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Chaos for a Caretaker

It seems I have spent most of my life being a caretaker. I see posts of people who are burdened by this position in life. It is a great responsibility and I do not always do a good job at it. I was given this task by God on several occasions to take care ofContinue reading “Chaos for a Caretaker”

God’s Plan

I am nobody special. I am just a person trying to make it through life with out cracking too hard. I was raised by a woman that made all of her children feel they were above others. She wanted us to have confidence and be strong. Many times we were not allowed to play withContinue reading “God’s Plan”

Colors on a Pinwheel

As a child one of my favorite things to buy at the five and dime was a pinwheel. We did not have much money growing up. She did her best to find treasures that would make us smile. This was a special item I was allowed to purchase. I was a particular child. I likedContinue reading “Colors on a Pinwheel”

Chuck and Dinky’s Love Story

I was going through a breakup of a 26 year marriage. It was not ending well. It was Christmas day and life was very empty. I had been spending most of my free time on Facebook. It was a new thing for me and I enjoyed getting reacquainted with old classmates. During my first marriageContinue reading “Chuck and Dinky’s Love Story”

Breakfast

Breakfast is one of our favorite meals of the day. There is an art to making sure everything is hot at the same time and the eggs have the right amount of goo to them. Chuck tells me that he knows when I am pissed at him because his food is either raw or burnt.Continue reading “Breakfast”

Art from the Right Brain

I am a predominantly left brain thinker but I have been known to take a stroll over to the right side. Here are some things I found in there. The first is an item I bought at our local high school art show. The girl has talent.

COVID again

I was scrolling thru my Facebook and came across a post from an acquaintance. She recently had a baby and was telling her story. She was having pains earlier than expected. She and her husband went in to the hospital. They gave her the pre-admittance COVID test. Within thirty minutes her water broke and sheContinue reading “COVID again”

Art from a right brain

Hi I am Dinky

This is the second time I have ever tried to keep a blog. The first was an experiment in being a food critic. I am not sure people will enjoy what I have to say but there might be a tidbit of information that someone will find useful, informative or just make you smile. IContinue reading “Hi I am Dinky”

The Animals

I guess what makes a farm is the animals. We currently have three dogs of our own, three dogs that belong to our son, a donkey that belongs to a daughter, two wild horses, one bull, two heifers and four cows. We also have cats that live under the house and come and go asContinue reading “The Animals”