I finished reading this book around Christmas time ’08. I loved the book because it was written much like I would like to write some day. Plus the descriptive references of the farm and the animals is always a fave with me. She followed her husband to this place and they made the best of it. She wasn’t incredibly fond of the chickens but they were a part of their livlihood and one must do what one must do. Very enjoyable book and I found myself intrigued, amused, and laughing out loud by the character development, description, and antics.