Chickens in the Road

Problem, with Ramble

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:05:49 +0000

I have a little problem. Let’s take a closer look. It’s my culvert. Just barely, you can see the cement that braces the culvert on this side. Way under water. The culvert isn’t draining properly, and why is a mystery hidden under 100 feet of pipe. That’s right, 100 feet of pipe. It might make [...]

Nineteen Percent

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:25 +0000

I want to tell you about some of the other projects I discovered on Kickstarter–and backed myself. I love the idea of Kickstarter. It promotes entrepreneurship, and in today’s economy, that is what we have to fall back on when big business is failing us. We have normal, everyday individuals with big spirits, work ethic, [...]

Launched!

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:45:21 +0000

So many of you commented or emailed me about Kickstarter that I had to check it out. Kickstarter bills itself as “a new way to fund and follow creativity.” It’s a funding platform to help creative projects get off the ground. The Kickstarter philosophy: “A good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide. A [...]

No Way, Really, Seriously

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:01:33 +0000

Morgan started a blog. It’s disturbing and strange. My child started a blog! I can’t let my child have a blog. Talk to the world. And yet, she didn’t ask my permission. And I’m so proud of her. If the internet had existed when I was her age, I would have done the same thing. [...]

Something Exciting This Way Comes

Suzanne McMinn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:05:46 +0000

At least somebody is driving the tractor. I was hoping to post about something exciting today, but I’m temporarily held up on a teeny tiny technicality, so I’ll post as soon as I can. (I’m NOT moving. I feel like I need to say that all the time now, sorry.) Meanwhile, back at the studio [...]

Your Wish, My Command

Suzanne McMinn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:01:49 +0000

By request, the “Statuary” photo is now available for the February 2012 free desktop wallpaper. (Get it here!) I’ve also uploaded a number of other requested photos to the galleries. Enjoy!

Barn Tour — Stalls

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:05:45 +0000

In the “working” side of the barn, where the “office” is (see Barn Tour–the “Office”), there are five roomy stalls, accessed from the alleyway. Three of them seem to have been constructed with horses in mind. (Or at least, reconstructed with horses in mind. The barn is vintage 1890s, and the stalls were obviously renovated [...]

It Begins

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:01:17 +0000

Digging began yesterday to lay the pipe connecting the studio to public water. It’s the first step to turning the studio into a health department-approved kitchen to open an important new income stream for the farm. I’m running on a shoestring and determined to make it to the finish line! Thank you to those of [...]

Cinnamon Bun Cookies

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:05:48 +0000

There’s this little boy at school who, I think, may have a crush on Morgan. Well, he’s not really a little boy, but work with me here. Little boy sounds tolerable and non-threatening, while teenage boy sounds disturbing and nightmarish. At least when it comes to Morgan, who is of course just a little girl. [...]

Retreat Update

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:01:16 +0000

A Hands-On Experience in the West Virginia Mountains September 13th-15th at Camp Sheppard, located in Roane County, West Virginia. 2012 Party on the Farm follows on September 16th at Sassafras Farm. I know it’s still only January, and the retreat isn’t until September, but we’re filling up fast. Even with an increased attendee limit from [...]