Tales from the Raven

Remember that when you’re making your mom an omelette–she’ll love it, shells and all!

So, kids have been released from the Star Wars mania and the votes are in on the new family favorite.  But I want to know what you think!  Which was our greatest success of the day, and which could be safely left behind on Tatooine with that nasty goop Luke refuses to eat? The pasta [...]

The Queen of Burned Fingers, that’s my new title.  But, I’m okay with that!  I’ve decided I’m also okay with Monday alarm clocks and impossible looming deadlines. Have I gone crazy?  Well, judge for yourself. It started with the blister, but since that’s not very pretty and it is thankfully quite small, I’ll give you a pic [...]

And you may already be infected! The Atlantic: How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy The article is on the long side, but even if you just skim it’s well worth reading.  Crazy stuff, and of course even crazier when you realize that you’re only resisting the research because protozoa have taken over your brain.  

Whether you’re celebrating single-awareness day or just wishing those chocolates could also be good for you, here’s a couple valentines to give you a good laugh!   Hey, how do you know he’s not a prince? And here’s a sweet little manic-strawberry… Isn’t it nice to be wanted? My NinChicks would never let themselves be outdone by a [...]

For days–weeks–I’ve been slogging through the last six or so years of pictures we’ve taken.  We’re setting up our farm website and finding those few chicken pics that are just right requires poring over five gajillion random pics!  Along the way I found a few that tickled my funny bone or seemed worthy of a share. [...]

Tonight after the kids were settled in bed we moved the guinea pigs, with great stealth and ninja grace.  Er, well, we only dropped the enclosure once! lol Now the piggies are happily settled in the kitchen, ready to run for cover when the kids discover them in the morning.  Here’s to happy surprises, and a walk [...]

I promised myself I woudn’t hatch any chicks after the first of November.  For one thing, I knew I’d need to clear out all chick and incubator occupied corners to make room for the Christmas stuff.  For another, I wanted to make sure I’d be ready to hatch in the spring–even if our crazy birds’ [...]

I know some of you are hiding from the trick or treaters, and others are wishing you could get the kiddies to come.  We just don’t worry about them.  After 4 or 5 Halloweens without a single kid on our street, let alone our property, this year we decided to eat all the candy ourselves. [...]

Republican, Democrat, Independent, undecided, rabidly sure, die-hard party loyalist–is anybody else sick to death of this election?  I never answer the phone anymore without attempting to use my nonexistent psychic powers to tell if this is someone calling about chickens, or a recording blasting me with political speak.  Even our family discussions seem to be [...]