by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 23, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
The month is nearly over, so I really ought to make another post. Since I’m behind on photos, I’ll include some. Here is my class ring: {Photography by Abigail} Here is the landscape painting I completed recently: We ordered notecards with this painting...
by Amanda Read Sheik | May 25, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm
Do read about it at www.fairhillsfarm.com/weblog! It is so sweet to watch a mother hen raise her chicks. In case I don’t have time to explain later…I am transferring my blog to a wordpress on some hosting that we own. You will know when it has been...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 4, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
There are times when plans that have been long held as ideals become resolved. Today was one such time; yesterday was its prequel. The new chicken coop – or barn, rather, as we enjoy calling it – arrived yesterday. Mom and I...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 11, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
The chicks were let out for the first time at two weeks of age (we had to wait for the weather conditions to be right). Below are photos and videos of their first two outings. We have also begun construction on the new chicken coop. It is going to...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 21, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
Around 7:00 antemeridiem yesterday Dad received the familiar call from the Post Office – our chicks had arrived! He dropped Rachel and I off briefly at the back door of the Post Office, where we had been instructed by the workers to "ring the...
