Chickens in the Road

She’s Still Got It

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:05:38 +0000

Jack’s supervising. Or something. I love the evenings. I go down to the meadow and hold the babies while the sheep get their feed. The mamas forget they have babies when feed is involved. I snuggle the babies and keep them out of the fray. I tell them I will give [...]

Ball Blue Book Giveaway

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:03:35 +0000

Jars of strawberry syrup and strawberry-lemon marmalade cooling after coming out of the canner. Check out how I made my strawberry-lemon marmalade here. (Read through the topic to see how I made it this year.) I love canning, and I love being so comfortable with canning now that I can make my own recipes. [...]

Who Is that Masked Man?

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:01:50 +0000

That’s Dominatrix to You, Buddy

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:05:31 +0000

Somebody tell her that’s not gonna work? So, on Saturday, Clover went into full-blown, desperate, tearing-her-clothes-off lust. She was singing Lookin’ for a Good Time by Lady Antebellum, throwing back whiskey shots, making I’m-dying noises in her throat, and flapping her tail at Eclipse through the fence. Eclipse’s tongue was hanging so far out [...]

Awkward Trio

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:01:29 +0000

Totally Qualified to be a Farmer

Suzanne McMinn — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:05:17 +0000

Rain…. ….flood…. ….mud. We have…. ….three girls…. …..and a lil stud! I told 52 I couldn’t tell the difference. “I can’t tell. I can’t tell!” I inspected both of Jester’s babies and they looked the same. He had inspected Miss Jacob’s lambs and declared them to be one boy, one girl. So he showed me one [...]

Potatoes & Cracklins Fried in Savory Lard

Suzanne McMinn — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:01:18 +0000

Sunny Stripes

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:45:56 +0000

This has been an absolutely beautiful week with more sun and blue sky and puffy clouds than we’ve seen here in months. This weekend, it’s raining and the river is flooded. The mud’ll be knee-deep on our road (and that is only slightly exaggerating!). Winter isn’t truly gone, but it’s over in [...]

Strawberries & Cream Coffee Cake

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:05:31 +0000

This past weekend, I came into 16 pounds of fresh, delectable strawberries. (From Florida. We’re still a couple months off strawberry season here.) I made a list of things to can right away. Strawberry syrup! Strawberry-lemon marmalade! A spring conserve with strawberries, pineapple, raisins, and nuts! Oh, the [...]

Love Roost

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:01:37 +0000