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https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/02/jos-quads.html Antiquity Oaks: Jo's quads I have to get this written before I forget everything! Tomorrow is the deadline to get my manuscript to the publisher for Homegrown and Hand... antiquity oaks jo quads https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/08/two-long-weeks.html Antiquity Oaks: Two long weeks! Sorry I haven't posted much in the past two weeks. It has been only Margaret and me taking care of the farm. Katherine went away to Spanish ... antiquity oaks two long weeks https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/11/we-need-little-christmas.html Antiquity Oaks: "We need a little Christmas!" Shortly after the stock market crashes in the famous play and movie, "Mame," they sing the song, "We need a little Christmas!" and they brin... antiquity oaks need little christmas https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-birthday-star.html Antiquity Oaks: Happy birthday, Star! Star in the fall of 2009 Saturday will be a special day on the farm -- Star, my very first milk goat, will turn 12 years old! That's pre... antiquity oaks happy birthday star https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/02/wood-stove-update.html Antiquity Oaks: Wood stove update The wood stove has been smokin' ever since I wrote about it three weeks ago. It's wonderful. My favorite thing is being able to stand next t... antiquity oaks wood stove update https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-recliner-and-why-you-should-live.html Antiquity Oaks: The recliner -- and why you should live your dream NOW! I haven't written a decent blog post in almost two months -- and that one was entitled " Catching Up ," because I hadn't posted in a coup... why you should live your dream antiquity oaks https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-view-from-my-toilet.html Antiquity Oaks: Another view from my toilet You might recall that a few months ago , I said that my toilet just might be the best seat in the house, because there is such a great view.... antiquity oaks another view toilet https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/12/pizza-night.html Antiquity Oaks: Pizza night Most nights, we sit down around the dinner table and have a proper dinner, but every Friday night, we make homemade pizza and eat it while w... antiquity oaks pizza night https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-on-goats.html Antiquity Oaks: Thoughts on goats Yesterday was one of those days that makes you think. What the heck are we doing kidding in January? Everybody with dairy goats starts kidd... antiquity oaks thoughts on goats https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2012/10/ Antiquity Oaks: October 2012 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks october https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/04/spring-guilt.html Antiquity Oaks: Spring guilt Today was one of those days where I wound up feeling really guilty for not getting more done. Yeah, there is a lot to be done around here! ... antiquity oaks spring guilt https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/11/news-from-elsewhere.html Antiquity Oaks: News from Elsewhere I'm always finding interesting articles from Elsewhere (as opposed to here, which is the Middle of Nowhere) and it recently occurred to me t... antiquity oaks news from elsewhere https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/01/winter-egg-free-season.html Antiquity Oaks: Winter: The egg-free season Yes, it's just an egg. It's not a big deal to 99.9% of Americans who buy eggs 365 days a year without a second thought. However, almost eigh... antiquity oaks the egg winter free season https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2013/12/ Antiquity Oaks: December 2013 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks december https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-like-riding-bicycle.html Antiquity Oaks: Just like riding a bicycle? Milking goats is just like riding a bicycle, right? Once you learn, you never forget. You might get rusty, and your muscles might get weak a... antiquity oaks like riding bicycle https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2012/07/in-praise-of-daylilies.html Antiquity Oaks: In praise of daylilies Every June or July, I walk around the yard and take pictures of the dayliles. In spite of our dreadful heat, which has already gone into tri... in praise of antiquity oaks daylilies https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/ladies-in-waiting.html Antiquity Oaks: Ladies in waiting Here are our lovely does that are due in January. They are getting accustomed to their new barn. Their pen is 16 feet long by 8 feet wide at... antiquity oaks ladies waiting https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/11/tis-season-for.html Antiquity Oaks: 'Tis the season for . . . We harvested lots of winter squash this year! photo by Lynn Stone From the first year that we moved to Antiquity Oaks in 2002, we bega... tis the season antiquity oaks https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/02/garden-plans-rabbits-and-goats.html Antiquity Oaks: Garden plans, rabbits and goats Still no bunnies, although Zinnia had our hopes us this morning as she was sitting in her nest box with a very serious look on her face. I t... antiquity oaks garden plans rabbits