in all honesty, i don't know why they're called blue, or where the ridge is. i was raised in san diego, joined the navy, married a corn-fed midwestern boy and ended up in rural northern virginia.
it's like being in another dimension! instead of seeing into my neighbor's houses from inside mine, i can't even SEE the houses from the yard!
i live on 5 +/- acres next to an unoccupied 30ish acres, across from 25ish acres. we've got cats, dogs, rabbits, only 1 "actual" child, and i've had my very first chicken, a stray (?), for less than 2 months. do chickens wander off of their yards and get lost? do they get dumped like house cats? i have no idea, but she refuses to leave, even when the terrier pup chases her around the yard. i almost think she likes the attention! she seems to think she's a cat, but it's probably just because there are so many of them!
i home school my 14 yr old son, read almost everything i can, take care of a terrier mutt puppy, a 14 yr old blind and deaf rescued beagle, 11 yr old rescue apbt, and 8 various cats.
my husband retired from the navy after 20 years, but not the work force, which is how we ended up here. he works in the d.c. metro area, and i DON'T!
the biggest problem with being married to my farmboy, is that he keeps trying to talk me into getting cute, cuddly baby animals so we can raise them and then...kill 'em and eat 'em! after more than 14 years together, i'm thinking that i might be able to eat home "grown" eggs. imagine my surprise when the chicken came to me! i guess i should take it as a sign...
nic staib
it's like being in another dimension! instead of seeing into my neighbor's houses from inside mine, i can't even SEE the houses from the yard!

i live on 5 +/- acres next to an unoccupied 30ish acres, across from 25ish acres. we've got cats, dogs, rabbits, only 1 "actual" child, and i've had my very first chicken, a stray (?), for less than 2 months. do chickens wander off of their yards and get lost? do they get dumped like house cats? i have no idea, but she refuses to leave, even when the terrier pup chases her around the yard. i almost think she likes the attention! she seems to think she's a cat, but it's probably just because there are so many of them!
i home school my 14 yr old son, read almost everything i can, take care of a terrier mutt puppy, a 14 yr old blind and deaf rescued beagle, 11 yr old rescue apbt, and 8 various cats.
my husband retired from the navy after 20 years, but not the work force, which is how we ended up here. he works in the d.c. metro area, and i DON'T!

the biggest problem with being married to my farmboy, is that he keeps trying to talk me into getting cute, cuddly baby animals so we can raise them and then...kill 'em and eat 'em! after more than 14 years together, i'm thinking that i might be able to eat home "grown" eggs. imagine my surprise when the chicken came to me! i guess i should take it as a sign...
nic staib