Black Sheep Grange

12/09/2024

Huge flock of birds flying over towards the beautiful sunrise this morning!

12/08/2024

Today's find while foraging greenery for our Yule decorations. We are officially obsessed with frost flowers! So unique and beautiful! These are smaller than the first batch we seen last week but we wasn't able to photograph those.
Anyone else have pictures to share?

12/05/2024

100000000000% agree! We have been drinking raw milk for 2 years and have less stomach issues from it. And guess what our whole family is still alive and well!

I believe wholeheartedly it should be someone's choice to have this option. Raw milk,backyard eggs,homegrown meats,handmade breads and jams....

Thoughts?

12/04/2024

We were just talking about seeing these the last 2 days! Wondering what all the white mushroom looking things next to the roads were! Never seen these before this week. Really pretty and unique!

12/04/2024

Winter season hit us hard! Who has soup or crock pot meals on the menu for this week? We stocked The Shops of Monroe with our sourdough breadsticks!
They make good dippers for you bowl of soup!

12/03/2024

Another batch of tapache (fermented pineapple soda) in the making. So far, this is my favorite homemade soda! It's also one of the easiest to make. We use a ginger bug to get the bubbles 🫧 going! After just 24 hours, you can see all the life in the jar! Tomorrow, we have to strain, bottle, and let sit a couple of days.... then enjoy!

12/03/2024

The "little guys" always sticking together ❤️ this flock of bantam chickens are in with our layers now, and they still all pile in the laying box of their little wooden coop. Of course they sleep in the laying boxes and lay in the run 🤷‍♂️! Everyone has to have some bantams with the huge selection of unique breeds. We have polish, cochin, silkie, seabright, frizzle, and some mixed bantams.

12/03/2024

What you think of when we say magic, and what we mean probably look a little different! This is our magic candles, herb teas, stones, and simmer pots! Look at this nice little metal tray we picked up from Thistle Cottage Mercantile this weekend. Great addition to our alter.

12/01/2024

22°(F) with very heavy frost last night and the herb garden is still going strong! No cover or special prep! They are very cold hardy, seed themselves easily... very happy we spent the time to start these beds this year!

11/30/2024

11/30/2024

It's Small Shop Saturday! The Shops of Monroe in Madisonville, Tn off Hwy 411 has the discounts and door prizes!
All of our Foraged Jellies are 20% off!
We stopped by yesterday and restocked the cart with fresh breads!

11/30/2024

Come see this amazing store and stock up!

11/30/2024

Looking for a new thrift store? Check out Your Favorite Thrift Store in Madisonville, Tn right off HWY 411. Easy in and out!
We've found some of our favorite treasures there!

11/29/2024

BLACK FRIDAY and Small Business Saturday sales at Thistle Cottage Mercantile and The Shops of Monroe!

Both shops are small local businesses themselves! But, their products and booths are each a small business as well! Definitely worth stopping by these places for some Christmas gifts!

The shops of Monroe will have many different discounts from different vendors (WE HAVE ALL FORAGED JELLIES 20% OFF)!

Thistle Cottage has 10% discounts on certian items add that to our 20% on jellies... that is 30% off foraged jellies!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27/2024

We are running a 20% off sale on all our foraged jellies at Thistle Cottage Mercantile in downtown Athens, TN.

Shop hours this week are:
Wed 11-3:00
Closed Thursday
Friday 11-4:00
Sat 10-2

Thistle Cottage
Is located at
118 N Jackson St
Athen, TN