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Hi, long time no speak. Yes, I'm still here on the farm but I mostly update on FaceBook where I have a "Bethel Farms" page. Come visit me there and I have lots of photos: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bethel-Farms/234302603318177?ref=hl

I haven't been on BYC for almost a year and only off and on to talk "chicken" for the past three years so I didn't keep this thread updated. It began shortly before our move to the farm and was my "blog" or "journal" of happenings for that first year. I've just revisited it and found myself...

Quote: Unfortunately I don't know anything about those chairs. They were some of the furniture that I bought from the people who owned the house. After I stuck on a note on their door and their first call said the house wasn't for sale - by the third call they offered us the house and all...

Oh Cyn - that was so beautiful and touching it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much. May you and your family have a blessed Christmas and may 2009 be filled with blessings for you. Monique

Quote: Thanks Cyn - I don't know that I'm anybody to be admired but I know I love the compliment and it means so much to me. As you know, from my Journey thread, I've probably overdone and took on much more than I'm capable of. Of course, He is so much more capable and it is He who helps...

Thanks guys. It is a dream but more importantly it is God's plan for us. We're not quite sure what the plan entails but He did lead us here for a reason. Part of the reason seems to be coming clearer. We recently joined a local church. It is a small, all black church. This is a very...

Quote: Of course it didn't originally have electricty, nor did the house. Can you imagine trecking your way out there at dark? But hey, it was a "two holer" so you could take one of your several brothers and sisters. I'm hoping to repair it and use it as a garden shed.

Quote: Thank you so much - it kind of walked out of my dreams too. However, somehow in the dreams it wasn't so much work.

Jean - I'd be happy to send you some free of charge - don't worry about the shipping. Just PM me your address. I've had others request some also. I'll be digging some up whenever I get around to working in my gardens and yard - it's a mess now that the huge old oaks fell and took out the...

Hi Beefy & Miriam - yes, I know they are really called Spider Lilly but I think Fairy Flowers is so much nicer because they just magically appear and they are all in the woods and when you look through the woods, it's scattered with the tall red flowers and just looks magicall, like a bunch of...

Little Miss Scarlett is great now that she has Little Miss Prissy to play with. Prissy is the stray Min Pin that someone dumped on road in front of our house. She stayed there two weeks before we could catch her - always would run into woods. Well the weekend before Gustav hit, Fay hit and we...

Well, the Lord filled our pond. It had been dry all summer but thanks to 5 days of non-stop rain due to Gustav the pond has water again. And Rex can swim again. Don't think I ever posted the original bathroom facilities - complete with light switch and red brick walkway leading to it...

Only have time for a quick update and no time to post pics - we're running off generator right now and probably will be for awhile. Gustav hit us hard. See all those huge old Live Oak trees and old pecan orchard trees???? - GONE. Just demolished. Sad but we are blessed. DH's kids and their...

Thanks Reinbeau - I'll take a look at that article. I was developing some allergies, sore throat and sinus issues and thought it might be from bat smell that is really strong on second floor in our master bathroom. So we have been sleeping downstairs lately and it cleared up so may be something...

Quote: It is funny what chickens can lead to - lead me here. The house was built in 1908 but is built exactly like other Greek Revival homes in area that were built in mid-1800s. There is a honey bee farm near here so I thought I would call them about the bees. However, I know that they are...

I haven't kept up with updates much on this thread so here goes. This has been our first summer here and while it is beautiful, it has been hot (100) and dry (drought for weeks). We have found a man to cut our pastures and open areas with a tractor once a month. It took several cuttings with...

Thanks Miss Prissy - I'll do that. I still want to keep my little kitchen garden by back door but need a larger area for growing more than just a small row of things. My one tomato plant ended up taking up half the garden. I only got about a grocery size bag of new red potatoes. Now that I...

Hi Miss Prissy - didn't know you had a two year old. That does make things a little harder to do. I now have Scarlett getting into everything and half the time I have to carry her out of a mess or something she shouldn't be in so it's like having a two year old. I'm really hoping for...

Thanks all for the compliments. Omeletta - all I can say is that I am working from morning till night outside trying to take care of things. The home has not been lived in or the grounds cared for in 10 years. The pictures make it all look good but there is much more work than I can do. Many...

Thanks Cyn- I'm hoping it will look better after I finish with trim work and paint. Part of that front wall had collapsed/sagged down over time and I'm trying to shore it up. I also had to nail hardware cloth to places in coop where boards had large gaps. Of course coop is 100 years old but...