If you have never heard of this lady, she was something else.  I heard of her years ago as part of a greatest women collection.  Her version of "Hound Dog" is quite different from the Elvis Presley version.

https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1098-the-thinning-of-big-mama

http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1573

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Things have been more than a little crazy around here.  Not looking for anything, just stating the reasons for few posts ( Read more... )

The other alpaca farm in the area had their open house Satuday.  We always go with a small assortment of animals.  This time we had Red (the llama), Koko and Suwanee ( mini donkeys), MacDuff (sheep), and Holmes and Watson (Kune Kune pigs).  Everyone did well and even though it was hot, there was a breeze part of the day.

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So work just went sideways.  We lost 2 folks and we were already scheduled tight.  So most of us have lost our normal off days.  The only bad thing about that is, almost every single off day until the middle of November is booked with petting zoos and events.  Now the Cheif is trying to make sure we get the time off that we already had made plans ( Read more... )

Trying to catch up on everything that has been happening ( Read more... )

O M G its been a ... wait, how long ago did I post?  May??? holy crap and its now almost the end of August ( Read more... )

Well we managed to survive the fair.  And we have been asked back for the fall (big) fair ( Read more... )

I severely underestimated what the week of low sleep would do to me.  I suppose I am too old to run on 4-5 hours of sleep (not uninterrupted sleep).  Currently I am at work from midnight to 8am.  At 8 am I head to the ag center/fair grounds to feed the animals there.  That usually takes about 30 minutes, so I am headed home by 8:30 am.  Get home, ( Read more... )

Well it seems I have once again overestimated my ability to get things done ( Read more... )

Our normal schedule:  Matthew works Monday through Friday from 0800 - 1630 or later.  Until they hire more help, he will work till 1800 on Fridays ( Read more... )