“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

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  • Meet Bambi

    Meet Bambi…the newest addition to the farm. When we learned she was going to be put down because she was too small and not growing, we could not say no to having her join us. Bambi is petite and graceful,… Continue reading

  • Animals and How to Care for Them

    In preparation for Farm Girl and I leaving the guys in charge of all the farm animals for 2 weeks, Farm Girl made an instruction binder. There was a page for each animal on the farm. It included the animals… Continue reading

  • Fox in the Henhouse

    We have a fox who likes to roam in our yard. We were fine with this as long as he minded his business. Sadly, he could not keep his end of the bargain. Our fox has a taste for chicken… Continue reading

  • Upgrade!!!

    Nacho and Oliver got an upgrade. After months of fighting the fence and escaping goats, we knew we had to make a change. It’s beautiful and we haven’t had a single escape. It’s big enough that the chickens join the… Continue reading

  • Spring

    The Farm is waking up and I had forgotten how beautiful it is in the spring and how much work there is to be done once spring comes. We’ve had daffodils popping up in randomly all over the yard for… Continue reading

  • Happy Birthday Grawly Bear Farm

    1 Year on Grawly Bear Farm Today. 12 months of:1. Dark, starry night. 2. Wildlife. 3. Hard work. 4. Laughter. 5. Filling our home with family and friends. 6. Fresh eggs. 7. Evenings at the fire pit. 8. Projects. 9.… Continue reading

  • Falling in love again

    Spring’s earliest colors have made their way to the farm and we are falling in love all over again, Continue reading

  • More of the same please!

    As we sat at the dinner table eating our traditional NYE meal, we chatted about 2022. We all agreed that it has been a very good year….with Farm Girl chiming in that amazing would be a better description. We’ve all… Continue reading

  • A new season

    A new season = new discoveries on the farm. A walk in the woods with my snips yielded vines and berries and greens enough to make some Christmas wreaths. It was so fun! Continue reading

  • Freeze

    We had several chilly nights this week and it brought our gardening season to an end. The fall lettuce and carrots were just starting to take off and the cosmos and zinnias were covered in buds. We gathered what we… Continue reading