What Are The Birds Of The “12 Days Of Christmas” Song?
December 21, 2022“The 12 Days of Christmas” is a beloved traditional carol containing a laundry list of common poultry. Here’s a look at the fowl name-dropped in the timeless tune.
12 Chicken Ornaments To Decorate Your Poul-TreeÂ
November 30, 2022Add a festive flock touch to your holiday tree with these whimsical chicken ornaments, the perfect poultry decor to warm up the special season.
Gardening Gifts Are Great For The Holidays (Or Whenever)
December 24, 2021Looking for a last-minute gift? These gardening items make great gifts during the holidays—or, really, any time of the year!
A Farmer’s Letter To Santa
December 18, 2015My yearly Christmas letter to Santa includes lots of tools, garden labor and, yes, chicken diapers.
The Ivy At Christmas Time
December 9, 2015Once popularly paired with holly, English ivy over time fell out of favor of home decorators preparing for winter.
5 Tips for a Scrooge-less Christmas
December 23, 2013As I sit and type this cold wet night, words are escaping me. It would appear I am losing the ability to form sentences without the echo of my children’s incessant bickering ringing in my ears.
Love Conspiracy
December 13, 2013Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. – Hamilton Wright Mabie
It Was a Merry Christmas!
December 31, 2010This Christmas Eve, I was finally able to write my blog from my new office. This move has been a long, arduous and expensive enterprise, but I think it’s all been worth the trouble.
Christmas Tooling
December 21, 2010With Christmas only a few days away, it’s not too late to “tool up!” No, I don’t mean buying yourself and your loved ones a lot of tools. Hopefully, you’ve already taken care of that task.
Move Over, Rudolph!
December 13, 2010Nowadays, reindeer are the Christmas critters du jour, but we goats used to bring on Christmas cheer! Jultomte and juleniesse wear red, but they’re still small—not big and jolly like Santa Claus—and they deliver gifts in sleighs drawn by goats or carry the presents pack-style on a goat’s back.
