Chickens in the Road

Back Up and Out

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:30 +0000

My website was down for awhile this morning. The server had to be rebooted. Like we know or care what that means! It’s back up. Anyway. Here’s what’s OUT. Big Goat Burger, Little Goat Burger, and Maia are lil escape artists. They keep coming up to the yard, sometimes the house, and people come over [...]

The New Mister

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:26 +0000

This truck and trailer rolled up the access road behind the barn a few days ago: The arrangement was made with a neighbor about a mile up the road. I called him last week and told him we were ready. He said he’d call when he had time to get up here with his trailer. [...]

Developing Story

Suzanne McMinn — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:34:15 +0000

I’m not the only one with a boyfriend!

A Small Peek

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:47 +0000

The bridge over the Ohio River at Ravenswood, WV. The Ohio River is the boundary line between Ohio and West Virginia. I’ve spent a lot of time crossing that bridge lately. I’m going to give you this photo because he’s unidentifiable in it. And here’s a little peek into what I spend time doing lately. [...]

Proof of Life

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:40 +0000

Here’s a photo that Morgan took of me a few days ago. She was playing with posing me and ordering me to cooperate, telling me that it was her turn for once and I better do what I was told. And it does prove that I’m alive despite my non-appearance here this week. Can I [...]

Chore Assistants

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:43:27 +0000

Two chore assistants meet at the barn steps: Gwennie, who likes to come with me to do chores, and Squiggles, who lives in the barn. Never do the twain meet otherwise! But they managed to make amends long enough to get things done yesterday.

Trading Days

Suzanne McMinn — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:21:27 +0000

Having been a once-a-day milker for a long time, I’m now milking Glory Bee every other day, because that’s the kind of slacker milk maid I am. (Read more about milking once a day here.) Another alternative is every other day milking, which I did for some time also when Glory Bee was about Dumplin’s [...]

Farm Hand Boot Camp

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:39 +0000

Surfacing to confirm that I am, indeed, still alive, as one of those weekends that takes me over expands to Monday. Reading one last set of pass pages for my book, back and forthing to Ohio (not complaining), Weston arriving home from college for the summer, and beginning a new commanding role in Weston’s farm [...]

Cottage Cheese, Cling Peaches Mystery Solved

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:21:44 +0000

I would like to produce a photo of cottage cheese and cling peaches, but I never have such in my home so please accept this picture of a chicken messing up my mulch in its stead. It’s a more appealing photo, I’m sure, despite the messing of my mulch onto the walkway. Which drives me [...]

Growing Glades

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:40:36 +0000

Monocotyledonous green plants of the family Gramineae, commonly known as grass, are grown in the United States and other countries for pastures and lawns. There are numerous types of grasses, developed for different purposes and adaptations, but it is grasses of the lawn variety that overtake hearts and minds, creating work and worry, in springtime. [...]