Who all is moving

 Tomorrow we start the big push to move. The animals will be going with us in stages. Here are pics of who is going with us. AJ.

 Pewter.

 Houdini

 Doughnut ( left), Arnold ( middle) and Cookie ( right)

 Marshmallow and Pearl

 Mike

 All the chickens.

Four goats. Yes, you can only see three in this pic.



Also going are two dogs and 16 cats!


I am still working on who will be our Internet provider. Since we will be living further out, well, the providers are slim pickings. Actually there are only two choices. One is dial up ( ugh) and the other is a wireless provider that I no nothing about. 

Oh, thanks for the Quince info. It will come in handy. 

Wishing you all a wonderful day! 

Until next time.............................

A few more days

 A few more days and the big move is happening. We have been going to the new house getting it prepared. You know, the hanging of the curtain rods and curtains, shower curtains, scrubbing all surfaces, weatherizing windows, etc..  There is a Quince tree next to the garage. I don't even know if I spelled it right or exactly what type of fruit it bears. If you look in the center of the pic you can see a yellow looking ballish shape. That's the fruit.

 Before moving in, a wood stove has to be placed in the fireplace. There is an oil furnace, but at three dollars a gallon, well, using that is not an option. So..... our heat source will come from a good old fashioned wood stove! That alone should be interesting since I have become accustomed to pushing a button for heat or air.

 Behind the house there is this huge tree that produces the most beautiful little red berries. Haven't a clue what the tree is but in time I will figure it out.

On the way home form the new house yesterday I saw a huge rainbow going over one other Table Rocks. Since the new house is on the other side of the valley I won't get to see the Table Rocks unless I drive to this side of the valley.

Now, I am going to try to play catch up with what is going on with all of you!!!

Until next time............................

Progress with the move

 Leaving the chicken coop was not an option. So......we took it with us! Here it is loaded up and ready to make the move to the new house. Yup, looks very redneck, but, it will help keep the chickens a bit safer at night.

 Stew Pot wondering why his coop is up on the trailer.

 After several stops due to tie downs coming loose or just flying off, we made it to the new house. Poor coop is a bit worse for wear! But it made it in one piece.

 Coop unloaded next to the Rubbermaid shed that is going to be used as the hen house. Nope, it isn't fancy, but it will work.

 Yesterday with the help of some friends, we leveled the shed, put the coop in front of it and thankfully looks much better now!  I decided to put the coop next to my bedroom window so when a wild critter thinks they are going to have a chicken snack in the middle of the night, all I have to do is open the window and holler. I am also going to hang some bells around the coop so when  a critter gets too close, the bells will sound. I want to make sure the chickens will be as safe as possible.

 Poles are in and set. Cross fence ( in the background) strung, pulled and fastened. Pasture is ready for the horses, donks and goats. This weekend the gates will be put up.

 Before heading out to the new house I stopped off and bought some frozen burritos for lunch.  When we were all hungry I went in to the house, turned on the oven, and after a few minutes realized the oven wasn't working! The stove top does, but the oven does not. Great! Okay, on to plan B. Turn on two stove top burners, place frozen burritos on cookie sheet and start cooking!

My oldest daughter had brought over her sandwich maker so grabbed that and started cooking burritos on that. Took awhile, but lunch was hot and ready to eat. This is the very first cooked meal in the new house!!!!

Calling the landlady today to let her know about the oven not working. Going to be really hard to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving with no oven.

I promise I will catch up with everyone's going on's as soon as I catch a few minutes.

Wishing everyone a fantastic day. Headed out to the new house with another load.

Until next time.........................

Why do animals scare the heck out of us?

Late yesterday afternoon we loaded up the Rubbermaid shed which I am going to use as the chicken coop at the new house. Since we needed to get to the new house while the sun was shining the shed was loaded up and off we went. Arrived at the new house, unloaded the shed and hurried back home. It was dark by the time we got back home.

