Chicken Coop Fairy Garden in the Making

I have been wanting to create a chicken coop fairy garden. Lo and behold my favorite little shop had just the perfect thing.

It had to come home with me and now it sits awaiting its place in the garden.

Loved the old time wash tubs.

I think I will plant it in a large pot with brilliant green Scotch moss but what I need most are some little chickens. Any ideas where to order some?

Life

I am checking in to say hi quickly. Our life here is so busy this week that I have not had time to hardly turn on the computer. One highlight was my baby's 5th birthday. Because her daddy was out of town working, I wanted to do something fun so big sis and I took her to Build A Bear Workshop. She had never been and she thought it was wonderful.

We also headed to Rain Forest Cafe for a birthday dinner which she at first loved but if you have ever been there you know at different times a thunder storm starts and the animals come alive. It scared the you know what out of the kid. Her eyes were huge. She then spent the rest of the time with her ears covered. I asked if she wanted to leave but she said no. 

Poor kid. Mom tortured her for her birthday. She managed to eat and said it was great when we left but that it was too loud. I totally get it. I hate loud noises too.

Today we celebrate with family and friends and tomorrow is jam packed as well. Too busy for me but this is how May is every year. There is a bike with pretty ribbon hiding in the garage for someone's present. Can't wait to see her face.

I laughed as hubby was hiding in the trailer putting it together. Who would have thought at 45 he would be still doing these things. Life is full of surprises.

The funny thing will be if we can keep up running down the street with her when the training wheels come off.

Have a great weekend. I will. There will be cake.

Blog Hop

Welcome to

From the Farm Blog Hop #33!

Thank you for joining us today yada yada (your own words to intro the post) We’d like to introduce you to this week’s guest host, Colleen from Five Little Homesteaders!
Colleen is a special education teacher turned stay-at-home mom to three little ones - ages 3, 2, and 1. Her days are filled with laughing and tears, joys and frustrations, toddlers and babies. The basics of gardening were gifted to her by her mother and father starting at a very young age. Through her urban homesteading efforts (which she blogs about on her site, Five Little Homesteaders) she hopes to lead her family down the path of leading a more sustainable, intentional, and full life. Welcome to our little corner of the internet, Colleen, we are happy to have you host with us! And now, for the From the Farm Blog Hop! If you would like to join in this week, please share up to three of your best: • Gardening or homesteading tips • Farm-themed posts • Recipes • Homemaking and simple/frugal living tips • Decorating ideas • DIY projects, craft ideas, thrifty makeovers or repurposed items • Healthy and sustainable living tips
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Warmly, Your From the Farm Blog Hop Co-Hosts: Dani from The Adventure Bite Elaine from Sunny Simple Life Jennifer from 1840 Farm Kristi from Let This Mind Be in You Leona from My Healthy Green Family Lisa from Fresh Eggs Daily

How to Remove Hard Water Stains from Glass and Chrome Faucets

Okay, I promised to share this tip. Hard water stains are hard to remove from shower doors, windows and kitchen and bath faucets.  Here is how I remove hard water deposits in my home. Take white vinegar and a scrubber sponge. For shower doors and faucets I soak the scrubber side good and start scrubbing. This works very well for me. I then just rinse with a damp cloth and dry.

 If stains are really hard you may have to work at it. Now if the surface is flat like my kitchen faucet here is what I do. Soak the sponge side of the scrubber really well with the vinegar and set it on the flat surface of the chrome. Let sit for at least 15 minutes and repeat again if the hard water deposits are really bad. Flip over the sponge and scrub with the scrubber side.
Look at my faucet I did today. 12 years old and not any deposits. I do have to scrub up around the handle too to get those off but I sometimes soak a wash cloth with vinegar and wrap around to work on those hard water deposits.

To clean outdoor windows and remove hard water stains I do it a little different. I take a bowl and add 1 cup of vinegar, a small squirt of dish soap and some hot water. Using the same scrubber side of the sponge I work at the hard water deposits and then use the sponge side to scrub the whole window and squeegee them dry. If you have stubborn water stains then soak that scrubber with straight vinegar and scrub really well.

I do have one window where a sprinkler hits and the deposits are stubborn. I am going to try a tip one of my husband's fellow lineman told me and I will report if it works as well as he claims.

