In my neck of the woods, snowstorms are a common occurrence. Six inches of snow is just a dusting. Twelve inches of snow is a nuisance. Eighteen inches of snow is a slight inconvenience. Even a Nor’easter that dumps twenty inches of snow and knocks out the power for a few days is taken in…
How could you NOT fall in love with a face like that?!?! This is our oldest Aussie when she was just a pup. She’s a gentle soul and a faithful companion.
Ugh. It’s been one of those days. I awoke at 4am to an overpowering smell of skunk. “NO, no, no, no, nah no!” my brain was screaming. “Too late,” my nose was saying. Now, if you’ve never smelled skunk close up, than you’re lucky. It smells nothing like the skunk smell you are used to when…
Piglet: “You a funny lookin’ hairy pig.” Dog: “You a ugly puppy.” “We one big happy family. Now where’s the food?”
Change is inevitable. Sorrow is a difficult part of life. The loss of a beloved animal is extremely difficult to bear. When we lost our oldest Australian Shepherd this past February, we were all heartbroken. But as human beings, we are able to reason and understand that loss. What added to the pain we were…
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test and don’t ask why It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time It’s something unpredictable but in the end is right I hope you had the…
For almost 85 years, my husband’s family milked cows at our farm. Twice a day, everyday, without fail. In 1949, during the time his grandfather milked, there were 2,299 operating dairy farms in the county where we live. Small dairies generated enough income to support the family and the farm operation, and if you were…
The Farmers in the Dell 