95 degrees in my kitchen!!! Whew, that is hot! Herman the wood stove has been working on keeping us warm but he is trapped. The air is trapped in the kitchen and Mr. Fix-It, my very handy husband, knew there had to be a solution! The rest of the house is cold, but the kitchen literally feels like a sauna, then you step into the living room and then you are in the refrigerator. Stand in between and there is comfort. But we can’t stand there all day, so I am very glad he had a solution.
He said he was going to put a hole in the wall going up to the upstairs to circulate the air. I looked at him up on that ladder and I thought, why not do something cute?! He looked at me like, What?! cute?! How can a hole be cute?
Well, I tend to think out side the box, I thought, why not get one of the old windows we tore out of the house, REPURPOSE it and use it for the hole! He and I went for a walk and a treasure hunt. We had to cross through the pasture to get to the barn on the other side of the creek. The cow followed us into the barn, a tiny barn and I am telling you, it was a bit hectic with a big cow huddling around us as we were on the hunt!
Mark said, “She is lonely! She loves us! Watch this!” He preceded to run out to the field and started dancing, frolicking, and jumping like I had never seen him do before. I was like, Wow, this is a cute side of my husband. Then the cow bolted out of the barn to follow after him and she started to frolic, jump, and she was kicking her heals out and leaping into the air with glee. There they were, my husband and the milk cow, dancing in the field, I wish I would have had my camera. That was really something special!!!
And as we walked away from her, she just stared at us in a very longing way! We are her special friends. Oh, I forgot to tell you, her daughter just had a calf!!! A little bull calf just this past month. Soon we will put the two steers and the other cow together to be one big happy family. I am so blessed to get to be a part of these animal’s lives. They truly are special creatures that God made.
The green grass you see is our garden plot. Mark put seed in their, some good rye grass seed, for our green manure. I am sure our cow wishes it was all for her. I oftentimes pick large handfuls of the grass to feed to her as a treat.
As we walked in the barnyard, I just had to giggle at the 3 little piggies. They followed us around the outside of the pen and made little snorting noises. My husband started to talk with them in pig language. He snorted at them and they snorted back! But they are most happy to see us when we have a pail filled with old milk or whey from making cheese! That is pig heaven for them!
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him,
upon them that hope in his mercy;
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
Psalm 33: 18-22
11 thoughts on “My little Window”
WOW!!! Great job Miles, what a blessing you are to your family.
Erin~ I LOVE the window…really love it. What a creative idea and what a wonderful husband Mark is that he can take care of your needs around the house.
What a great idea with the window. Looks good!! With your winters coming there in U.S it ‘s so good to have all the animals there and all the bottling and preserving you have been doing waiting in the cupboards. Well done to you all. Great photos too, love the chooks in the portable chook house, another great idea. xx:) vicki
Your blog posts encourage us all… Thank you for sharing your homestead full life with us all.
Hello Erin,
Just found your blog. Love the new kitchen window and such a practical way to distribute the heat throughout your home. My farmer boy did not harvest an elk or deer this year and would jealous if he saw this post.
Blessings to you and your lovely family,
Mrs.B
What a super idea and a great bit of recycling. We love your kitchen and homestead. Well done to Miles on his first deer and what a blessing for the family, we had some venison from a friend and are looking forward to a hearty stew. I’m saving for a canner I already have a pressure cooker which is so economical to use. God bless you all Diane x
This post blessed me today! We have been in a season of trials, and it was such a beautiful picture of what our Lord does in our lives, cuts out what needs to come out and makes it beautiful! Not sure that was the purpose of your post but looking at your window and reading your post that is where the Lord took my heart! Thank you for your little window!! :0)
I hope you see the Lord’s hand at work in your day today and that the manifold blessings! Thanks again for your blog!
Heather
That is awesome… so creative & does the job! Very nice!
Erin, y’all have done a wonderful job of making that old homestead a comfy home. I wish I lived closer, I’d love to come visit and bring you supper. <3
Eric, I loved this post! It made my heart smile 🙂 . Well done!
Erin,I miss you and your family and your beautiful homestead! Thanks for writing. Whenever I get a blog update in my email I always click on it right away.
You might be glad to know that our nephew and his wife purchased your book and really like it.
Dear Erin
I am so jealous of your homestead life. It is beautiful and wonderful at the same time. So full of joy and wonders.
I would love to see the cow dancing. I have never heard of such a thing.
It is always very special to read your blog. So much love flows from your heart.
God bless you and your family.