I took this picture today of the kids unloading hay. We simply rolled it onto the tractor’s long forks and then it zips over to the hay barn and the tractor dumps it over. This made me think of how they might have done all this on the Circle C. Hence...

There are three fun giveaways in March/April. First of all, there is no guessing game for Scarlett’s foal. Scarlett is 100% sorrel, and the sire is 100% cremello. Scarlett will foal a 100% palomino. (Scroll down for the color contest.) The Foal: “TAF...

Guess the foal’s coloring is posting tomorrow. You’ll soon see a link. Two Winners! Why two winners? Because we have two mares due within a week of each other. You may guess Scarlett’s foaling date or Jewels’s foaling date. Or you may enter twice wit...

Just for fun on a rainy Sunday . . . Yesterday, Kristel and I nearly panicked. I heard Maverick screaming (I know his voice). He is our little month-old papered (expensive) buckling, destined to become the Nubian herd sire. I bottle feed him five tim...

The “What Am I” is blue snakeskin. I was pretty generous, and if any entry had the word “snake” in it (or even pit viper, which is a snake), I accepted it. The image shows one kind of blue snake, but there are plenty of others out there, believe it o...

It’s been exciting to see fan fiction stories that have come in. Micaiah is offering a story, plus a sequel to “Gone But Never Forgotten.” Also, this Friday, a new young writer has jumped into the fun fray. Please welcome Tori M. You can also read th...

Find more Peeks Behind the Curtain >> Before we get to the “peek,” you might want to read this post Mrs. M created last year regarding those popular “visiting” or “calling” cards of the 19th century. It includes the story of when Andi went shop...

See more Andi’s Journal entries >> March 1891 I couldn’t wait to spill ink in my journal today. The most exciting thing has transpired. Mitch, who has always been closed-mouth about any young lady friends, finally made an announcement. He told...

. . . expect to be mobbed. All those pretty little babies we were so proud of this year? They have grown into beasts, and their mamas are not as nice as they used to be. They all act like they are always starving to death. They are not. There is tons...

See more Photo Fridays here >> Last month’s What Am I? was “dried fish.” It came in barrels to the gold miners and they ate it by the barrelsful. This month’s Photo Friday “What Am I?” is a fun one. What do you think it is? Fill out the form be...