Winner of a Kinsey Book

Victoria Allen is the winner of this giveaway. To give you an idea of how I drew the winner, I listed all of the entries (most were double entries) from 1 to 65 (there were 65 entries after going through all of the comments). Then I put the 1-65 in R...

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Feb 13, 2023
California Wild Flowers

See more Photo Fridays in Andi’s Attic >> February is the perfect time to remind us that although winter is in full swing in most of the country, spring will come! And with it, spring flowers. Today’s Photo Friday showcases all of the wild flow...

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Feb 10, 2023
The Grand Finale

Finally! The Ross Ranch’s last goat kid arrived today (Tuesday). A little female, a cross between a purebred, papered Nubian doe and a purebred Nigerian Dwarf buck. She is an F-1 mini Nubian. F-1 means the first generation. If this little doeling is...

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Feb 08, 2023
Author Kinsey Rockett

I’m excited to introduce Kinsey Rockett, a homeschool graduate and young author of the Whatsoever Stories (her website). So far, she has written and published three novels: Farmyard Faith (true humorous tales of growing up on a farm) and two historic...

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Feb 06, 2023
Fan Fiction Story

Well, it’s not Friday (Fan Fiction Friday), but I feel badly. I was waiting for at least one more fan fiction story so I could post two together, but alas, Micaiah’s story has been sitting in the “draft” folder for a whole month! So, I am going to go...

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Feb 04, 2023
What Am I? #2 – Dried, Salted Codfish

See more Photo Fridays here >> So, what am I? There were 51 great entries. Many entrants thought it was a fossil. Nice try, but in 1865, fossils were just beginning to be discovered. In fact, the term “dinosaur” did not even come into existence...

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Feb 03, 2023
What’s Inside a Rattlesnake’s Rattle?

See more Photo Fridays in Andi’s Attic >> This was a popular post on the old Andi’s blog, way back in 2008, with over 6,300 views. I’m not sure why. I guess nobody knows what’s inside a rattlesnake’s “rattle.” Bethany (Horse Girl) asked the ori...

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Feb 01, 2023
Scavenger Hunt Winner & Answers

Congratulations, ABIGAIL S. I emailed, and you have 48 hours to claim your prize. I received a ton of entries (I hope you are all enjoying the “Andi’s Orphan Calf” audio book that you received free just for playing). Originally I thought, Wow, these...

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Jan 31, 2023
A Day in My Life at Fort Laramie

See more Riley’s Ramblings in Andi’s Attic >> April 1878, Fort Laramie, Wyoming Life at Fort Laramie has not been quite the same since last October, when Aunt Sophie died. For a couple of months, Mama helped Uncle Joseph with Baby Sarah. There...

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Jan 30, 2023
Cookie and Her Kids

Last year’s quadruplets (all bottle babies because Mocha could not feed them all) grew up. Chocolate Chip suffered a horrible accident (sniff, sniff) and had to be put down, but her twin sister, “Oreo” Cookie, kidded last night! Cookie had a boy and...

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Jan 28, 2023