Farm Moments

               Farm moments:

Look at Dill's smile! He loves belly rubs!

In the far left corner there is a chicken looking at the squash that Blue Bonnet is eating.

Apparently she didn't want to fight! (Please excuse the chickens, they are molting!)

Little Pudding, the fainting goat looks on, and dreams of more sweet fed and oat in her future! She has such a pitiful look!

Texas went over a small episode of colic, but he is now fine and loves the feel of fall when out grazing.

I still have a few more flowers to plant, aren't they pretty?!

  

If your were wanting to know how the calf is doing, he is thriving VERY well and is beefing up!

On a last note, this ram went to the butcher because he was becoming aggressive and slightly dangerous. His yield was 48lbs.

Simple Iced Frappe Recipe

         This recipe is great! I know, you are thinking, ICE! Really?? At least here, we have some warm days before winter kicks in, so enjoy the warmth while it lasts!

   

A delicious iced drink

 Iced Frappe 

          Coffee: 1/3 cup coconut milk
                       5 oz brewed, unsweetened coffee
                       1 tbs honey
                       1/4 tsp vanilla extract
                       3 regular sized ice cubes
         Whipped topping:
                      4 oz  heavy whipping cream
                     1 tbs honey
         "Caramel sauce":
                       2 tbs refrigerated honey

 1.Place the honey and vanilla extract in a cup and stir well.
2. Add the warm coffee and coconut milk to the cup, then move it to a freezer to cool(but not freeze!)
3. Whip up the topping until a good consistency.
4.Blend up the cooled coffee with ice, top off with whipped topping and honey "caramel", and you are done! Enjoy!

Five Ingredient Cinnamon Roll Recipe

Yes! You heard it right, FIVE ingredients, and yummy!

The cinnamon rolls are great for breakfast!

       

    This recipe is great to make with family and friends. Mixing, measuring, rolling and baking the dough to look like a cinnamon roll, is a great accomplishment when trying to make pastries from scratch. Give yourself a pat on the back after making this recipe (and don't tell others that it was so easy to make!).

The cinnamon rolls before they go into the oven

           Cooked cinnamon rolls

                             Cinnamon Roll Recipe

                 

               The dough:

                                  2 cups almond flour

                                  1/8 cup coconut flour

                                  1/4 cup tapioca flour

                                  1 egg

                                  1 tsp finely ground cinnamon

                                  1/4 cup honey

                        the filling:

                                   3/4 tsp cinnamon

                                   1/4 cup slightly cold honey 

                         glaze: The same recipe as the filling.

1. Mix all the dough mixture together.

2.Put the dough in the freezer for 20-40 minutes

3.While the cinnamon dough is freezing, mix together the filling in a bowl.

4.Take the dough out of the freezer and roll the dough into a "snake" and lightly flatten on a floured surface.

5.Pour the filling on the lightly flattened surface.

6. Roll up the cinnamon roll and place in in a greased pan at 350 Fahrenheit for 23 minutes or until fully cooked.

7. Add the glaze to the top of the rolls

8. Enjoy! These cinnamon rolls taste best straight out of the oven or warmed up!

   

Happy (Late) First Day of Fall

   Well, its better late then never, right?

Daffodil says that it smells like fall!

Here is Lilac the cat stealing the spot light.....

She likes the breeze blowing in her face.

       The weather has become cooler, and the leaves are changing colors. Enjoy fall while it is here and don't even think about those super cold winter days ahead!

My "Garden"

               

                                 I am not posting many words today, as I am going to express most of them in pictures of recently planted flowers. 

                 ~Enjoy!

Step by step: How to make a vintage pebble stone entryway

   

    I looked at the steps leading to the front porch, and thought that they needed an extra something, so I "decorated" the stairs by making an entryway for it. Anyhow, if you want the instructions here they are:

Step 1:

Clear out grass, weeds, and dig an indent in the soil, the size you want for your entryway. 

    Step 2:

Cut a 1/4 inch rubber mat the size of your entry way. Notice how I put the rubber mat all the way to the ledge.

Step 3:

I placed the bricks on the two sides of the mats. Because this entry way is on a slope I placed the bricks on the right in two layers. I also cut up feed bags to put between the mat and bricks, possibly to inhibit the growth of weeds.

Step 4: (Almost done!)

Fill the mat with pebbles and check to make sure that the rubber is not visible. It took five and a half 25 pound bags. Don't under estimate the amount of rocks!

Step 5:

Add flowers to the holes in the bricks! I added violas,be creative, but use small flowers!

I also placed a Russian Sage plant on both sides! It is so beautiful!

Step 6: You are finished!

I hoped you enjoyed this post and if you want more how to posts, please comment!

Surprise!

WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!

We didn't even think Ginger, our Dexter cow, was expecting.  It is best to have the calves in the warm wearther, than in the cold wet winter that is anticipated this winter.  This is her second dunn colored calf.  Billy Boy, the sire, is a black bull.  They all have such sweet personalities. 

As soon as we noticed this wondrous event, we climbed the fence, trimmed his cord and dipped it in iodine.