Rocking the Porch and Painting the Rocks

.....It was a cold and stormy night,
This could have been the opening statement for the outstanding concert on the porch at Toad House. The weather looked ominous at 3:00 pm but cleared as Clyde, Regla, and Alan set up their instruments and amplifiers. The Hollywood Rockstarz put on a truly great concert for us. We hope you enjoyed the evening, cold as it did become!!

....Continuing with the rocky July weather,
Julie Brockbank, with the help of her granddaughter Sarah, provided a fun, creative morning for about 25 children at Toad House. Julie is a creative spirit, finding many different materials, such as fungi, rocks, and antler sheds to use as her canvas. She introduced children to painting with acrylic paints upon rocks.

It was a lovely morning!  We hope that children in the community will be able to join us as the spirit moves them. Parents are able to participate with children, or allow older children to work on their own.
To sustain the Toadally Artsy Kids Events, we ask that parents donate $5.00 per child. This donation provides for a small thank-you stipend for the work of the guest teachers and allows for the funding of the materials.  We hope you will stop in on a Saturday and join in the fun and creativity that this outstanding activity affords.

A Little Hungry Visitor to Toad House

This morning we heard an unusual sound emanating from the front porch. A hungry little lamb was waiting for his bottle to warm up. Terry Dukerschein, from the Glen Tamarack Farm, had brought little Rambo, a purebred shetland baby to Toad House.  They were rendezvousing with another friend to obtain additional milk for the little guy. He was was the first born of a young mother ewe and in those vital minutes of bonding, his twin sister was born and the ewe may have been preoccupied. At any rate, Terry and her husband came to the rescue of the 2 1/2 pound baby, feeding it round the clock.

Rambo now looks quite well, though Terry says he is not out of the woods yet. He was named Rambo because if he were to survive, he needed a strong name! Terry and her husband raise the Shetland sheep for wool and they also milk them--but there is not enough milk to keep this little youngster going, thus the purchase of goat milk!

Rock the Porch

Come Party with the Toads to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Toad House!