by Kara | Mar 10, 2022 | Country Living, Farm Life, Lambs, Seasons on the Farm, Sheep, Winter
Come, sweetheart, listen, for I have a thing Most wonderful to tell you – news of spring Albeit winter still is in the air And the earth troubled, and the branches bare, Yet down the fields to-day, I saw her pass – The spring – her feet went shining...
by Kara | Feb 4, 2022 | Chickens, Farm Life, Reflections, Seasons, Winter
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ I discovered the above Thoreau quote shortly after we moved to our farm eight years ago, and I have had it...
by Kara Williams | Feb 25, 2017 | Cows, Winter
No matter how long the winter, Spring is sure to follow.~ProverbThe title is a bit dramatic if you’re comparing our winter to the one in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book by the same name. We are not nearing starvation and we have not suffered blizzard...
by Kara Williams | Jan 25, 2016 | Cows, Garden, Goats, Winter
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.~Proverbs 19:212016 arrived with hopes, and dreams, and plans,It’s sparkling cider, I promise.and the snow that our family had been longing for for two years....
by Kara Williams | Dec 29, 2015 | Adoption, Country Living, Winter
The term Country Christmas embodies all of the beauty and sentimental notions and longings I have about the Christmas season. I have visions of rustic barns amid snow-covered fields, handmade gifts, hospitality, and decorations that bring the outdoors in. But...
by Kara Williams | Apr 12, 2015 | Chickens, Goats, Winter
A warm January day Winter Recovery The past three months have been quiet on the farm. I suppose that is part of the purpose of Winter – to restore us and give us rest and ready us for the coming season of growth and activity and new life. The first seed catalog...
