Wood Roof

After much deliberation, Lance and I decided to return our roof to its original state of wood shingles. In a letter written by Ruby Brown, daughter of "Blocker" John and Hannah, to Kathy McInturf, owner of the farm from 1975-2000, Ruby states, "The wood roof was replaced with metal in the 1930's, and then not because of leaks, but because of fire hazard." Let's hope if we decide to go with metal in later years, it is not for the same reason!

In the same letter, Ruby writes of the farm, "I am so full of that place, I could write a book about it!" We feel the same.

Be fruitful and multiply

Although we have not followed the devine order from Genesis 1:28, the non-human residents of Walnut Grove have been faithfully obeying. One of our bantam hens diligently brooded for what seemed like months before she hatched out two chicks this week. She actually sat for about 21 days (the same as a full size chicken) before these beaked cotton balls emerged.