tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post6599891461856695067..comments2023-11-02T07:08:38.049-05:00Comments on Frippery Farm: What I've Been Up To and Harsh Realities of Farm LifeLambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083153173061255844noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-28991955931575655502012-04-03T14:55:38.275-05:002012-04-03T14:55:38.275-05:00While we don't have a true farm in the sense,w...While we don't have a true farm in the sense,we do have our own assortment here.The rabbits,the gardens,etc,etc,and now customers..<br /><br />We are fortunate though to have a really,really good friend who knows our animals,and will come take care of them for a few days as needed.We do the same for him.We work on a barter system and exchange pet sitting,and manual labor back and forth..it works out good for us all.<br /><br />It is a lot of work,a lot of heartbreak,and also a lot of fun.I wouldn't trade this life style for anything.Lee Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911593752939002971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-71458344513581703072012-04-03T10:29:50.927-05:002012-04-03T10:29:50.927-05:00I know each of my animals ...and their quirks! Del...I know each of my animals ...and their quirks! Delores the chicken likes to hide under the cactus in the side yard when I am getting the chickens in their coop for the night. Gabby gets huffy when you milk her if you don't remember to mix a little chicken scratch in with her sweet feed. Molly will knock her feed pan over if you forget to scratch her chin now and again.<br />And many other quirks...lol!<br />Just so many things that a stranger wouldn't know. I DO worry when I go out...and the first thing I do when I get home is check on the animals!Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083153173061255844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-79679024161204089942012-04-03T10:24:01.191-05:002012-04-03T10:24:01.191-05:00I have seen a lot of people the past decade that t...I have seen a lot of people the past decade that thought farming/homesteading life would be a breeze! They imagined themselves sitting on a front porch, surveying a barnyard with gently scratching chickens, lowing cows and happy, skipping lambs, the scent of lilacs wafting through the morning air.<br />Quit laughing yet?<br />Yeah...manure, pulling a calf at 2 am in a driving rainstorm and finding the local coyotes have been snacking on their chickens and lambs never comes into their fantasies...Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083153173061255844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-58810075613999748842012-04-02T23:26:22.217-05:002012-04-02T23:26:22.217-05:00Yes, so true. I worry about my critters when I am ...Yes, so true. I worry about my critters when I am not home...worry if they will be talked to or note which one is doing what.<br /><br />Funny how one can transform into this life!!Humble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-64155588804918370212012-04-02T13:11:26.506-05:002012-04-02T13:11:26.506-05:00Great post! I realized early on that we would be h...Great post! I realized early on that we would be hard pressed to even leave for a weekend around here. It is a life you either embrace for what it is or one that you'd be better off passing on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.com