Life got a little hectic

Yeah. I know. Ive been on a blogging hiatus. Heres to hoping that I can get back in the swing of things.

My laptop took a turn for the worse a few weeks ago.


I am now on a brand new, straight from the box one.

Fall seemed to happen out of nowhere around here.

And Im quite certain that it will keep moving forward and soon all the rest of those leaves will wind up happily placed next to the others on the ground.

If you can believe it tho...I still have beautiful roses in bloom.

And the ones that arent blooming have left behind these lovely orange pods. They are so pretty to look at on my way out to the pasture.

We have started a new project on the farm. Do you have any guesses on what it might be?

It will be built right there.

And not only does the middle guy get to help...

But the goats feel the need to put in their opinion.

Which, of course, means that the little guy cant be out done. So he makes his way out there, too.

And, so far, Ive not been too much help on the outdoor project. Gasp!! Along with the everyday tasks here on the farm, and the kids, and well, just life....

I think these apples have been setting on the porch for quite some time now just waiting to be used up.

Have you figured out what it is yet? Here, let me give you a hint. It has two words.

And the first one starts with a C. And ends with "hicken".

So, yeah. A lot going on over here in the western state of Washington.

Farm smells

When we moved to the farm it was on the cusp of springtime. Things were just beginning to green up.

Since then we have had the pleasure of seeing all the things the farm has been growing for many years.

Roses are plentiful around here.

And while I have never really been a "rose girl", I do have to say that they sure are pretty. Some of the colors are so vibrant.


And if you really enjoy extremely floral smells then Id say roses are for you.

But as much as I enjoy a good smelling flower...I must tell you, I also really enjoy the smell of this.

Do you remember when I mentioned that we got the hay storage area all cleaned out?

Well, it was in preparation for a ton of lovely grass hay.

And that fine young man you saw in the previous picture is stacking it all up for me right here.

What do I need hay for you ask? Well for my goats, of course!! I will be getting 3 sweet little goats in total. The first critters to call my farm home. Besides Darby, of course.

This weekend my family and I are going to take a little road trip to get 2 of them.

The third one will follow a couple days later.

3 sweet, furry, little nigerian dwarf goats. On my farm. In my barn. They will have a wonderful farm smell.

I can not wait.