JD @ Christieview Farm

Flashback: Laddie's Sire.

2012-02-01T05:00:00.001-05:00

This is "Teddy" or Ayton's Final Footprint at the "Royal".

He was a magnificent horse.

She asked for snow & we got snow.

2012-01-30T14:39:00.000-05:00

More snow, more rides

2012-01-30T14:27:00.000-05:00

Team work on a cold blowing wintery day.

2012-01-28T15:57:00.002-05:00

Flashback: Circa 1930

2012-01-25T07:42:00.001-05:00

My mother riding on the back of a horse. I didn't know she ever did.

Notice my grandfather's 1928 McLaughlin-Buick in the background.

Thanks Paul for sending this photo along.

Visitor at our feeder

2012-01-23T10:27:00.000-05:00

Another great winter day

2012-01-22T19:18:00.000-05:00

Jason & Chris with the team

2012-01-22T06:44:00.000-05:00

Another great winter morning.

2012-01-21T15:27:00.000-05:00

Pickled eggs

2012-01-18T10:43:00.001-05:00

Years ago I got a pickled egg recipe from a patient.

We tried it with the Ameracauna eggs.

Boy are they ever good.

Flashback: Sleigh ride video

2012-01-18T07:32:00.002-05:00

Our sleigh ride video has now played 11, 916 times on Youtube.

Have a look at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOWzW3VKkpI

Hope we get snow in March like that, this year.

Waiting for spring.

2012-01-12T15:07:00.002-05:00

My geranium cuttings are waiting for spring.

I'm waiting for winter, so I can drive my cutter.

Flashback: Connie & Tara

2012-01-11T09:55:00.001-05:00

Our first team at CVF was Connie & Tara many years ago.

Here Ross is taking Tena & Dorothy for a ride.

A honey of a cake

2012-01-06T15:01:00.000-05:00

Annie gave Dorothy this new honey-comb cake pan for Christmas.

Looks like a winner; we taste it tonight.

Heidi drives Jack & Laddie

2012-01-04T20:13:00.001-05:00

Last week, she drove the cutter, this week the bobsleigh with the team.

Team work @ CVF

2012-01-04T20:09:00.000-05:00

Chris takes the team for their first trip this winter.

Flashback: Ian driving "Super"

2012-01-04T06:50:00.000-05:00

Ian takes his teacher Mr. "J" for a ride.

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T16:55:00.000-05:00

First lesson for George in the cutter.

2011-12-30T14:47:00.000-05:00

Paul takes "Jack" for a spin

2011-12-30T14:44:00.000-05:00

We need more snow for the cutter

2011-12-29T15:59:00.001-05:00

Heidi & Jack

2011-12-28T15:50:00.001-05:00

Finally winter comes to CVF

2011-12-28T15:48:00.001-05:00

This is the restored cutter on it's maiden voyage.

Thanks Bill for donating it to our program.

Thanks Steve, Dorothy & Chris for your help with the restoration.

Flashback: 4H is great.

2011-12-28T07:02:00.001-05:00

Great clubs for both boys and girls.

Also looks good on a job application.

Blue egg for Christmas breakfast

2011-12-25T10:53:00.001-05:00

Grandson Toby won the contest to eat the first blue Ameracauna egg.

Can you believe it??????????????

2011-12-23T05:18:00.000-05:00

We finally have a blue egg in our coop.

Hope to have more Ameracauna hens as time goes on.

Thanks Jen.

Flashback: Angora goats

2011-12-21T07:06:00.000-05:00

For several years we had Angora goats.

I even learned to spin.

I still wear my mohair touques. They are so warm.

Holiday Greetings to all

2011-12-16T06:11:00.003-05:00

Flashback: Super at Christie Show

2011-12-14T05:58:00.001-05:00

Ian drove with Scott as groom many years ago.

New lady in the coop.

2011-12-11T17:06:00.000-05:00

This one looks like an Ameracauna.

We'll watch for coloured eggs.

Fabienne comes to visit "Jack".

2011-12-10T19:26:00.000-05:00

Too cold to ride; not enough snow to drive.

Happy little hen

2011-12-10T19:19:00.000-05:00

So we set her nesting box on the window ledge.

And her "friend" seems happy also.

Hen behaviour

2011-12-10T19:16:00.000-05:00

This pullet decided to lay her eggs on the window ledge.

