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Spring Equinox
I wasn't able to attend the gathering of my tribe at the Equinox, but I know that I am frequently asked what is happening on the farm. In prep for this I sent the below to Rowan to share with the group should SHE be asked 'what is happening on the farm ( Read more... ) -
This Mornings Adventures
One of the things I most love about living on a farm is that no two days are the same, every day brings a new adventure ( Read more... ) -
Beginings
I have two little bottle babies, two darling little ewe lambs. I was not expecting any lambs until mid-March. I know how to count, and that would be roughly 5 months from the time I put the rams back with the ewes ( Read more... ) -
Incoming Llama
I've written about llama's before, as I've had one or more since the very beginning of raising sheep. First came Four-Wheeler, who was a wonderful animal. I doubt I will ever have as many stories about another llama as I had about Wheeler. But he died, suddenly. And I was left without a guard for my sheep, and I live in coyote land ( Read more... ) -
Early Morning
My day always starts the same way. I stumble out of bed, dress in the dark, and try to contain yip and yap as we fall out of the house onto the porch. These days it's still dark when we begin our walk at 5 AM. Just a few weeks ago it was light at this time, the sky a blaze of pinks and oranges, the warmth of the sun already creating a day in ( Read more... ) -
Weather Signs
For years I've listened to my mother-in-law as she speculates about upcoming weather conditions. Now I'm not talking about the weather 48 hours from now, I'm talking about the weather 6 months from now ( Read more... ) -
Ethnicity
I've been thinking about ethnic groups lately, mostly about the Hmong's as there are many in my neck of the woods ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts about a bowl
There is a stainless steel bowl in my cupboard. It was my mother's bowl, and as far back as I have memory, I have one of that bowl. It was her favorite and she used it for just about everything from mixing meatloaf to beating cake batter. She had other bowls of course, including a full set of Pyrex nesting bowls in yellow, green, red and blue. ( Read more... ) -
The Odd Man Out
One early spring morning, looking out the rear kitchen window over the marsh toward the river, I noted something white there in the grasses. The 'something white' was there with a gaggle of geese, said geese having recently started to return to their summer area. And all at once I knew what the white thing was. A goose! Not 'just' a goose, but ( Read more... ) -
It's about water
While writing the short post about Memorial Day I also remembered walking barefoot from the chickens over to the well-header to wash my feet and get a handful of cold, cold water to quench my thirst. I love that water, that frigid rush of water that comes from deep within the earth and tastes fantastic on a hot day. It's hard water, full of iron ( Read more... )