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“Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream “Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream and chocolate sauce and whipped cream to the chickens? You know… because it’s Christmas?” Elias protested, “Hattie, that is a waste of food!” With wide eyes, “Oh no, they’ll eat the whole thing.”
Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day of the year. The kids were concerned, “mom, grandpa Paul would not think this is a good idea.” “Kids! If you catch on fire just roll in the snow. You have no skin exposed anyway.” It was epic. And not actually dangerous. Just gorgeous.
I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR team today.
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The thing about -12 degree weather is that it make The thing about -12 degree weather is that it makes a 34 degree day feel downright balmy.
We have four Christmas Kittens ready for their for We have four Christmas Kittens ready for their forever home! They are tame and sweet at 10 weeks old. Please contact me for more details.
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How I (now) Prepare our Lamb

  • April 13, 2023
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  • Becca
This Easter we had the whole Groves family over, plus the three of us Groves daughter-in-laws had our parents there as well, which I thought was pretty cool. It was…
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My oldest and my youngest

  • April 11, 2023
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I recently went through all of our photos from the last year, looking for good pictures to include in an album for my mother-in-law’s birthday. It wasn’t until I started…
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A Very Photogenic Winter

  • February 27, 2023
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  • Becca
I have come to think that wintertime is a lot like childbirth. You sort of forget one before the next begins. It’s a survival tactic, I suppose. So I can’t…
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Working Together

  • February 20, 2023
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Our family economy currently consists of farming, writing, and teaching. And the fun of all of these is that we do them together. We just returned from a fantastic weekend…
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How Much to Grow?

  • January 14, 2023
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We’ve come a long ways in 10 years. The majority of days now we are eating full meals right out of our farm: lamb steaks with asparagus, fried eggs and…
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A Table for Generations

  • December 26, 2022
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  • Becca
With the addition of Abel, our kitchen suddenly felt very crammed- chairs and high chairs everywhere! I got it in my mind that I wanted a big table out in…
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