Serenity Acres Now

Chronicles Of A Family Farm

  • Snow Way!

    Snow Way!

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    Nerdbilly

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    Wow – ten days since I last updated. It sure doesn’t feel like it – with the approaching holidays, and all of the snow we’ve gotten, our usual busy schedule has been packed with additional activities, and here we are, with Christmas coming at week’s end. Our biggest challenge in these sub-freezing temperatures (we haven’t…

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  • Animal Antics

    Animal Antics

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    Nerdbilly

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    Today is quite the contrast in weather from yesterday – with the temperature hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit, it feels downright balmy! I took the opportunity to get the goats outside on a walk, as more frigid, nasty weather is headed our way. I wanted to get some nice photos of them, but mostly, they…

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  • It’s Booger-Freezin’ Cold

    It’s Booger-Freezin’ Cold

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    Nerdbilly

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    That’s right. I said it. And if you live in Michigan, you know it’s true. The chickens are rather vexed that I won’t open up the coop door this morning so that they can get outdoors, but at 10 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s just too cold. As a former co-worker of mine who lived in Minnesota…

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