Pasta Primavera

I love pasta dishes of all kinds, but this pasta primavera is one of my favorites!

The fresh vegetables, olive oil, and freshly squeezed lemon juice gives this such a light and wonderful flavor.  

Farmhouse Bench

A farmhouse bench for the mud room. 

Years ago I purchased this bench to go with our then dining room table.

It was all the light color that you see on the seat.

Nice, but...

The Sky Put On A Beautiful Show

I love the smell of rain!

After a recent thunderstorm I stepped out onto the porch to inhale the scent.

As good as it smelled, the sky quickly grabbed my attention...

Our Vegetable Garden In June

Welcome to our veggie garden in June.

We installed this garden fence last year and it is working out great.

Want to have a look around and see how things are growing?

Farmhouse Porch

I have shown snippets of our farmhouse porch in different posts here and there and have received such wonderful comments.  Like you, I enjoy seeing other people's porches, so I thought it was high time that I showed you our farmhouse porch in more detail...filled with herbs and ready for summer relaxing.

When building our home three years ago, a front porch was high on the list!

We dreamed of this porch and how we could make it a welcoming place to enjoy for years to come.

One of the first things that we did was install a wood screen door that slams closed...hubby said it reminds him of his Grandma's.

We love our farmhouse porch!

We use our porch a lot...

It's not fancy.  In fact it has many rustic elements to it (mainly thanks to a dog that likes to chew).

The porch measures 8 feet x 35 feet.

I have it separated into two rooms.

Keeping Chickens Cool In The Heat Of Summer

Chickens natural way of keeping cool is to spread their feathers to let the heat escape.  They are also smart enough to seek shade, create dust bathing areas, and drink plenty of water.

Although they do a pretty good job of keeping themselves cool, I (along with many backyard chicken keepers) tend to pamper our flock a little ;-)

To see what I do to help our ladies out in the hot temperature months, click HERE to read my post at Community Chickens.