LET there be LIGHT… and there WAS light ..

yeah!

we finally picked some lights

now.. I am not..well

totally certain that THESE

will be

my FOREVER lights

they aren't remotely what I wanted

but..

they do match the look

till I can find

MY look..

they do FUNCTION

which, let's face it

is SO important

and they are LED lights :)

which helps with the HORRIFICLY

(is that a word?)

HORRIBLE

Energy Bills we have..

all that with task lighting..

pretty snazzy don't you think?

saying goodbye to winter

we've had a beautiful winter here at the farm

the ducks VERY first winter with us

but I think we are all ready to say goodbye to winter

and hello

to SPRING!

here's Daisy, Poppy, and Lily searching for anything 

GREEN

that just MIGHT be hidden

beneath

OH JOY

Playing in the mud

someone was playing in the mud

and she doesn't realize that we …

can tell..

she TOTALLY

is acting 

very sophisticated

and mature

as if her face and entire body wasn't 

coated in mud and hay

horses are so funny

do you see how Spanny can smell 

the peppermints in Princess' pockets?

too funny!

She is clearly very happy here

with her pals

playing and grazing on these hills

and we are happy with her

Front porch update

what a view

I so look forward to just sitting out there and relaxing

since I snapped these photo's

Mr. M put up the new siding… 

and whilst I have been away 

he's finished the ceiling too!

Isn't it coming together 

beautifully?

I know.. yer looking at the "bare bones" of our project

but

I love the bones of a project

and I love dressing it too!

soon I get to hunt for

ceiling fans

(summer is coming soon!)

and can lighting

and a new porch light

then..

we'll have to dress it all up

here is the view leading to the back door

and the big supper bell 

:)

the stairs will lead down, and then

the steps will lead back up

we hope to make a path from where they meet 

into the garden…

every living plant directly NEXT to the house

will be pulled out and transplanted..

I don't trust the mice

we'll be building that up a bit and filling with stones

and putting some beautiful 

big plant containers there

field mice belong 

IN the field

and not in my basement 

not ever

so, I just think I ought to continue to deter them

so far so good!

so far, it's sure looking pretty

so eager for each step

our sweet farmhouse is REALLY coming together!