Schoonover Farm

05/27/2026

Come one, come all to the Art of the Motorcycle show this Saturday!

05/26/2026

Memorial Day Weekend at the Boles

and Dad's new cabin.We drove over on Friday, met up with Dad and Mo, and quickly saw some deer. But we also noticed wildlife on our farm. A seemingly well fed coyote on our back pasture fence line. Then Saturday morning we noticed a motorcycle cop with its lights on near our driveway. We knew something was happening. But we have a great farmsitter so I wasn't too worried. ...

and Dad’s new cabin.We drove over on Friday, met up with Dad and Mo, and quickly saw some deer. But we also noticed wildlife on our farm. A seemingly well fed coyote on our back pasture fenc…

05/22/2026

Farm News NJ

At my spinning zoom, I was asked about this barn quilt and its history. It turns out it is based on 300 year old European beliefs about decorating barns to ward off evil but was revived in 2001 by …

05/18/2026

Sheep Faces

The Sheep Detectives movie inspired me to take new photos of my sheep's faces. They are all distinctive as are their personalities like the movie depicts. So here are the faces (roughly young to old): In other farm news, Jameson continues to do well. He is eating more grass and grain all the time, emulating his grandmother. I fenced off the area immediately in front of the barn to provide an area where the birds could enjoy more sunshine, hopefully without the eagles eating them. ...

The Sheep Detectives movie inspired me to take new photos of my sheep’s faces. They are all distinctive as are their personalities like the movie depicts. So here are the faces (roughly you…

05/14/2026

Date Night

Last night, we had a date night with a dinner and a movie. Actually the movie came first. We saw Sheep Detectives which I knew I wanted to see as soon as I saw the preview. Any sheep movie I am going to, and Tom will humor me. The movie was great and highly recommended, particularly for people like me who love sheep. ...

Last night, we had a date night with a dinner and a movie. Actually the movie came first. We saw Sheep Detectives which I knew I wanted to see as soon as I saw the preview. Any sheep movie I am …

05/12/2026

Mother’s Day Weekend

There was farming in preparation for this weekend. Interestingly, Wally continues to act like a farm dog. She even has been hanging out in the dog house. We are continuing to bottle feed Jameson. His grandmother is curious about it. Because of the bottle feeding, Tom wasn't able to join us this weekend. I was preparing by gathering lilac blossoms. I encountered a really small baby snail in the process. ...

There was farming in preparation for this weekend. Interestingly, Wally continues to act like a farm dog. She even has been hanging out in the dog house. We are continuing to bottle feed Jameson.…

05/05/2026

The Farm, Bike Trip, Concrete, and Red-Headed Stepchildren

Thursday evening had a full moon rising over the hill. Unfortunately the iPhone does not do it justice. It was impressive. The turkey poults continue to grow and develop. I am fascinated with them each day. Jameson started eating some grain on Friday morning. Unfortunately not eating much but is also nibbling on hay and grass. He is continuing to nurse on Sonja, his grandmother. ...

Thursday evening had a full moon rising over the hill. Unfortunately the iPhone does not do it justice. It was impressive. The turkey poults continue to grow and develop. I am fascinated with th…

04/30/2026

Root Beer, Farm and Duvall

I noticed some Sassafras root in my kitchen stash and decided that I “needed” to make root beer again. So I ordered other roots and exotic to me ingredients and made 4 different recipes of root bee…

04/28/2026

Grass, Cows, Grandkids, and a Quad

The grass has been growing well. So I decided yesterday that it was time the cows started eating it and not hay. We have been keeping them close to the barn in case of calving, but I am feeling less and less optimistic that there will be another calf, Jameson actually has been nibbling some grass as well. He is still adorable....

The grass has been growing well. So I decided yesterday that it was time the cows started eating it and not hay. We have been keeping them close to the barn in case of calving, but I am feeling l…

04/24/2026

Corner Pub, Wool, Wally, Poults, Equality, Accidental Shepherd, Calf, Horns, Nettle Pizza, Sports and a Snake.

Last Friday, Tom had the great idea of going to the Corner Pub. It is kind of in the middle of nowhere in the Samish flats but has great food and ambiance. It used to be a gas station, and the sign is still there. I had fish tacos, and Tom had the chicken parm sandwich which was a special. ...

Last Friday, Tom had the great idea of going to the Corner Pub. It is kind of in the middle of nowhere in the Samish flats but has great food and ambiance. It used to be a gas station, and the si…

04/17/2026

Calf, Wool and Poults

Jameson, the bull calf, is doing well. He is continuing to nurse on his mother in a stanchion each morning and gets a bottle of milk replacer in the evenings. I think he is lonely though. On Sunday Dad and Mo visited. Here are photos of Mo meeting him. He is such a sweetie. FYI, this is a photo of Summer, Jameson's mother when she was a calf. ...

Jameson, the bull calf, is doing well. He is continuing to nurse on his mother in a stanchion each morning and gets a bottle of milk replacer in the evenings. I think he is lonely though. On Sun…