Two weeks ago Jared and I packed up our camping and fishing gear and headed south towards Mt. St. Helens. Since we now have our boat Olive, I wanted to go to a lake and do some fishing. We ended up at the Beaver Bay Campground on Yale Lake near the small town of Cougar, [...]

A couple weeks ago, I found a 12 foot aluminum Duroboat for sale on craigslist.com. A guy was selling the boat, trailer, 3 seats, oars, trolling motor, battery, two anchors, and 4 life vests for $1,900. I ended up buying it. The title says the boat was built in 1998 but you’d be hard pressed [...]

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With June still showing us a glimpse of winter here in the Northwest, every sunny day has to be enjoyed to the fullest. Friday’s forecast looked good so I took the day off from work and Jared and I headed up to Fort Flagler State Park located on Marrowstone Island. View Larger Map This was [...]

We enjoy allowing the chickens to scratch and peck in the yard. They usually do a pretty good job staying in our yard but not always. Jared and I constructed a chicken tractor today so we can allow the flock access to different parts of the yard and not worry about them going where they [...]

Mr. J. will be 10 in a couple weeks. It is about time he learns to mow the grass! The nice weather and sunshine has encourage my grass to grow. I drug the lawnmower out of the garage and Jared walked up as I was pouring in some gas. I asked if he wanted to [...]

Tama’s offspring did very well down in Arizona last weekend. Rowdy Rover: A dream come true..

Our main Christmas tree was decorated today. I helped with the lights and the ribbon but Mary did the rest.  

We made it out to Bainbridge Island Farms today to find a Christmas tree. The farm has already cut trees that they truck in but they also have trees growing that you cut yourself. Last year we cut our own and it lasted way longer than any tree we’ve had before. If the trees can [...]

We took the puppies outside to experience some new sights and sounds. They got up close and personal with one of our chickens and the lawn mower was running in the yard. Mary tries to get them familiar with a lot of different noises early on so they are not afraid. See the puppies live.