Slaters' Funny Farm

 Many of us that plant gardens know that there is a perfect time or highly recommended time to plant certain plants. Most of the information is based on the cycle of the moon, as many older farmers and Native American's used the moon as their guide to doing many aspects of their lives.  As May approaches, many farmers will work endless hours to prepare the fields and get their plants into the ground. A good farmer is well aware of the schedule that they must keep in order for the harvest to be successful and earn them the best money that they can. Many weather aspects worry farmers in the spring, but they are fully aware that the risks are there. Being aware of when the seeds need to be planted and being aware of how spring might be where they live are all good information that they will tell you they need.  May is a good month for many small gardeners to begin to ramp up their spring planting or do all of it. Many vegetables can do well when planted in May and many need ...

 The long-awaited day has arrived. Our oldest has successfully brought twins into the world. They were a little less traditional as her struggle to have children has been a journey, but we have twin boy and girl babies currently. Both are doing well, even though baby boy had to go to NICU for a bit.  I don't know what they weigh yet, as dad is not good with sending details. I know that they are healthy, and that mom is okay as well. It does look as though they are a good size considering that the baby girl was labeled as failure to thrive early on in the pregnancy. I believe that they both are going to be fine! I won't give out names, so we will call them Baby L (girl) and baby R (boy), Names are unique and I think that they will enjoy knowing a bit of time went into the names. 

Well, it has taken awhile but I have finally finished the book that I got for Christmas by James Patterson and Dolly Parton. Here is the Goodreads review that I wrote.    Run, Rose, Run by   Dolly Parton ,   James Patterson   (Goodreads Author) Carol Slater 's review Apr 06, 2025   ·    edit it was amazing A story full of the mystery that James Patterson is known for and the style that Dolly is known for. Well written and a story that keeps you wondering just when all the secrets that AnnieLee keeps will suddenly come out and will she live long enough to explain any of them. From the moment AnnieLee walks into the Cat's Paw Saloon in downtown Nashville, the past that she is desperately trying to escape from is the very past that may kill her as she starts to be a successful singer in a town that sees much talent and many want-to-be's. AnnieLee has the talent that is needed in Nashville and someone takes notice, Ruthanna Ryder. Ruthanna is a s...

 This is a post that I like to share with all of my readers on Sunday mornings as a way to bring a smile to their faces. I find memes or funny photos of animals and share them here.  As I was looking for something to share this week, I came across this horse and thought that I had to share it. The picture may not bring a smile to your face, but the saying with it should. How many times I have heard this said on a commercial, but never with such an amazing model as this one.  I hope this makes your Sunday just a little happier. I am headed to our daughters' house shortly to sit with my grandson while mom and dad are at the hospital bringing his brother and sister into the world on Monday. It will be the longest I have ever kept him alone, so wish us well. I may be a very tired mammaw when we are finished with this sleepover. 

 Oh, the crazy spring weather we are having! After several days with rounds of severe storms that have included winds of 70+ mph, tornado threats and tornado touchdowns, hail, and all that spring storms bring, we are now dealing with rain and LOTS of it! Last night, the NWS had predicted us to get several inches of rain overnight and we sure did. At 11:30 last night, I heard what I thought was another strong windstorm moving into our area and got up to see if the grands were coming to our house as they live in a trailer next door. As I approached the living room window, I realized that my wind chimes were silent so what was the noise I was hearing, it was rain! Blinding rain to the point that I could not see our daughter's home and it is not that far from us. How could it possibly be raining that hard?  Upon daylight, it was still raining, and we had lots of water in our yard. I began to check to see what road conditions were like near us as I knew I needed to get out to get p...

