Before Philip and I met, he’d often spend Thanksgiving hunting. I let him know early on that I wanted to be with my family for Thanksgiving. He’s been faithful to make that happen for me. This year was no different, we planned to host Thanksgiving for 15 guests. We served them a homegrown turkey that…
I’m on “baby watch” waiting on the birth of our granddaughter, Harper Rae, while Philip is away hunting. He has several hunting trips over the next few weeks. I’m working to finish the meat processing before he comes in with more meat. I’m fitting it all in to my schedule, between work and the regular…
While fall is dedicated to hunting, we always try to work on some of our ongoing projects. With construction of the house on our minds as a soon coming project, we need to wrap up some existing projects. Joy and Danny were in Kentucky with us, they helped to fill the feeders since they arrived…
All work and no play would make our time on Kowalski Mountain quite dull. We try to take time to play and to enjoy ourselves when we can. When we arrived the field had a big patch of flowers. I’m glad I captured this early, they were gone by the time so we left. Philip…
When I met Philip in 2018 he learned that I was a pretty decent shot with a long bow. I mentioned to him that I’d like to learn to bow hunt. Shortly thereafter Philip bought me my first compound bow. I practiced and practiced and finally made it to my first hunting season. You can…
The 14th of the month is a special day to Philip and I, our first date was on Valentine’s Day, so we recognize this small milestone in our relationship. October 14th we were on Kowalski Mountain bow hunting. He had gone to the shoot house that evening and I had gone to the Honey Hole….
We are extremely fortunate to not only have our families close by but to also have such supportive families. Both sets of parents came to help with broiler butchering day. Philip’s parents, Danny and Joy Murphy, and my parents, Tom and Betty-Lou Seager. The evening before, Philip and I bathed all the birds we would…
Archery opening day in Kentucky. We ended the day in the upper field. Philip in a blind 30 yards from me and I perched in a stand on the edge of the woods. I hear the deer come boldly out of the tree line, I quickly clip in, ready for whatever steps out. Yearlings Bound…
Due to a year long project at work, I’d reached the point of needed to take time off to avoid Use or Loose PTO. A long weekend at Kowalski Mountain is always a great way to spend a little PTO and get in on the Labor Day weekend opening of archery season. So we took…
I suppose that most people who are working towards a goal, research and follow other people who are achieving that same goal. Both Philip and I follow several homesteading groups online. Cornish Cross Broilers are a frequent topic on these forums. We were quite intrigued by the fast growth of these birds. When Philip and…