goats https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/06/chicken-activist.html Antiquity Oaks: Chicken activist As I continued research for my sermon yesterday morning, I found a great article that had just been published in the Seattle Times about a ... antiquity oaks chicken activist https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/09/garlic-planting-time.html Antiquity Oaks: Garlic planting time! You might be thinking that it's time to rip up the plants in the garden and start thinking about next year. Well, I wouldn't exactly agree ... antiquity oaks garlic planting time https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/05/final-lambing-of-season.html Antiquity Oaks: Final lambing of the season Fee finally lambed. Margaret and I noticed it this afternoon just as a storm was rolling in. Of course, we wouldn't let a little storm stop ... antiquity oaks of the final lambing season https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/11/meet-sarah.html Antiquity Oaks: Meet Sarah Sarah arrived Sunday afternoon, November 1, to start her three-week apprenticeship on the farm. She's taking a break from college to see if ... antiquity oaks meet sarah https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/02/garden-rant-and-cute-goats.html Antiquity Oaks: Garden rant and cute goats Still no baby rabbits and no sign of impending labor. I am, however, excited about the upcoming gardening season. Yesterday, I inventoried t... antiquity oaks garden rant cute goats https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/04/strange-new-friendship.html Antiquity Oaks: A strange new friendship It's a beautiful day outside, as long as I'm inside! The grass is turning greener, and our tom turkey is strutting around in front of the gi... antiquity oaks strange new friendship https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/10/second-chances.html Antiquity Oaks: Second chances Little Man in front of his mother One of the toughest things about homesteading is that you rarely get second chances. Usually, by the t... antiquity oaks second chances https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/change-in-plans.html Antiquity Oaks: A change in plans This morning I got dressed to go into town to pick up my friend from Chicago at the train station. I was wearing my good jeans and a nice to... antiquity oaks change plans https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/05/sheep-shearing_7293.html Antiquity Oaks: Sheep shearing It comes around every year, just like Christmas, although it's a lot more work than Christmas. I fell into bed last night at 8:47, feeling m... antiquity oaks sheep shearing https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/04/more-kids.html Antiquity Oaks: More kids We've had three does kid in the last 24 hours -- triplets, twins, and a single. Some are boring, like solid black or white, but here's my fa... antiquity oaks kids https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-julia-child.html Antiquity Oaks: Welcome, Julia Child! Yes, the Julia Child has been dead for a few years, and no, I am not losing it. Julia Child is our new American Guinea Hog gilt. Jonathan a... antiquity oaks welcome julia child https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2014/04/falling-apart-and-lessons-from-goat.html Antiquity Oaks: Falling apart -- and lessons from a goat from years past The first three months of 2014 have flown past, and I don't mean that they have flown past in the usual way. It seems that all of us constan... antiquity oaks falling apart https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/09/lost-knowledge.html Antiquity Oaks: Lost knowledge I remember a poster from a long time ago that said, "As soon as I figure out all the answers, they change the questions!" That's what it's l... antiquity oaks lost knowledge https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/02/chimney-fire.html Antiquity Oaks: Chimney fire Heating with wood is more complicated than I realized. This morning, our basement started to fill up with smoke. The chimney that goes from ... antiquity oaks chimney fire https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/veggies-from-garden-tomorrows-recipes.html Antiquity Oaks: Veggies from the garden & tomorrow's recipes These are the vegetables that we picked from the garden today. Guess what we've having with our chicken tonight? Maybe a few green beans. Lo... from the garden antiquity oaks veggies tomorrow recipes https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/10/corporate-american-can-kiss-my-pastured.html Antiquity Oaks: Corporate America can kiss my pastured pig! Wall Street is broken beyond repair. Every time the government comes up with a new regulation, a team of corporate lawyers simply figures... antiquity oaks corporate america kiss pastured pig https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2016/03/ Antiquity Oaks: March 2016 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks march https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/ducklings.html Antiquity Oaks: Ducklings? Katherine just came inside to tell me that we have nine ducklings! Our single muscovy duck has been setting -- again -- in the barn. She set... antiquity oaks ducklings https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/05/blind-kid.html Antiquity Oaks: A blind kid? If any post needs photos, this one does -- maybe even a video -- so I'm sorry I haven't had time to get them uploaded, cropped, and edited. ... antiquity oaks blind kid https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2014/12/were-looking-for-few-good-farmers.html Antiquity Oaks: We're looking for a few good farmers A few days ago I noticed that a farm house three miles from us had become a pile of rubble, and last night, it was a fire. A very old farm... looking for a antiquity oaks good farmers https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/06/ Antiquity Oaks: June 2006 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks june https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/05/goats-geese-and-watermelon-seedlings.html Antiquity Oaks: Goats, geese, and watermelon seedlings We've been busy with a variety of things the past few days. Of course, I have to spend a certain amount of time with my goats every day. I a... antiquity oaks goats geese watermelon seedlings https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/06/kindred-spirits-or-not.html Antiquity Oaks: Kindred spirits -- or not Tomorrow I'll be giving a sermon at church. My theme is Aldo Leopold's quote, [T]here are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One... antiquity oaks kindred spirits https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/03/our-first-mushrooms.html Antiquity Oaks: Our first mushrooms This is purely a learning experience, but we've produced our first mushrooms. I bought one of those mushroom growing kits that you see in ma... antiquity oaks our first mushrooms https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/09/canning.html Antiquity Oaks: Canning Being busy with school now means that I only have the weekends to get homesteading stuff done. Last weekend and this weekend, I am working ... antiquity oaks canning https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/bookcases-up-but-not-done.html Antiquity Oaks: Bookcases up, but not done Mike says this post is way overdue, and he's right. He finished the last two bookcases a week ago, but with Sherri and Carmen kidding, I sor... antiquity oaks bookcases done https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/03/scandals-quadruple-surprise.html Antiquity Oaks: Scandal's quadruple surprise! Saturday morning dawned cloudy and cold. When I checked on Scandal, I knew she would kid before too long because I couldn't find her tail li... antiquity oaks scandal quadruple surprise https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/05/natural-lawn-care.html Antiquity Oaks: Natural lawn care With 32 acres, there is no reason we should be spending so much money on hay. And each year, we learn a little more about how to be more eff... antiquity oaks natural lawn care https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/09/garden-fresh-salsa.html Antiquity Oaks: Garden-fresh salsa The simplest things are often the best. I've learned this lesson over and over again out here. I used to think that I needed to have a recip... antiquity oaks garden fresh salsa https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2016/02/piglet-birth-and-death.html Antiquity Oaks: Piglet birth and death During chores Friday night, Stefanie discovered a newborn piglet wandering around in the pasture. It was freezing outside, and we wer... antiquity oaks piglet birth death https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/02/triplet-doelings-finally.html Antiquity Oaks: Triplet doelings -- FINALLY! As I was getting ready to leave the house and go teach, Katherine came inside and said that Charlotte had a long string of mucous hanging ou... antiquity oaks triplet finally https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/02/first-sprout.html Antiquity Oaks: First sprout! Ten days already? This morning I was complaining in my head that there was something wrong with my planting methods or my soil or my waterin... antiquity oaks first sprout https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/06/our-first-dual-champion.html Antiquity Oaks: Our first dual champion! Scandal, one of our Nigerian dwarves, won her second and third legs of her permanent ADGA championship this weekend, making her a dual champ... antiquity oaks our first dual champion https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/07/baby-picture.html Antiquity Oaks: Baby picture! Finally! Here is a picture of our newest, sweetest baby girl! This is Odette's baby, born June 28. We've decided to name her after the balle... antiquity oaks baby picture https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/10/garden-review-dragon-carrots.html Antiquity Oaks: Garden review: Dragon carrots I've never tried very hard to grow carrots for two reasons. First, carrots are one of the cheapest vegetables to buy, even organic carrots, ... antiquity oaks garden review dragon carrots https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-longest-week-or-two-of-my-life.html Antiquity Oaks: The longest week (or two) of my life Four year ago when I adopted Joy at age 11 When I turned off the computer two weeks ago on Saturday night, December 29, I went upstairs ... antiquity oaks the longest week two life https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/02/more-potting.html Antiquity Oaks: More potting Just finished putting more seeds in little pots. I planted 10 pots of early Jersey wakefield cabbage. Unlike the round cabbage you find in t... antiquity oaks potting