 Hello! My granddaughter has decided that she wants to be an artist, and she wants to get started selling art that she is passionate about and working on daily, so we set up an Etsy page to help her learn how sales work and just what an amazing opportunity that the internet can offer her as she looks to increase sales.  We will add items on a weekly basis if not more often depending on the time she has to work on her art. I am hoping that she is quite successful with this adventure as she wants to go to Disney, and I am hoping she can see hard work pays off. We are fully aware that many young people these days truly do not understand that concept.  Her shop is Creativve Chaos! We felt that might just sound perfect due to the fact that many well-known artists seem to be rather chaotic, and many suffered from mental health issues. Maybe it is just the way that brain is wired that makes someone be such a great artist. Here is the link and I hope you will all take a look at i...

 Many of us hear this word homesteading, but are we truly aware of what that means and the lifestyle that comes along with it? Homesteading is a way of life that involves a person/persons living a life that is as self- sufficient as possible. A lifestyle that involves needing to know how to live off nature and your own skills as much as possible.  The word homesteading on Dictionary.com means " any dwelling with land and buildings where a family makes a home", but today's standards are more of a self-sufficient lifestyle.  What should you know before deciding to homestead? Number one, it is not an easy lifestyle. It takes work and hard work at that. Many people dream of homesteading but fail because they are unaware and unprepared to do the work that is involved. Some homesteaders want to live off grid, but that is not a necessity. Second, you need to know that there are many ideas as to what is involved in homesteading and decide what you can and can't or are and are...

  Good Morning and welcome to March! A new month and a bit closer to spring, which I know many of us are looking forward to following the cold and snowy weather that winter has brought to us. We struggled with a weekend that did not get temperatures that reached much higher than the 30's, but I know tomorrow we are forecasted to be in the 60's. Weather changes here in the Midwest seem to be rather large at times.  Oh well! Enough about that, let's get on with our Happy Homemaker Monday post and link up over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom and check out the other amazing bloggers that write and link up there as well. Each of these ladies have wonderful and amazing words to share and are busy as you will read making sure their homes and families are cared for in such a nice way.  THE WEATHER IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS: We are to have decent weather this week with temperatures, but there are several days that we have good chances of rain. Temperatures will average 45-60 for dayt...

  And just like that we are at the last Monday in February, can it mean that spring might be right around the corner. Oh, how I hope. We still have snow on the ground, but I am excited to say that it is actually the warmest day we have had in several weeks and the sun is shining. We are even to have temperatures in the 50's most of the week, which makes this country girl quite happy. It means mud everywhere, which is not fun. The chicken coops are a mess and need to be cleaned, the ducks are covered in mud in their outside enclosure, and the geese are just messy anyway, Life will be a muddy mess this week, but it beats the extreme cold and snow we have had.  Now let's get on with our weekly Happy Homemaker post. I will link up with several other bloggers over at  Diary of a Stay at Home Mom , where this series began. If you would like to read more of these, please hop over and check it out. She would love to have you visit and the bloggers that write this each week would ...

 I just read a post by ""+"Sandra Bourland over at Diary of A Stay at Home Mom and decided that I wanted to join her in this meme post. This is like blog posts from several years ago. I hope you enjoy it.    How does it work?  Well, you go to Google Images and type in the category and then paste the photo that shows up for it.  That's it!   YOUR NAME   DADS NAME                                                         MOMS NAME                                                          YOUR AGE ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY                                          ...

 

 Good Afternoon and Happy Presidents Day! Whether you like the current administration or not, the office of the President deserves respect. Many of the people that are in that office are disliked and many do the job well and some do not, but it is still an office that deserves respect.  How are you? Life is cold here and we have snow again, but my heart is broken by what I am seeing in Southwest Virginia as well as Kentucky and West Virginia with the massive flooding, I have many family members and friends in Southwest Virginia that I am praying for at the moment. The weather seems to be so all over the place this year. Our average temperatures should be in the 40's and we are at 15 degrees F. How crazy!  On to our post and our link up with Sandra over at Diary of a Stay At Home Mom  and her Happy Homemaker Series.  THE WEATHER IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS : Cold and snowy, although the sun is currently shining. Our temperatures are so far below normal, it seems as t...