Happy Summer Solstice!

Little Bear, all decked out  Bonfires. Singing and dancing. Drum circles. Trekking to Stonehenge to join in chants of “All Hail the Sun!” All common ways to celebrate the summer solstice, but slush and dogs?  Slush and dogs is exactly how our newly-made dog park family decided to celebrate the day of birth, sunlight, growth,Continue reading “Happy Summer Solstice!”

Heat Wave: shade for the chickens and "Spearjitos" with raspberries for the humans

Wisconsin is under an “excessive heat warning” for the better part of this week. I like the heat, the sweat, the lethargy I feel when it the heat index is +100. My chickens, on the other hand, are not fans. The poor ladies and their gentleman have serious needs during the dog days of summer.Continue reading “Heat Wave: shade for the chickens and "Spearjitos" with raspberries for the humans”