you’ve done it! You’ve been RUDE to Winter. NEVER, EVER be rude to Winter. She will have her revenge! - Darlene in North Georgia on The Changing of the Guard
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- Names! Names! They NEED names! Right now they all are just LAMBS. Just a GROUP. But they need to be respected. They need to be INDIVIDUALS. Ask... - Darlene in North Georgia on Magical Creatures
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- Where did the third dog come from? THought you only had 2. Amazing how things multiply when you live in the country. Animals just wander up and... - Susan at Charm of the Carolines on Never
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- Never thought id stay married for 32 years, but here I am. - Carol on Never
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- I NEVER thought my husband could be happy living on a farm in the middle of no where (he was a Nashville city boy through and through) but he’s the one who... - KentuckyFarmGirl on Never
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- I never thought I’d own a Tree Farm. But now that I do, I think it is important to know the difference between hay and straw. Can you please tell me? - Nicolezmomma on Never
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- We in Upper Michigan have such scenes from November through March and even sometimes April in an Ordinary winter. We are still waiting this year. It has... - Mary on The Changing of the Guard
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- Hmmmm. You really have me thinking. - Mary on Never
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I never thought Id move myself and my 2 kids over 6oo miles to live next door to my parents, build my own house, barns, pasture, put up 400 bales of hay a year,... - Angela Pierce on Never -
- I never wanted children. Really! My family called me the great cat lady to be. [No offense to cat ladies - I was serioiusly going to have 10 cats and live in an apt. -... - skippymom on Never
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