check out the view

We have some beautiful scenery here. This is Mt Katahdin.
Can you imagine looking at this view from your barn yard?! Or mowing hay and looking out and seeing this?  How gorgeous is that?!
This view is enjoyed by a farmer that we know. We went to see his farm and visit. My husband and I were just in awe of this view. I'm a little jealous of it. But don't think that I'm complaining about my view. I certainly enjoy mine.
There is something about the mountains that are just amazingly beautiful to me.Their rugged outlines and sometimes fierce weather.  Maybe it's because I live where I can see them, and my roots go deep here, in this place, and this land I call home. Maybe it's because I've lived somewhere where I've become spoiled to the beauty that surrounds my home and I am loath to leave it.
I certainly enjoy the beauty that surrounds me. I find that I get caught up in the views I see and the real beauty that I live in and enjoy. I can stop and look out the window or walk out my front door and watch the sun go down. I can get up early in the morning and see the sunrise over the hill behind my house. I love how each day they are different and suck me in to watch as the sky is transformed by the hand of my Creator.  I never tire of it.
Stop and look at the beauty that surrounds you and drink it in!
Have a great day ya'll.

belle

Here is Belle. She loves to help with everything. Moving the cows are probably her favorite thing to do. That and eating peanut butter. :) We are working on keeping her from making them run. She gets a little excited and makes them move too fast. But she is learning, as are we in training a dog to herd. She has such a great instinct to herd. I'm amazed. She doesn't back down now in making them move either. She knows she is supposed to get them to go!

See. We have snow.

Belle is now 10 months old, and filled out nicely. She has a tremendous amount of energy and can run. And I mean run! That dog can  move. She almost becomes flat as she flies across the field to whatever suits her fancy. She can mp too. But I don't want her jumping too much or too high. It's not recommended they do such things until they are one. Due to their hips and the fact they are still growing.
Yup. I love this dog. I'm so proud of her.

Have a great day ya'll!

whats cookin in my kitchen

Yup. He loves me! He brought me home some blueberries!! 30 pounds. Frozen and all clean! Mmmm. I see lots of blueberries in our future. I love blueberries. They are my favorite.

Have a great day ya'll!

heifers

I'm still around. My computer died and we had to get another one. Then I get busy with life and forget to blog! Seems like everyday posts would be boring. So I don't tend to do that. Who wants to read the same blog post everyday?! Basically I do the same thing everyday. With exceptions of course! Then there are times when I do everything but the norm. So I'll give you a post about the farm.
But enough about that rattling along.

The other day we turned the heifers out. We decided to put them out alone. We weren't sure what they would do, and we didn't want anyone to get hurt. Well those two little buggers (Goldie and Callie) ran and ran right through the fence. Well that was fun! They decided that the fence was too hot after the second time of thinking they wanted to go through it. They learned their boundaries. They finally decided to settle down and eat some hay. But not before they goofed off in the hay I threw on the ground.
Here are some pictures for your enjoyment!

The other cattle are looking on with excitement at the heifers. The two kiddos in the pasture are my youngest two.

Callie. As you can see we didn't have any snow. Now we have some. Not a lot. But enough.

Kicking up their heels a bit!!

Finally eating some hay after feeling their oats!
Have a great day ya'll!!

whats cookin in my kitchen

So if you've ever read my blog you know I usually love to cook and bake. And that I love Pinterest. And well lets admit it The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. Love her!! And her cook books! Ohhhh Ahhhh.  Plus I just love to try new recipes. I get bored with the same old some old. Yawn.
I'm not creative enough to create my own recipes, and I don't have time for that either.  That said I recently made Pioneer Woman's Pork Chops with Pineapple Fried Rice! Soooo good! I never would have thought to put pineapple in my fried rice.
If you want the recipe go check it out on her blog, or buy her cookbook! I love how her recipe's are for a crowd. I have a family that loves to eat. A LOT.
Here's a couple pics to tempt you :)

Rice on the left frying the rice part. The pineapple that is pan fried in the back. and on the right are the pork chops cooking in a yummy sauce.

 Pineapple Fried Rice. It's so good. If you like pineapple. And that just so happens to be my favorite fruit. Fresh pineapple, not the canned stuff.

Here it is on the plate. I'm working on my food picture taking skills, or lack there of... it looked better in real life! LOL!
I served it with a fresh green salad. So good!
Have a great day ya'll!

good quote

"The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence."
Denis Waitley

whats cookin in my kitchen

I don't know if I've ever shared this before. But I'm going to. Again, maybe I don't remember!  Grape Nuts. They are easy, but a bit time consuming to make. But so worth it. They are so good. Cooked, in yogurt, homemade yogurt of course! Or just in a bowl of milk. Or just by the handful out of the container they are in!
Here is how to make them. I hadn't made them in a while, so when I did and then ate them I was back in love with them. Plus they are homemade and have none of the bad stuff in them! I don't even know where I found/got the recipe.

Whole wheat flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda. Mix in a bowl.

Add. Butter milk, vanilla, butter, and maple syrup, then mix until all the dry is wet. Press it into some 9x13 pans and bake it for about 35 minutes at 350. Then when it's cooked let it cool then,

Break it up and blend in in the food processor until it's kinda crumbly. See the chunk in the processor? Then the loose stuff under in the pan?

The pan on the left is baked, and cooled. It looks like an ugly cake. The one on the right has been through the food possessor. Once you have it all crumbled it needs to cook for another hour at 250, being stirred every 15 minutes.  Once that is done it's hard like grape nuts and lightly sweet!

There it is. All cooked and ready to eat.

Have a great day ya'll!!