As you see from the picture I was getting an early start on the day. I had to get this pen ready for my doodler (bottle calf). This pen has been used for all sorts of animals. My mother kept chickens in it. My daughter kept bunnies in it. Now I am getting ready toContinue reading “Preparing The Nursery”
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How Now Brown Cow, or Should I say Bull
I am so excited. I have been looking for the first project on the farm to share on my blog, This little guy is it. A bottle fed calf is called a Doodler. When my kids were little we would buy a few doodler Holsteins at the sale and my kids would bottle feed them.Continue reading “How Now Brown Cow, or Should I say Bull”
Our Friend Bill
Chuck meets many people working at the grocery. He had one customer who truly stood out. This customer is a 80 something year old 6 foot 4 tall rancher. He would come asking Chuck for the store brand orange soda in the two liter bottle. Once Chuck realized how much the rancher was buying heContinue reading “Our Friend Bill”
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”
Dinky on the Farm 