Ponies, Puppies, Peonies, and Pick-Me-Ups

Episode 30 includes: - 5th Year Anniversary of Phlox Blue Moon Farm; - Joining the Farm Bureau; - Taking Care of our Neighbor's Goats; - Expanding our Garden; and - More. -

Episode 29 includes: - Aria and Zelle being knuckleheads; - Planting seeds and saplings for the Spring; - Dehydrating herbs, dog cookies, and Old Fashioned ingredients; and - More.

Episode 28, Part 2 of 2 addresses: - Bourbon Tasting; - Fence Painting; - Cat Vaccinations; and -More.

Episode 28, Part 1 covers: - Reisa's Passing; - Obi's Passing; - James' Tooth Incident; - Adopting Zelle; and - More.

Episode 27 (part 3 of 3) covers: - Home bathroom renovations; - Pick-Me-Up Pear Cosmopolitan; and - Products: Alpa Backpacks and Starlink.

Episode 27, Part 2, covers: - Building new planters for wisteria; and - Traveling to Ireland.

Episode 27, Part 1 of 3 covers: - Continuing to Troubleshoot Reisa's Foundering; - Transporting Gigi to a Temporary Boarding Facility; - Fostering Daisy Dog; and - Building Garden Vine Arches with Cattle Fencing.

Episode 26 addresses: - Helping Reisa get healthy; - Planting in the New Greenhouse; - Making a French Martini; and - Much More.

Episode 25 covers: - Diagnosing Gigi's Chewing Issues; - New Mud Fever Boots for James; - Obi's Turmeric Allergy; - New Greenhouse; - Trying New Bourbons; and - More.

Episode 24 content includes: - Family discovery; - Vet visit for James and Gigi's Teeth; and - Preparing for Winter Gardening.

Episode 23 covers: - Training Gigi; - New Saddle; - Obi Illness; - Summer Gardening Lessons Learned; - New Hydrangeas; - New Garden Statues; - Ume Plum Liqueur; and - New Logo for the Farm.

Episode 22 Part 2 Covers: - Successful Winter Vegetable Seeding; - Cutting Down Diseased Tree; - Trying New Bourbons; and - More.

Episode 22, Part 1, covers: - Death of a Parent; - Health Scare; - New Job; - New Dog Aria; and - Other Horse and Dog-related News.

Episode 21 includes: - Additional Thanks and Recognition from 2022; - New phloxbluemoonfarm.com Website; - Vegan Peppermint Martini Recipe; - Black and Decker Walk-behind String Trimmer; - Vegan, Gluten-free Coffee Cake; - Documentaries Discussion; and - More.

Topics addressed in Episode 20 Include: - End of Year review; - Recognition of additional support received at Sebastian's passing; - Gigi trailering and riding at the indoor ring; - Winter gardening hit by deep freeze; - Pomegranate Martini; - Double Espresso Martini; - New microwave and juicer; and - More.

Episode 19 includes: - Tribute to Sebastian; - Reisa and James' Recovery; - Attempt at Winter Gardening; - Two Cocktails: Apple Cider and Bourbon and a Pomegranate Martini; - Attending the Virginia Gold Cup Horse Races; - New Kubota Tractor; and - Bowling at the White House.

Episdode 18 Covers: - Gigi Continuing to Do Well in Training; - Reisa Diagnosed with EPM and Laminitis (Foundering); - Dogs and Cats Getting Their Spring Shots; - Spring Planting and New Wine Vines; - Willowcroft Farm Vineyards; - Injured Chicken; and - Continued Frustrations with Flail Mower.

Episode 17 covers: - Gigi in Training at NoVa Equestrian Center; - Introducing my Mom's Yorkie Wicket into the Wolf Pack; - Preparing for Spring Planting; - Making Raspberry and Apple Martinis; - Expanding the Range of the Barn Cats; - Managing the Five Hens; - Selling Kelly's Used Car at CarMax; and - Rearranging the Bedroom.

