Category Archives: At the kitchen table

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its been a white Christmas for our farm and household, quiet and lowkey, all the company plans we had for over the ten day holiday window cancelled due to illness but one who came a bit early! It was such … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendars

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

If you go on amazon or shop in any store, you will find a dizzy amount of Advent calendars available, Advent calendars available. As a child/teen we had the simple window ones with the easter type waxy chocolate figures, tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged advent, Advent Calendar, advent-calendars, beauty, Christmas, morning-tea, Slowing down and reflecting on the day, spiced turmeric tea, Taking time to reflect, Tea, Tea Advent Calendar, Tea cup, teacup | 2 Comments

Christmas is coming!

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Miss Fancy is getting ready for her Christmas Modeling debut and the older dogs and kitties all know that lots of little mini sessions are coming! Pet photography is so fun! I am excited to planning a great deal of … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, pet photography | Tagged Candy Cane house, Christmas baking, Christmas photos, Christmas Puppy, Looking for the best malt loaf recipe, Malt loaf, pet photography | Leave a comment

Rats.. so many rats

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

With all the clean up, shifting of wood piles and major reno’s around and in the croft barn and lacking our normal fall skunk, we have a rat problem that the barn cats are not keeping up on. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged animals, barn cats, Cats, Dogs, Farm Life, keeping it real, lowering rat population, Norway rat, pests, rat traps, rats, rats in the barn, removing rats, skunks | Leave a comment

Least we forget

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A Son Arrives Home to Mother By Jason Sharp A day like any otherA son arrives home to motherA folded flag on his lead-lined urnCome from the Gulf, where the oil fields burn A patriot lost to Red machinationsA hero … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged canada, Remembering the fallen, Remembrance day, Sadness, War, World Wars | Leave a comment

Purge as Required

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Last time one of the big 30 yard bins arrived on the farm was for the big change over and house update, out went the old oil tank and furnace, all the duck work and so much more, a change … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged Clean for your health, Declutter, decluttering, Deep Clean, Deep cleaning for winter, donate, Donate in the weeks before Christmas, home, Lung health, organization, Purge, purging, renting a garbage bin, sort and clean | 2 Comments

Burning Daylight

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In the past days and weeks, months now boy, have i been burning daylight! I have been forced to slow down, way way down and there is really no way to see the end. My body has decided i am … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged baby steps, Burning daylght, eating well, Get it done, Health, inner thoughts, life, mental-health, never give up, Reset, Rest, sleep, Small steps, wellness | 2 Comments

Hello November, The First Day of a New Month

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its the first day of a new month and it is the turning of the wheel, its that switch from late summer to true fall, its the changing of the daylight savings so we will turn the clocks back by … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table, farm journel, Friday Rambles, Garden, Real Life | Tagged Bird Feeders, Bird Photography, birds, Friday Rambles, Gardening, geese flying south, getting the garden ready for winter, nature, Wild Birds, Wildlife, Winter, Winter bird watching, Winter Prep | Leave a comment

Lets make some goals! Getter Done

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Written Goals are such a good starting point to at least try and direct the coming time. Miss R and I have the same tracking and thought journals and we are enjoying finding a time (perhaps not daily) to work … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Goals, homestead | Tagged Blogging, Blogging in your 50's, Enjoy your coffee, family meals, Garden, Gardening, Goals, homestead, Homesteading, Hygge, Its the little things, Keep it simple, Native Plants, nature, pets, photography, Small comforts, trees, Writing out your goals | 3 Comments

The piper is due! Lean times are here for many

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its a Friday ramble around the kitchen table type post.. If you are looking for homestead and or recipes or pretty photos, skip this one! Cause my eye is on the future and what some of the things on the … Continue reading →