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Boho Farm Garden Tour

When fellow blogger friend Patty from Lemon Lane Cottage and I decided to take a road trip all the way to AZ to go on a garden tour, one of the main reasons we decided to go was because of another blogger's home. Boho Farm and Home is a gorgeous blog and we thought hey lets go see her garden. It was a long way to go let me tell you but it was fun and her garden was a feast for the eyes.

Below you will see some great photos from Patty's camera and some from my phone as I left my camera battery charging in the wall of our hotel. Not smart.

The front yard is very shady and cool but she has some fruit trees and veggies mixed in her planters.

She has lots of vignettes and beautiful structure in her garden.

Artichokes thrive in her garden.

Here we are entering into her back garden.

Her use of chartreuse green and black is so pretty. I loved it.

Her potting area was along the side of her house. Love the fun striped awning. So pretty.

Her back garden is broken into two areas. This flanks her patio. Such a charming cottage type garden.

Tomorrow I will share the rest of the pics with you of this gorgeous garden and show you her chicken coop.

Don't forget to enter the Lilla Rose giveaway here. Perfect for your hair or a gift for someone you know. I use mine almost everyday now. Love them!

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A Garden Tour

Happy Mother's Day!! I have been gone. My friend Patty and I went on a road trip. We drove six hours to go to a garden tour and have a little get away and I got back last night, tired and happy to see my family.
The tour was delightful and I have a few pics from my phone. Will share much much more you have to see later this week.

We saw many chicken coops and ways of growing veggies in city gardens. Loved this fresh eggs sign.

I loved these rusty hens in the wagon. I need to find me some. We were so inspired by a couple of the gardens.

I loved this house. Lots of white and rustic decor. This was a cozy corner of their sun room.

Anyway I am going to skip Sunny Simple Sunday as it is Mother's day but please link up to the From the Farm Blog hop which is still going on. You can link any home related posts or DIY and recipes. Have a wonderful Sunday and I can't wait to share some of the gardens we saw.

From the Farm Blog Hop

Welcome to

From the Farm Blog Hop #32!

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Thank you for joining us today at our kickoff of our new blog hop name, format, and best of all, OUR NEW CO-HOSTS! For those of you who don't know, this blog hop was previously called the Farm Girl Blog Fest, but now that we have more than doubled in size, we want to welcome you to participate in a bigger and better blog hop than before!
Please join us in welcoming: Leona from My Healthy Green Family, Elaine from Sunny Simple Life and Jennifer from 1840 Farm!! We are so happy to have them as part of our weekly blog hop team! And to make the Blog Hop even MORE fun, we are excited to invite your blog to guest host From the Farm Blog Hop with us! Beginning May 17th, you will be meeting a new blog author and their new blog each week here at From the Farm Blog Hop! If you are interested in guest hosting on your blog please email Kristi here!. To kick off this momentous occasion, we thought we would really go all out and throw in a HUGE giveaway! We are thrilled to welcome Irrigation Direct as sponsor of our new launch! They have generously provided an amazing automatic watering system to make one lucky reader's summer chore list WAY easier!
This kit is AMAZING! Check out the specifics of what this watering kit includes here! And the automatic timer bonus here! Irrigation Direct is a fabulous US based small business that provides great irrigation equipment for a fraction of the price you would find elsewhere! The quality is amazing and working with them has been a phenomenal experience. If you are looking to add a watering system to your garden this year definitely check out their Drip Irrigation section....the kits make it super easy to shop too! All entries must be logged through the Rafflecopter widget to count. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway And now, for our new and improved linky party, From the Farm Blog Hop! If you would like to join in this week, please share up to three of your best: • Gardening or homesteading tips • Farm-themed posts • Recipes • Homemaking and simple/frugal living tips • Decorating ideas • DIY projects, craft ideas, thrifty makeovers or repurposed items • Healthy and sustainable living tips

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Warmly, Your From the Farm Blog Hop Co-Hosts: Dani from The Adventure Bite Elaine from Sunny Simple Life Jennifer from 1840 Farm Kristi from Let This Mind Be in You Leona from My Healthy Green Family Lisa from Fresh Eggs Daily