Tonight when I was spending some time with my chickens, like I do almost every evening an hour or so before their bedtime, the weirdest thin...

Oh My Goodness!  It has happened to me!! I didn't know about the ' Hazards of Backyard Hens ' until now, and now it is too late!...

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  The stress from being evacuated all week is starting to dissipate now that we are back in our ho...

The evacuation of Peeples Valley was lifted today at 6:30 pm, however the evacuation of Yarnell is still in effect with hopes of lifting it ...

This is our 3rd day of evacuation and emotions have been like a roller coaster for us, but today we got some really good news so we are feel...

UPDATE ON THE YARNELL HILL FIRE: I just learned from Paul Doherty, PhD that the fire perimeter mapping has been updated and it now shows t...

Finally we get some answers about the status of the fire burning in our community.  And the answers didn't come from the Fire agencies o...

Being evacuated from your home with no more than 20-30 minutes to leave can effect us in surprising ways.  For my husband it made him feel m...

I was hesitant to write this post because I don't want to draw any attention to myself, but the tragedy that I am involved in right now ...

Today I harvested my first zucchini ( and a few more okra ) and fried it up for dinner! I love zucchini just about any way that you co...

Just a quick reminder to those of you using Google Reader to manage your favorite blogs...it is shutting down on Monday! If you haven'...

I've been keeping this under my hat so to speak , but now I can share it with you! When I decided to start raising chickens again, the...

If you like sprouting seeds then you've got to get a Victorio 4-Tray Seed Sprouter! I bought one on Amazon for only $15.12 ( with ...