Flashback: 1990 Star & Meghan

2011-12-07T04:55:00.000-05:00

In 1990 I asked Dorothy if she wanted to come to the farm to see my new filly.

What a line!!!!!!!!!!!

As of today, we have been married 20 years.

Flashback: Arnold Rife (1918-2011)

2011-12-04T07:37:00.000-05:00

Arnold was a great horseman and friend.

Always ready to help.

He built our hitch wagon, and helped me find Jack.

RIP Arnold.

Flashback: Annie with our horses

2011-11-30T03:09:00.000-05:00

Connie, Tara, Super & Meghan

A honey of a gift basket

2011-11-29T09:46:00.000-05:00

Dorothy makes honey gift baskets for charitable events.

They are popular.

Another of Dorothy's arrangements

2011-11-29T06:35:00.000-05:00

Even has mini lights on a battery.

Outdoor Holiday arrangements

2011-11-25T05:45:00.000-05:00

Made with natural materials from around the farm.

Also osage orange.

Smart barn cat

2011-11-24T10:45:00.000-05:00

Marmalade keeps warm sitting on the radio in the barn.

Flashback: circa 1947

2011-11-23T09:24:00.000-05:00

Spending the summers at my grandparents farm changed my life to come.

This is in front of my parents stone cottage on the corner of the farm.

Our horses do love carrots

2011-11-20T06:27:00.000-05:00

Notice the short sleeves in November.

No sign of snow yet.

Life at CVF

2011-11-17T14:49:00.000-05:00

Dorothy is always ready for something new.

Flashback: November 2008

2011-11-16T16:03:00.000-05:00

We have been driving Jack steady for 3 years now.

He is such a dream to drive.

Julia returns to help at CVF.

2011-11-09T15:22:00.003-05:00

Annie's fall cleanup system

2011-11-09T15:20:00.000-05:00

Raised bed & backyard chickens: great idea.

Put the two together: brilliant.

Clever women, that Annie.

Flashback: Hickstead

2011-11-09T05:00:00.000-05:00

(1996-2011)

Flashback: Winter Fun 2008

2011-11-02T07:04:00.001-04:00

Our sleigh ride video from 2008 has played 8545 on Youtube.

To see it again, click on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOWzW3VKkpI

Andy McLaughlin visits "Jack"

2011-10-30T19:42:00.002-04:00

Student help at CVF

2011-10-28T19:15:00.000-04:00

Paul comes once a week to work at the farm.

He is always keen, and has lots of natural skills.

Flashback: Fall Fair Fun

2011-10-26T08:50:00.000-04:00

Another article from the Flamborough Review

The colours of fall are fading

2011-10-23T16:45:00.000-04:00

Flashback: Oct 2009

2011-10-19T06:46:00.000-04:00

This year the pumpkins are smaller, and the kids are bigger.

DVSA students come again to sketch

2011-10-18T16:18:00.000-04:00

Another fall day without rain.

A favourite view of DVSA students

2011-10-17T04:46:00.000-04:00

Abner made Jack a new halter.

2011-10-15T19:47:00.000-04:00

Green & Gold: Westdale colours.

Flashback: October 2008

2011-10-12T06:05:00.000-04:00

We don't have the reds in the fall colours this year.

DVSA visits CVF

2011-10-11T15:47:00.001-04:00

Catherine Gibbon brought her class to sketch at our farm today.

The weather was great with so much colour.

Fall friends on a misty fall morning

2011-10-11T08:05:00.000-04:00

Flashback: 2011 Aberfoyle Fair

2011-10-04T13:15:00.000-04:00

Thanks Andie for the great photographs

Flashback: Atlantic Giant Pumpkins

2011-09-28T06:03:00.000-04:00

No big pumpkins at CVF this year.

So how many roosters can you count?

2011-09-27T09:39:00.000-04:00

A misty wet morning at the farm

2011-09-27T09:36:00.000-04:00

A gift from Chris

2011-09-27T09:33:00.000-04:00

That Chris is one handy lad.

The sleigh is taking shape.

2011-09-22T11:16:00.000-04:00

Steve is working on the draft shafts.

Flashback: 2003

2011-09-21T07:09:00.001-04:00

For many years we raised our own pork.

Sure was good.

