I made this arrangement from maiden grass in our yard! This is my first time using the grass inside. I am not sure if it will last or just fall apart. Does anyone know? It is beautiful in the meantime!

As you saw in my previous posts, I have been drying herbs to store them whole and ground. It was time to clear out the garden until next year but our herbs looked so good still so I decided to bring them inside to have fresh herbs all winter. The fragrance they bring to the kitchen is better than any candle! In addition to the aloe plant, we have sage, rosemary, thyme, and oregano. I didn't plan to keep the chives in the bottom left but at the last minute I found a pot and will see how they do inside.

I wanted to try growing rainbow carrots from seed. Bobby built me a raised bed for carrots and cucumber since we didn't have room in our garden. Then we bought chickens...

Adrian is our Plymouth Rock, Ruby is our Rhode Island Red, Hennifer is our Easter Egger. They are spoiled beyond belief!

I love working from home. I can go to the coop during breaks and really spend time with nature and what makes me rejuvenate. I am blessed!

This is Ruby. She is our day old chick that really needed extra lovin'. Now she is confident and loves me right back.  

Every time I say we are done and I can post the reveal, I think of more things to add to the coop :)
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Our girls (Adrian, Hennifer, and Ruby) will be 6 weeks old tomorrow and are growing so fast! Bobby designed a run for them and started building it. Check back for the finished product in a couple weeks!! 

We were sitting outside enjoying the progress of our chicken run Bobby is building and something landed in my hair. I thought it was a grasshopper when I grabbed it but it was the most beautiful baby praying mantis. 
It is not green like most. My insect friends, what exactly is this? Is it in fact a praying mantis?

God's beauty and grace never ceases to amazing us. 

Thanks Terri for the info on what type of praying mantis this is!! (see comment below)

And I find the Chicken Coop. 

Ok, chicken babies but they are still our babies. They were born on a Monday and arrived to us the next day.

Farm to table is our ultimate goal. We started with a garden now we have moved on to hens for farm fresh eggs. (Click Read More)

We have learned to multi-task and be creative with a teenager involved in many sports. We were in a baseball tournament in Warren County, Ohio but instead of staying in a team hotel we looked for a campground nearby. We found Winton Woods Campground and it didn't disappoint!! www.greatparks.org/parks/winton-woods/winton-woods-campground

Between games and at night we had fun at the campground. It was very clean, had a store, and everyone was kind and respectful at the campsites.  Add this one to your list! 

We spent November participating in 3 Turkey Shoots. 

After celebrating Bobby's sister's birthday, we had a couple hours to spare so we went to the Scioto River. Just below Griggs Dam to be exact.

We saved two trips for one post since it was the same location but different times of the year. White sand, blue water, offshore fishing, and sun was our desire, so we headed to Siesta Key/Lido Beach for our honeymoon in February 2021 and again in September for our 6 month anniversary. February was our first time there and we couldn't wait to go back!

We are always looking for new places to fish and/or kayak. A coworker told me about Kiser Lake in Champaign County just past Urbana. 

One of the many things Bobby and I have in common is that we HATE surprises, especially birthday party surprises. I asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday and of course he said a nice quiet day of fishing. We haven't been able to fish as much as we would like with his new job so off we went. 

A bucket list item of mine (Kathy) was to stay on a houseboat. When I was in my early 20's (a very long time ago),  my boss owned a houseboat at Lake Cumberland and one of our employee benefits was to be able to use it for free for a week. At that time, I wasn't really sure what a houseboat was, figured I couldn't drive one anyway, so I never took him up on his offer. I quickly regretted that! 

July 24, 2021 I got to cross a houseboat off my bucket list! And drive it!
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We woke up fairly early this morning to get some steps in. We have been wanting to locate Hart Cemetery in Hilliard so we set out to find it. As a child, Bobby visited the cemetery with his elementary class but over the years, Hilliard has grown so much and buildings are taking over we didn't know the exact location. 
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A minnow seine (pronounced sane) is a net attached to poles to catch live bait such as minnows, crawfish, and hellgrammites. What are hellgrammites you ask (pic 1 below)? They are the larval stage of the Dobson fly. We seined in the crick, ok creek but I grew up calling it a crick. ​