Prep
Matt McCabe
No generator? No problem.

Like much of California, we were hit by PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff this weekend. While there’s plenty to grumble about with regards to PG&E, it’s not going to help get the power back on.

No generator? No problem.
Garden, Chickens
Kristy McCabe
Winter Garden

It is mid-January and I have been slowly, and peacefully, planting our winter garden. The biggest struggle right now is keeping the slugs and snails away.

Winter Garden
Donkeys
Kristy McCabe
Patience

Patience is trying to convince your mini-donkey that she does, in fact, want to cross the threshold of the barn stall and then climb into the trailer.

Patience
Projects
Matt McCabe
Thanksgiving Barn Projects

Over Thanksgiving Break, the kids and I spent some time getting the tack room and one stall in the barn operational.  I’d hoped to get two stalls up and running, but I can’t install all the plywood until the electrical is in and inspected. 

Thanksgiving Barn Projects
Projects
Kristy McCabe
Barn Building Progress

A barn has been a dream of ours for a long time.  In June, our barn project started.  It has been exciting to see our ideas take form.  Here are some photos of the process.

Barn Building Progress

Ducks

We took in a rescue duck in May.  Of course, he needed friends, so two duck buddies were purchased along with a baby pool.  Rescue duck's new buddies still needed a heat source to keep warm, so they all lived in our bathtub for awhile.  Now they are all living outside full-time.