If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time you know I have a thing for food. I like it. I like food a lot. I like making it, I like growing it, I like eating it. Which may seem like a normal thing, but there are people around who don’t really seem [...]

Hate. I don’t use the word hate casually. I reserve it for things deserving of the harshness it implies. Things like war and inequality and ingrown hairs. So it means a lot when I say that I *hate* my dining room mirror.  I hate it.  It’s gross.  I bought it at Costco years ago and [...]

THIS … is Queen Victoria. We in Canada are remembering the Mother of Confederation and celebrating her birthday today with the day off, BBQs (grilling to y’all), 2-4′s (cases of beer) and fireworks. Truth is, I was speaking to one of my sisters about this the other day and neither one of us really understood [...]

Nothing special for you today in terms of the chickens so I can have an actual full day off without worrying about repositioning the camera or running out to see if they’re laying an egg. Enjoy your final day of The Coop Cam and I’ll see you all on Monday, which is a holiday in [...]

Today I’m going to make a concerted effort to keep an eye on the chickens and their egg laying habits. *IF* I happen to notice there are only 3 hens where there should be 4, that means one of them has escaped to the nesting box to relieve themselves. If that’s the case, I’ll rush [...]

Here we go again! Coop Cam. Sorry if this is getting boring for you. Although I can’t imagine how. A few nights ago I was having a terrible night. Probably one of the worst nights of my life and I brought up the Coop Cam and watched my girls as they got tucked into bed [...]

There are no organized chicken activities today but I am going to give you a breakdown of their schedule so you can check in to see what’s going on at different times of the day.     Ready to watch the Coop Cam? Remember these things … *    Mobile devise users, you must view [...]

If you read Friday’s post then you know I’m on vacation this week, but … you’re still getting posts courtesy of the chickens and my new Coop Cam. The Coop Cam goes live at 9:00 a.m. E.S.T today!  Not a great day to do this.  It’s May 13th and what should be a beautiful time [...]

I’ve officially had it. I’m done. I need a vacation. Don’t misunderstand; I love my job. I literally wake up every single morning excited about what I’m going to do that day. I write, I photograph, and I create all day long. Every day. Every single day of my life. Day in and day out. [...]

As a blogger I’m always trying to find ways to make money through my website. It’s how I make my living now, so it’s kind of necessary. Because eating is kind of necessary. A year or so ago I introduced you to the Secret World of Blog Advertising. I went over all the different things [...]

Yesterday was a very sad day indeed. While I was checking out at the grocery store I noticed that the new issue of Style at Home was out. Which meant the old issue of Style at Home was off the shelves. The old issue you see featured my backyard in it. With the magazine off [...]

Look. These things aren’t gonna plant themselves. I must leave you early today so I can plant my potatoes. May 1st is traditionally the first day for putting in potatoes in these parts so I’m already behind. For weeks I’ve been a walking filth bucket, what with the mini renovations going on and I need [...]