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Well, I did say that I would give you some information!The basics are: My name is Megan. I live on a five acre prairie farm in Texas. And I live in a green house. Yep, green home. My mum chose the colors, but I had to put my foot down when she said she wanted to have a red roof (not really, they don't have red roof's, I think). So we ended up with a red front door.
The back (or the front, which ever way you look at it) of the house faces a large field that has cows and horses pasturng on it. The back yard is mostly fenced off, because we are letting our neighbor's six jersey cows eat the grass, in exchange for fresh milk (yum!).There is the chicken coop, which is next to the veggie garden. On the other side of the coop, are the graves of two pets, a cat and a dog. The part of the house that faces the road, is fenced off for the cows also. Leaving only an acre and a half for me to mow and for my little brother to play in. But even that is being taken over! My mother is in the process of planting an orchard. Did I mention that she's trying to grow grape vines? There also are four raised beds for herbs (hence mom's name) and there are plan's for plenty more. I'm not complaining! I absolutley love it! Except for the lack of trees.
Since we are on the prairie, the wind get's really harsh, so we have found a solution. Pine trees. They block wind and noise. The only problem is, where to find them. The answer, to order them when they are about a foot high and then spend the next month or so planting them, and trying to keep a staight line while planting. Not easy to do. At least for me, that is.
If you look at the beginning of the row, you may notice that it tends to go a bit...off. Okay, not a bit, a lot off. My only excuse is that it was right after a big down pour and it was really, really muddy. So muddy that my boots got stuck several times.
Along the drive way, there is a line of Bradford Pear trees. When the flowers bloom, they are gorgeous! They take your eyes off the crooked driveway, but I may be the only one that has noticed that so far.
About me: I love writing, so much so that I am writing four books, or trying to. I like reading. If I have spare time, you might find me curled up in a corner with a good book, like Dracula or Watership Downs. I enjoy cooking, to a certain extent. And I am getting better at using the sewing machine, now my skirts actually look like skirts, not shapeless bags. I enjoy going for walks when the honey-suckle flowers are out, and when the sun is setting. The sunsets are sometimes right out of a fairytale, with pink and orange clouds.
For classes, I am currently doing Biology and a Great Books class. In Great Books, we read the old classics like the Iliad and the Odessey. Nothing like confusing poetry early in the morning, eh?
Well, I'm starting to not be able to feel my fingers, so I leave you with this in good grace and in the hopes that you will visit again.
God Bless,
Megan
posted by Megan @ 3:23 PM
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