https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/10/lets-talk-turkey.html Antiquity Oaks: Let's talk turkey I've been sitting here with my roasted turkey breast, gravy, baked sweet potato, and hot, crispy bread, trying to figure out what to write a... antiquity oaks let talk turkey https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/01/ Antiquity Oaks: January 2008 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks january https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/princess-of-antiquity-oaks-and-another.html Antiquity Oaks: Princess of Antiquity Oaks -- and another lamb In the middle of yesterday afternoon, I took a break from picking maggots out of Princess's skin and went outside to see if the rest of the ... antiquity oaks and another princess lamb https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/11/ Antiquity Oaks: November 2007 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks november https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/04/no-goslings-or-ducklings-this-year.html Antiquity Oaks: No goslings or ducklings this year I can't believe I haven't posted for two weeks. I frequently think about what I want to write, but I am so busy with the farm and grad schoo... antiquity oaks goslings ducklings year https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/2-bookcases-up-2-to-go.html Antiquity Oaks: 2 bookcases up; 2 to go! In spite of the power outage, we have prevailed! Okay, Mike has prevailed. I don't get any of the credit on this one. He finished the second... antiquity oaks up to bookcases go https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/keeping-up-with-corporate-america.html Antiquity Oaks: Keeping up with corporate America When people ask why we moved out here in 2002, I say that we wanted to grow our own food, because we prefer eating organic. Often, someone w... antiquity oaks keeping up corporate america https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/06/simply-delicious.html Antiquity Oaks: Simply delicious! Sorry I didn't get a picture of my dinner ... it wasn't a gourmet meal, but it was satisfying beyond the taste and appearance. The salad cam... antiquity oaks simply delicious https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/04/four-daddies.html Antiquity Oaks: Four daddies Before breakfast, I was in the barn having a talk with Coco about the importance of her giving birth to her kids, rather than keeping them i... antiquity oaks four daddies https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2012/06/cooking-with-our-solar-oven.html Antiquity Oaks: Cooking with our solar oven A week ago we attended the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, and while there were a lot of high tech presentations and exhibitors, there wer... antiquity oaks cooking solar oven https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/two-dinners.html Antiquity Oaks: Two dinners When we were vegetarians, we ate a lot of baked potatoes. Does anyone remember those baked potato places in malls back in the 80s? I haven't... antiquity oaks two dinners https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/04/rotten-lousy-day.html Antiquity Oaks: Rotten, lousy day To be completely honest, today did start out great. I had a two-hour visit with a reporter from a newspaper who is doing a story on homestea... antiquity oaks rotten lousy day https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2012/08/our-first-farm-crawl.html Antiquity Oaks: Our first farm crawl What's a farm crawl? I think it's an Iowa invention, but it's becoming an Illinois thing after last weekend! You see, I have these farm-g... antiquity oaks our first farm crawl https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/04/new-kid-on-farm.html Antiquity Oaks: New kid on the farm Hercules seems to have survived his first night at Antiquity Oaks. He is eagerly gulping down his bottles, but he doesn't seem very interes... antiquity oaks new kid on the farm https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/02/walking-in-winter-wonderland.html Antiquity Oaks: Walking in a winter wonderland When walking through the woods, I found a few interesting things. Although the creek is frozen over in most places, water is still running b... antiquity oaks walking in winter wonderland https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-bull.html Antiquity Oaks: A new bull No, it's not a bovine bull -- it's a pit bull that someone dumped out here. He is the sweetest dog imaginable and gets along fine with all t... antiquity oaks new bull https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/02/snow-day.html Antiquity Oaks: Snow day! It started snowing late last night, and it's still snowing, almost 24 hours later. They were predicting 8 to 12 inches. Due to the unbelieva... antiquity oaks snow day https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-do-i-do.html Antiquity Oaks: What do I do? Everyone says that moms do more than they think, and since I've been in grad school, I've come to realize that's true. There are tons of thi... antiquity oaks what do https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2015/02/victorias-twins.html Antiquity Oaks: Victoria's twins February 9, 2015 The day before Victoria kidded, I realized that I had not appreciated my senior does enough. You see, when a goat has... antiquity oaks victoria twins https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/03/goslings.html