Library Thing Post

I have added my five books in a list on LibraryThing. I am a big Susan Elizabeth Phillips reader right now. I have gone through almost all of her books and have loved them all! Here is my list

Old MacDonald had a Farm Song

Listen to the song Old MacDonald Farm

Raising Guinea Pigs (from TEVA)

The description of this picture was young woman pictured outdoors feeding two guinea pigs with a dropper.

In order to complete week 3's activity I found this photograph on TEVA. It is dated between 1924 - 1928, and taken in Rutherford County, TN. A Dr. Harry Mustard took this photograph as part of a 5 year study of health and sanitation conditions of rural children. And of course it interest me because of the animals in it.

future pictures of the farm

I hope to get some good pictures of my farm bunch soon. I am just learning about this blogging stuff so bear with me. I thought I would blog a little bit about my sugar glider. His name is Rascal, and he fits his name. We have had him for a little over 3 years now and I see something new out of him all the time. The 2 pictures to the left show a brown and a grey sugar glider. Mine is just like the grey one. Sugar gliders are similar to flying squirrels in some ways, but are actually marsupials. Their name comes from their love for sweet things like the sweet sap that leaks from wounds in trees. My sugar glider loves things like honey, marshmallows, blueberries, and about any other sweet thing you offer him. They are native to Australia, but are a very popular pet in the United States. One of the things that really interested us in them was the fact that they are fairly disease resistant. Sugar gliders have a life expectancy of about 12 years, so we hope to have several fun years to come with Rascal. Here is a good link I found about them: http://kids.aol.com/pets-and-animals/pets/exotic-pet-facts

I am brand new to this blogging stuff, but I am having fun trying it out! I live on a small farm in East Tennessee. We currently have 5 cows, 2 horses, 39 chickens, 3 goats, 1 dog, 2 cats, 1 rabbit, 1 fish, 1 sugar glider, and just sold 2 market lambs. Now you see why I call it Old McIrwin's Farm! We own 8 acres and our leasing 8 more acres that joins our property. Most of our animals are do to my 10 year old daughter's (Arian) involvement in 4H Club. She shows 2 of her heifers, and some of the chickens, in local 4H events and county fairs. Plus I myself really love animals! You never know what might show up next at our little farm - just ask my husband!! haha