May 2010

Raising Chickens

If there is a cold, hard winter, the insects die and don’t’ come back in the summer as bad That wives’ tale isn’t true. We had the coldest, snowiest winter here yet and the...

It is Hot and Humid at our Little House

I love summer, but the heat and humidity that Arkansas is known for has definitely set in and that means more moisture problems here at Our Little House. Last week, I had to take...

The Hours Count Down Until the Finale

Tonight ends an era for me on television. The final episode of “24” will play out in a 2-hour series finale that I’m sure will eventually find a new time on the big screen....

Airing our Dirty Laundry

Before I start on today’s post,  I wanted to let you know that the eggs in the nest on the front covered porch hatched yesterday! I can see 4, maybe 5 teeny tiny naked...

So Long, Good Buddy, Our Foster Dog

The call came on Monday morning. The man who had come to our house several weeks ago, decided he wanted Buddy and reimbursed us for what we spent on him at the vet, was...

It’s not Having What you Want…

We enjoyed a fish dinner at our neighbors this weekend. The walleye fishing has been great on Bull Shoals Lake. We haven’t been out on the water yet this spring (rainy weekends, a boat...

Is Privacy out of our Control?

Privacy on the Internet has been a big topic in the media this week, as well as on social networking sites. Especially Facebook, where it seems there’s a new alert in a friend’s feed...

Nature’s Bounty During a Strange Spring

I think the lyrics, “Rainy Days and Mondays,” was written for this past Monday at the Little House. It poured all day and was extremely cool for this time of the year. It wasn’t...