Possibilities
March 9, 2010|Comments (20)
And so it begins… one look at that itty bitty wittle ball of fluffy-wuffy baby chicken and even the most stoic are reduced to baby talk. Well, it’s that time of year again. Chicken time.
Except that for the first time in three years, we did not order chicks or ducklings or turkeys. Instead, we are looking at putting the house up for sale and moving this spring or summer. We’re just waiting on orders now so we do not yet know when or where we will move. This is a scary and exciting and mind-bending time. It’s easy, in the midst of reading about our garden or goats, to forget that we do not farm full time and that all of these posts are penned by an Army wife.
This means that we will start over in a different state and (most likely) a different hardiness zone at least one more time before Josh retires from the military and becomes a farmer. Until then, I’m staying upbeat.
Perhaps this new house & property (location still unknown) will have decent soil so we can actually grow our garden without having to build raised beds and haul in topsoil. Wouldn’t that be incredible? I grew up with a garden like that… just a large plowed/tilled section of the yard with rows of corn, beans, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, and more. I can just picture my shelves lined with enough canned vegetables to last us through the winter. Perhaps the new house will have a root cellar, wrap-around porch, a pond, or outbuildings. Perhaps there will be a small grassy lot for our goats! The possibilities are endless!
Of course, it goes without saying that I will miss the friends that I have made while here in Georgia. Goodness, I’ve met some truly incredible people and they’ve been an extraordinary blessing in my life. How I wish I could simply pack them up and take them with me!
Let us hope that this time next year, I’m posting pictures of chicks and ducklings, planning trips to visit friends, discussing pasture care for our backyard goat herd, and planting a monstrous garden.
If you are hoping to gather some information on basic chick care, check out the nifty guide I posted to Small Town Living Magazine: Talking Turkey and Basic Chick Care. See? I may be moving but I haven’t lost my touch.
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I am still holding out hope for Virginia orders!
Me, too!!!
Okay. This settles it. You CANNOT leave Georgia before the Razor’s and the Odom’s meet. And if you go to Virginia…..well, one step closer to the Razor Family Farm that God has already laid out for y’all!
Oh, how exciting, but at the same time so terrifying! I hope that you’ll have a pretty house with lots of ground. May your garden be big as well as fertile and your animals happy…
Cheers,
Rosa
Hi there,
It would truly be a blessing if you were posted to Virginia. To get back to home base would be wonderful for you both. We will be praying for you for sure……Love Always
thanks! i’d love to check it out. hoping here soon we can start caring for our own goats or hens. hoping that your move exceeds your wishes!
wishing for you both the very best ! a nice community, a nice home and a great area to garden and keep critters.
I must say that I hope you get moved to VA too! It would be great to meet you, and of course, VA is just a wonderful place to live!
Not ready for you to leave yet Lacy! You and Princess (Peanut) Buttercup must stay!
if you are looking for more detailed information on USDA plant hardiness zones, there is an interactive USDA plant hardiness zone map at http://www.plantmaps.com/usda_hardiness_zone_map.php which will allow you to locate your USDA zone based on zipcode or city.
Thanks for the comment the other day! Hope you’ll come back and visit again
Your site is impressive, I’m still checking it all out! I’ll definitely be visiting more often!
Those little ducklings are CUTE…hmmm, we have two ponds out back…how tempting it would be to get some fluffy little babies…
As someone who likely won’t ever move again, I have to say I’ve always found the prospect of moving to a whole new place sort of exciting for the same reasons you just said. So many possibilities…but maybe that is just thinking along the lines of “the grass is always greener” for me. I hope wherever you go next you can find a cozy home with lots of wonderful possibilities!!
I was raised in an Air Force Family and know all too well – when the military says go – you are gone. I trust you’ll get good soil, wonderful neighbors and not be too far to visit the great friends you’ve already made.
You’ll do great no matter where you land…it is all about your upbeat-ness! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Oh, that fluffy chicky is adorable!
How exciting! I miss those years! So many possibilities to learn new areas and meet new people… And with a different climate/zone- new things to grow!
How exciting!! Your dreams are taking flight!!
How exciting for you both! I’ll be praying for the very best spot for you. God know exactly where it is…
Well, I did indeed forget you were an Army wife. God’s blessings upon your family in the coming year, and thank you for serving our country!!
I wish you & your family the very best!!
Good luck with your next move. I long for good soil that holds water and a garden that produces more than one meal for the acre I plant. I haven’t even started plants this year with the trailing melancholy of the last number of year’s failures.