The Howling Haven

04/13/2026

I had to put this in a permanent spot on our feed. Greg and Bree are the cutest. Animals love that man…well, people do too. He has a gentle soul and a heart of servitude. God really blessed me with this guy❤️❤️❤️.

04/08/2026

Thank you to ! Over the past two days Greg and I have planted 80 Doug Fir trees along our west fence line, 25 Aspen trees along our creek and drainage ditch, 10 Larch trees in our large pasture, and 10 White Pine near Greg’s mill yard. We are hoping to reforest our land and, eventually, have more shade for the cows and sheep.

03/30/2026

03/13/2026

Babydoll Sheep looking for green pastures. ❤️❤️

03/03/2026

Welcome to the farm “Bree.”

Greg suggested the name “Bree” since she was born footling breech, meaning both back feet came out first.

I was really hoping for a Scottish name so I searched to see if Bree had any Scottish roots.

As it turns out, “Bree” is commonly associated with various Scottish soups.

Soup is Greg’s favorite food. So, Bree it is.

02/12/2026

12/14/2025

It’s Elderberry Syrup time of the year!!! This batch has dried elderberries, rose hips, wild cherry bark, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and fresh ginger. Once it cools and gets strained, raw honey will be added.

12/07/2025

Greg and I had all three of my kids stay for Thanksgiving weekend and we surprised my dad with a visit. He has adjusted well to the memory care facility and is participating in some of the activities.

11/24/2025

We are spending time introducing Cliff and Canyon to the kittens. They were around cats as puppies and in their younger years and they all lived in harmony.

Though these are “barn cats”, we do want them to have the run of the property, so Cliff and Canyon need to learn that the kitties belong here.
❤️ # toxicfreehome

11/01/2025

Recently we added three very socialized “barn” cats to the farm.

They are spending their first week in one of our empty chicken tractors while Doc and Juneau get used to having them around and the kitties get used to their new home.

Their names are a tribute to my three grandfathers…Gordon aka “Big G”, Roddy, and Al.

We think they are going to be a nice addition the farm family.
❤️

10/25/2025

Our Highland Cow, Rollo, is fitting in well. Every day I give her and our ram lambs, Marshmallow and Licorice, hay at the fence line. They are becoming buds. As you can see, Doc is pretty relaxed taking a nap after a night on patrol.

10/02/2025

We spent the past two days processing the chickens we raised for meat. Thanks to for the help. We had quite the system going.

I learned a lot this first year of raising meat birds and have a list of changes I will be making…including what breed we will raise.

This year we raised Bresse chickens and I am not impressed with their size and the roosters were very aggressive towards each other and the hens. Any suggestions on a breed other than Cornish cross?