Game plan was middle daughter to go lock up the chickens and I'd start dinner.   As I was preparing something to eat middle daughter comes running into the house crying. In between sobs she tells me Little Inger, my favorite chicken, is dead. "What?" "Where?"

Sprinting out the door with a flashlight I ran to the chicken coop where middle daughter said that is where Little Inger is laying by the fence. Holding back tears I bent down to check her. Yup, she's just laying there caught in the fence.  No movement.

As I reached to get her out of the fence and start talking to her, she lifts her little head and starts talking back!!!  "What!" She's alive!!!!! After a few minutes of getting her wing and head out of the fence, I picked her up, held her close to my chest and  she began telling me all about her ordeal. Somehow she managed to get out of the fenced in area and tried getting back in on the opposite side of the fence. That's when she got stuck. And since it was dark out, she played 'dead'.

After she and I both calmed down, I put her back inside the coop and told her she was going to get a stern talking to in the morning for scaring me like that!!

Our animal family sure know how to scare us!!!!

Until next time................................

Getting closer

 What can I say except where the heck do the days go? Geez. This weekend all the posts were drilled and set for the cross fence in the pasture at the new house.  My oldest daughter and I unloaded 584 bricks to be used to fix the brick pillars along the fence in front of the house. Thankfully the bricks were free thanks to a guy she knows who had no use for them. Most of the inside of the house has been scrubbed so it is ready for the big moving day. And moving day is the weekend of November 13 & 14th.  Trying to get everything arranged this week so there is no surprises when the big day arrives. You know, the list that keeps getting longer! This week the weather is saying no rain. Just the dreaded............

fog!!!!!! Out of all weather there is on this wonderful planet, fog is the one I really, really do not care for. It's cold, damp, and you just plain can't see very far in front of you.


Now I have to catch up with what is going on with all of you. 


Until next time..........................

Bit of history

Went out to the new house yesterday and while I was there it was more picture taking time. I ventured into the old milking barn to really see how much clean up there is. Um, a lot!



This side of the barn was turned in to dog kennels.




A sign on one of the doors.




All I can say with this mess is, "Wow".




There is a lot of work ahead to get this mess cleared and cleaned up.




Not sure what these hoses were used for since they look pretty modern.




I noticed water faucets and decided to see if there was still running water inside the barn. Much to  my surprise there is! Sweeeet! The actual barn clean up won't happen until Spring of next year due to winter fast approaching.




I noticed this can hanging from a tree. Don't have a clue as to why. Maybe in time the answer will come.



Now for some history I uncovered about the property.

In the 1970's a man named Roy Kabat owned the property. He trained animals to be used in Hollywood movies and commercials. The animals were at the property with him and he would travel down to Hollywood with them.

Also, Roy started the program Dogs For The Deaf right there on the property. That explains the kennels in the barn and also the kennels located on the other side of the barn. Dogs For The Deaf are now located about a mile from where I live now. It is a wonderful organization. Here is a link in case you would like to learn more about them     http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org/

Roy passed away in 1986.

I also found out that there was 280 acres total, but with time is just now the 43 acres. Also the property is a Sensitive Big Game Winter Range Habitat. Not exactly sure what that means just yet.

I haven't been able to search further back yet. But given time I will find out more of the history.

Oh, and I saw five Does coming down off one of the hills behind the barn. I was so excited.

One more quick thing. Yes, all the chickens are moving with to the new place. I forgot to add them in the list of critters.

Until next time......................



Animal abusers can't hide anymore!!!!!!!

Just a quick post this morning. I'm headed out to the new house, but thought you all might be interested in the website

http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/cruelty_database.php



This site will let you know about animal abusers in your state, country, etc....  It is very interesting and I, for one, am very happy this is public knowledge. Now the animal abuser can be recognized for what they are!!!!! No more hiding in the shadows thinking they got away with their crimes.


Until next time..........................