Windy Acres Tales

Ahh Fall... Contrary to many of my friends, I love LOVE the cool, crisp fall days. I love being outside enjoying both the sunshine and the ...

It seemed like it took forever for Summer to get here!  When it comes to weather in Indiana, we know how to complain and hope for change.  W...

At the moment we have 25 animals. Not sure what happened or when we decided to go from a couple dogs, a cat and a few chickens; to bunches o...

I could blame it on the weird weather of this past year. In fact, I think everyone can blame many of our woes on the winter of 2013-2014.  I...

Finally, the weather is getting warmer.  The trees are starting to bloom and  the grass is turning green. We had a lovely warm evening on Su...

For a long time, I have held tight to the notion that winter lasts for 5 months in Indiana - November through March - and have often argued ...

The Garden The weather had a huge impact on the vegetable garden – and not in a good way. 2012 was the year for extremes – tons of rain and...

We have been planning our first real family vacation with Justin for a while.  It was a bit up in the air, but we had a general idea of g...

Editor's Note - If you have ever seem the movie Platoon - read this with Charlie Sheen's voice in your head - has much more impact....

Ok.  Maybe not zombies. I may have zombies on the brain (pun definitely intended).  We've been watching AMC's " The Walking De...