From the fulness of God's grace, we have all received one blessing after another. John 1:16



Saturday, August 22, 2015

Catch Up Time...Again

Wow, it has been almost a month since my last entry!!!
My sister-in-law pointed that out to me yesterday,
thank you Miss Janet :)
So here goes...it has been a busy month in many different directions.
 
First of all my brother is moving to Florida  :(
That in itself is very hard for me, we have not been apart
for many years, but I understand that he needs to make this move.
He has been raising Lady Gouldin Finches, but 
he didn't they would make the move well
so he gave them to me....
 


 
So I have 9 of these little beauties.  I had not had them a week
when two decided it was time to mate...
 

 
So they have been separated and a nesting box set up.
The male did all the nest building.  I provided him with
coconut hair and he did a fine job.

 
Then the female laid 1 egg a day for five days.
They look like jelly beans :)

 
Now we wait for about 3 weeks and hopefully 5 little finches will hatch out!
 
My brother also gave me a pair of Cordon Blue Finches.
 
 
 
Now besides these cutie pie indoor birds, I also
was given a new rooster, Richard and 2 new hens.
 

 
They are now adjusting to their new home :)
 
Next up is updated pictures of the kittens
 
Miss Lucy

Simba

Tiger & Dot
So much fun watching them grow and play.
The other 5 have new homes :)
 
 
Now for the work part of the past month...
The Garden = Canning & Freezing...OH MY!!!
 
24 jars of salsa

32 jars of green beans


grape jelly, strawberry jelly, and peach butter

sweet pickle relish

41 bags of corn.
 
Still have banana peppers, butternut squash and spaghetti squash
to work on this week.  Then I'll take a couple weeks break...
then it will be applesauce and apple rings and apple pie filling.
Then after the first frost...persimmons!!!!
 
Oh and we also had a HUGE 2 day yard sale.
So nice to have gotten rid of a lot of stuff and
made a little $$$ too.
 
Well that catches me up on the last month.
Hoping soon to be back in the sewing room...
if I can remember where it is!!!
Glad you stopped by, hope to see you again soon :)
 
Hugs & Blessings,
Terry
 
 
 
 
 


 
  

Friday, July 24, 2015

In My Backyard....

Our newest Backyard animal...
Meet Wild Bill the jersey wooly bunny.
Yes his name fits him quite well.
He is a bit of a wild guy!!!
 


The temps have been on the hot end lately so
I thought my chickens deserved bit of a summer treat...
 



And my last picture of the day.
This was one of our beautiful sunsets.
Love sitting in the backyard watching all  my
animals and watching the sunset.
 


Have an awesome weekend :)
 
Hugs,
Terry
 
 




Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Busy July...Time to Catch Up

Seems as though the days just fly by faster and faster!!!
I had so much on my summer to do list, but I
have not accomplished anything yet...
No painting done
No yard sale done
No quilts done
No learning to use the new embroidery machine
or mid arm quilting machine.
But I do have the garden in and am beginning
to harvest some things here and there.
Zucchini is shredded and in the freezer
and the cucumbers are ready to become relish.
 
Thought I would share some pics from the past few weeks:
 
Some of grandsons decided to have a camp over at
grandma and grandpa's...OH MY!!!!!
 


They went from backyard camping to
down home redneck fun....
 

 Redneck swimming pool, made from logs and a tarp

Then there was the visit to the redneck spa for a mud facial
They had way too much fun!!!!
 
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Then we had day of some bounce house fun.
 




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Now catching up with my backyard mini farm...
 
I have a new rooster who is named Alpha,
he is so sweet natured.  Really like him...
 

...and it did not take him too long
to turn a few of the girls heads :)
 
And last but not least...
The latest picture of our kittens and mamas.
 

 
Well that's it for now.
Now to get some of that "to do" list checked off.
 
Hugs,
Terry
 

 


Monday, July 6, 2015

July 4th....

July 4th, a time of celebration and remembrance.
Well, our 2015 July 4th will definitely be a day
of celebration and remembrance....
 
Grandchild number 12 was born.
I am very proud to introduce
Tatum Nicole.
 


Miss Tatum entered the world at 9:49 am on July 4, 2015.
She weighed 7lbs 15 oz. and is 20 1/2 inches long.
Mommy & daughter are doing just fine and
should be coming on Monday :) 
I think she should have been named Liberty,
but no one ask my opinion!  Maybe we
will nickname her "Firecracker"
 
 
Hugs & Blessings to all,
Terry
 
 



Thursday, June 18, 2015

Catching Up With All The Babies...

 All our new little animals are growing so fast!!!
Our baby chicks two months ago...

                                                              Baby chicks today!!!

 
 
 
Kittens 3 weeks ago...
 
 
Kittens today!

 
 
 
Baby Bunnies 2 weeks ago...
 


Bunnies today!
 
Everything is growing so so fast.
Lots of fun to watch :)
 
Hugs,
Terry
 
 


Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Newest Backyard Additions Arrive

Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!
Our new baby goats have come to live
with us, we are so excited.  Cinnamon and Oreo
are officially ours.  They are twins, Cinnamon is our little girl
and Oreo our little boy.  They are a Nubian Alpine mix, so
they will be getting bigger than our Pygmy goats.
 




Everyone is getting along just wonderfully.
Love it!!!

 
And here our granddaughter has just received
a kiss from Miss Cinnamon, loving my
backyard mini farm.
 
Hugs & Blessings,
Terry


Monday, June 15, 2015

2015 Family Reunion

Yesterday was an awesome day.
Had a long over due family reunion.
 Couldn't believe how much some of the kids had grown. 
 And got to meet some of the new family members.
 








Had such a good time...
gorgeous weather, good food, great company,
what else could you ask for :)





Hugs,
Terry