Knotty Oak Homestead

Our roosters getting some fresh air and relaxation before the end... Farewell, Gussie, Kung Pao, & Hot Wings! We'll miss your love...

A beautiful barred owl  Look who came to visit us the other day! There were actually two in the trees, but we didn't see the other ...

Our own homegrown eggs are so close!!! My husband and I are preparing for the project I've been waiting for most of my life: buildi...

Whew, it's been awhile! I don't even know if anyone reads this blog anymore... but anyway! I have been busy with homeschooling and t...

We have a local Angus beef cattle farm down the road from us. Initially, I was really excited about this, especially as they advertise ...

Okay, so I don't even have my chickens yet. I think we're waiting until the spring. (It's so hard taking one step at a time...

Baaaaa baaaaaa! It's that time of year again!!! I am really excited to be volunteering again at the crazy t-shirt booth for th...

So, for a few years I've known about this really cool organization called Seafood Watch that I really wanted to share with you. S...

This year I really wanted to commit to buying a local turkey - one from our neighborhood, where I could take my kids to the farm and they...

Whoa, it's been awhile! Sorry about that. I was able to arrange it to have a babysitter come and watch the kids once a week so that...

Barn Kitten This past weekend my family and I went up to visit a good friend of mine up in New York. I haven't seen my friend, Mairi,...

Well, awhile back I wrote about this pair of turkeys that nonchalantly crossed a busy highway on the crosswalk and disappeared. I've see...

So, this morning I headed over to my old professor's house to meet her sled dogs and ask her about sledding. Sue's property was ever...

Just take a look at that face! I want a dog. Really bad. And a cat. But mostly right now, I want a dog. My husband doesn't really unders...

Since moving to the southwest side of town where it is more rural, I've noticed this random pair of wild turkeys that live close to the ...

I took this amusing picture at an historical village. Maybe it's amusing because I'm not that familiar with the habits of sheep or c...