Antiquity Oaks: Goslings! I can't believe how busy we've been, and it's not even noon! The phone rang at 7:30. It was the post office, informing us that our goslings ... antiquity oaks goslings https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/08/its-crunch-time.html Antiquity Oaks: It's crunch time Around this time every year, I start to panic. Mike has gone back to teaching, which means that he only has Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to ... antiquity oaks crunch time https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2013/11/llama-emergency.html Antiquity Oaks: Llama emergency It all started on Tuesday morning as I was pulling into the parking lot of the Illinois Farm Bureau for the board meeting of the Illinois S... antiquity oaks llama emergency https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-did-you-do-on-911.html Antiquity Oaks: What did YOU do on 9/11? It is at times like these that I honestly wonder how much different my life would be if we had never moved out to the country. But, let me t... antiquity oaks did you https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/09/lamb.html Antiquity Oaks: A lamb! Last night when I walked out to the new sheep pasture to refill their mineral feeder, it looked like a small cat was standing underneath one... antiquity oaks lamb https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/10/ Antiquity Oaks: October 2006 ~~~ Living the dream on the banks of Mud Creek antiquity oaks october https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-n-that-and-free-books.html Antiquity Oaks: This-n-that and free books As I am typing away at my computer working on The Ecofrugal Handbook, which will be published next fall, my goats are starting to show off t... this n that antiquity oaks free books https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-home-for-sheep.html Antiquity Oaks: New home for the sheep We finally got the east pasture fenced for the sheep. Last night was a lovely comedy of errors as we tried to herd the sheep through a varie... antiquity oaks new home for the sheep https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/10/fall.html Antiquity Oaks: Fall? Life on the farm is slowing down. It usually slows down this time of year because the weather forces us inside, but this year, the weather h... antiquity oaks fall https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-to-remember.html Antiquity Oaks: A Christmas to remember No, I didn't receive some longed-for gift. We did not have a visit from some long-lost relative. We did not even have a meal that was partic... antiquity oaks christmas remember https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2011/03/cicadas-anticlimactic-kidding.html Antiquity Oaks: Cicada's anticlimactic kidding In past years, a goat has given birth twice when I was speaking at the InHome homeschooling conference in the Chicago suburbs. So, I totally... antiquity oaks cicada kidding https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/05/our-first-la-manchas.html Antiquity Oaks: Our first la manchas! I'm a little late with the pictures, but Muse, our la mancha doe, gave birth to twin doelings last Sunday. Since she had twin doelings befor... antiquity oaks our first la manchas https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2013/03/homegrown-chicken.html Antiquity Oaks: Homegrown chicken We were awakened Sunday morning by a phone call from a post office distribution center about seventy miles away. They said our chicks had... antiquity oaks homegrown chicken https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/white-house-farmer.html Antiquity Oaks: White House farmer? It sounds questionable when you first hear it, but some people want Obama to plow up five acres of the White House lawn and turn it into a ... antiquity oaks white house farmer https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/pigs-lambs-and-canning.html Antiquity Oaks: Pigs, lambs, canning, and another flood Life on the farm has been so busy the past couple weeks that there hasn't been time to do anything extra -- like writing in my blog. In fact... antiquity oaks and another pigs lambs canning https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2006/02/beginners-luck.html Antiquity Oaks: Beginner's luck? Some might say there is no such thing as beginniner's luck, and I might be inclined to agree, even though our own personal experience on the... antiquity oaks beginner luck https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2013/08/making-soap.html Antiquity Oaks: Making soap We've recently been making goat milk soap. Or I should say, Mike has been making soap -- a couple hundred bars to be somewhat more precis... antiquity oaks making soap https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2008/08/mystery-unraveling-and-decision-delayed.html Antiquity Oaks: Mystery unraveling and decision delayed The call came from Animal Control. After the woman asked a lot of boring questions about my daughter and the dog (age of daughter, breed of ... antiquity oaks mystery unraveling decision delayed https://antiquityoaks.blogspot.com/2012/05/birth-and-death-and-life-goes-on.html Antiquity Oaks: Birth and death and life goes on The chaos has continued ever since my last post. We've had babies popping up everywhere -- lambs, kids, chicks, and "babies" hatched by a ... birth and death antiquity oaks life goes