Fall flowers at the farm

2011-09-21T00:57:00.001-04:00

Flashback: Fun at the Fair

2011-09-14T05:29:00.000-04:00

Thanks to all that came and helped with "Jack".

Dorothy wins a 1st with her garlic at Aberfoyle Fair

2011-09-11T12:59:00.002-04:00

It was a fun day at Aberfoyle Fair

2011-09-11T04:12:00.002-04:00

Starting to get Jack ready to show.

2011-09-09T12:32:00.001-04:00

Thanks George for all your help.

Dorothy's entries for the fair.

2011-09-09T12:29:00.000-04:00

Lots of good produce in a very unusal year.

Flashback: 2009 at Aberfoyle

2011-09-07T04:59:00.000-04:00

Almut wins the Ladies driving class.

Sunset at CVF

2011-09-07T04:56:00.002-04:00

More practice for J & J

2011-09-04T11:04:00.000-04:00

Getting the cutter ready for winter.

2011-09-02T17:29:00.003-04:00

It's amazing what a little work and paint can do.

Flashback: 2011 Cactus Parade

2011-08-31T06:37:00.000-04:00

Here's a birds-eye view.

Thanks John O. for a fun photograph.

"Jack" teaches Jenny about cones.

2011-08-30T19:14:00.000-04:00

See them both at Aberfoyle Fair on September 10th.

Flashback: 2010 Aberfoyle Fair

2011-08-24T08:10:00.000-04:00

We plan to go again this year.

Saturday, September 10th @ 1:00 p.m.

Lots of work, but lots of fun.

SEE YOU THERE.

These chicks are growing.

2011-08-24T08:06:00.000-04:00

Jenny, Jack & JD

2011-08-23T11:54:00.000-04:00

Jenny is a natural at driving "Jack"

2011-08-23T11:47:00.000-04:00

Jenny drove on her own at the 2nd lesson.

"Jack" is a happy boy

2011-08-21T07:19:00.000-04:00

All this brushing makes "Jack" feel loved.

Don't knock those balls off the pylons

2011-08-19T06:16:00.000-04:00

Flashback: Dundas Cactus Parade

2011-08-17T08:14:00.000-04:00

This year we are #90 in the parade.

See you there.
http://www.dundascactusfest.ca/

Jack has a new friend

2011-08-16T11:47:00.001-04:00

Jenny is coming to learn to drive.

She is an experienced dressage rider, and will do well driving.

Looking through the horse stable door.

2011-08-11T12:36:00.000-04:00

Joycelynn & Jack

2011-08-11T03:34:00.000-04:00

Resting on the knoll in the breeze

2011-08-11T03:31:00.002-04:00

Flashback: The Dundas Cactus Parade is coming

2011-08-10T07:17:00.000-04:00

Thursday August 18th @ 6:45 p.m.

http://www.dundascactusparade.com/

Well be there again riding in the 1960 Morris Minor

Next restoration project

2011-08-09T11:40:00.003-04:00

Bill gave me a sleigh which came from his family.

Needs work but I will have it done before the snow comes.

"Jack" will want to give it a try.
Thanks Bill. I owe you a ride.

Sitting pretty

2011-08-09T06:45:00.000-04:00

They are growing, and they like to perch.

Visitor in the field

2011-08-09T06:41:00.000-04:00

Keep away from my chickens.

Time to start thinking about the fair.

2011-08-04T04:33:00.000-04:00

Had to try the new over-check.

A barn full of dry green hay

2011-08-03T10:57:00.000-04:00

Always feels good to have a barn full of hay.

The horses will eat this winter.

Flashback: 1983 Gabriel

2011-08-03T07:16:00.000-04:00

Gabriel was our Mohair Goat buck.

He was so ugly he was beautiful.

The hay is finally cut.

2011-07-30T21:28:00.000-04:00

With no rain, we should bale on Monday.

Looks good despite the dry July.

Allyson rides with "Daisey" and the girls.

2011-07-30T16:59:00.001-04:00

Osprey nest on the cell phone tower.

2011-07-30T07:01:00.000-04:00

This bird has got a great view of our farm.

I don't know whether she uses a cell phone or not.

Flashback: Ian drives "Super".

2011-07-27T06:30:00.000-04:00

Super was our Hackney Horse & he could motor.