Episode 16 Topics Include: - Improvements in Lucky James' Eye Condition; - Dental Inspection for Guinness; - New Dog Beds; - Ordering Seeds for Spring Planting Season; - Pink Grapefruit Cocktail; - Building New Chicken Coop; and - Cats Starting to Hunt in the Barn.

Episode 15 covers the following topics: - More on Lucky James' Recovery; - Obi Dog's Recovery; - Planting Ranuculus and Anemone Bulbs; - Apple Cider Mimosas; - Belt Issues on the Flail Mower; and - Starting to Expand the Range of the Barn Cats.

Episode 14 covers: - Lucky James Sweat Gland Shutdown and Eye Issues; - Sweat Gland Startup with Guinness Beer, One A/C, and Wholehorse Chinese Herb; - Obi Surgery to Remove Fat Deposit; - New eGO Chainsaw; - Mystic Bourbon Tasting; - Spoonful of Comfort Soup Bereavement Gift; and - More

Episode 13 is the first of a trilogy of episodes. It covers: - The passing of Boo; - Lucky James's auto-immune and other ailments; - Guinness's colic episodes; - The dogs eating our tomato and pepper plants; - An abundance of wildflowers; - Mead from Starrlight Meadery in NC; - Meritage blending contest at Pearmund Winery; - Starting to build a new chicken coop; and - Spaying and neutering our barn cats.

Episode 12 covers: - Trail ride in Maryland; - Eye medicine for Lucky James; - Fixing the frame for the blades on the zero turn; - Downed trees; - New eGo chainsaw; - Rose spritzer; - New flower box at start of driveway; - Cat names; and - Trying a natural weed killer.

Episode 11 covers: - Reisa knocking a paddock gate off its hinges; - The new gate system for the farm; - A new harrow for the fields; and - Planting 20 wine vines.

Topics covered: - Integrating Lucky James with Guinness, Reisa, and Gigi; - Taking Boo to the Vet; and - Landscaping the Front Yard.

Episode 9 Topics: - Buying Lucky James and Getting Him Settled; - Sebastian Escaping the Pet Yard and Exploring the Farm; - Planting Potatoes; - Buying Wine Grape Vines; - Expanding the Gardens; - Trying Kelly's Dad's Home-made Brew; and - Costco's Kirkland Wines.

Episode 8 covers: - Locally roasted coffees; - A possible new horse in the future; - New snow plow add-on; - Acupuncture for Boo; - Convalescing chicken; - New greenhouses; and - Preparing for Spring garden planting.

- Pick-Me-Ups: Hot Chocolate with Mystic Bourbon Liqueur and a Whiskey Sour with Catoctin Creek Rye Whiskey - Ponies: Continued progress with Gigi - Puppies: Trip to the vet - Peonies: Tree company removing overgrown pine trees near house - Products: Snow plow - Poultry: Cooped up from the snow

We start off by discussing the episode's pick-me-up: an apple cider cocktail. We then cover two of the horses losing one of their shoes, a visit to the dog vet, our preparations for winter gardening, the new flail mower for the paddocks, and the full productivity of our egg-laying hens.

Episode Summary - Passing of Dottie the Cat - Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour - Backing Gigi - New Dog Yard - A Few Kernels of Home Grown Corn - More Eggs from our Hens - weBoost Cell Signal Booster

- Phlox Blue Moon Farm, LLC - Bailey's Almande Cocktails - Fixing the Horses - New Dog Yard - Ripe Figs and Pickling Cucumbers - First Egg from our Pullets - More

This episode covers: - Our First Year Wedding Anniversary; - New Chickens; - More Horse Vet Visits; - Pickling Cucumbers; - String trimmers (eGo and Stihl); and - Grapefruit Wine.

Kelly and Kevin discuss the ailments of Kelly's mare Reisa, the initial output of the vegetable gardens, and a few margarita mixes.

Introducing Kelly and Kevin, their overall approach for the show, and their initial experiences living on their new horse farm.