Archive for the ‘Farm’ Category

four things that improved our veggie garden this year

Posted on June 21st, 2019 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Hola, and Happy First Day of Summer! This will be our second summer on the farm here in NC! Everything is green and some days already have us feeling like we live in the Amazon rainforest. Our spring daffodils and peonies have come and gone, and the summer lilies, zinnias, black-eyed Susans, lavender, purple coneflowers, […]



in the thick of spring

Posted on April 9th, 2019 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on in the thick of spring

I’m finally back here, writing in this space. I can’t believe it’s been over five months since I last posted, even though I never meant to take a break! The winter has come and gone here in North Carolina, but it barely felt like winter, compared to our winters in the mountains. I never thought […]

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9 chicks + 2 goats

Posted on November 3rd, 2018 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Our eggs hatched into nine chicks! They are a lot bigger than this now. I’m posting these older pics because little chicks are so much cuter than big ones. Soft and fuzzzzzzzy. Little did we know someone else was being born the same weekend our eggs hatched… someone even fuzzier than a chick. And the […]



it’s me again!

Posted on June 1st, 2018 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on it’s me again!

Wow-I’ve been gone from this space for almost three months! I’m not sure where the time went, but our days have been chock-full. I’ll just work my way back here slowly, because if I try to do more than that, I’ll never get anything posted. Or, I’ll end up with a novel. Actually, I might […]

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home sweet farm

Posted on March 7th, 2018 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

It’s March! And I’m just getting around to posting some pics of what we did in February. I found this sheep fabric from France at a local shop and re-covered my old pillows–ooo la la! The slip covers on the couches are holding up pretty good, too, and I finally finished the third one. We […]