Author Archives: Kelsey

Life On A Small Farm

There are so many things I have learned on a small farm. Time was, I would end every week and some project with the statement,” Well, I’ve never done that before.” Whatever the project, I was doing things that I … Continue reading

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Today’s Busyness

The morning started out fine while I had coffee, made breakfast for Mrs., and read up on the news. Then my oldest daughter went out to feed the animals. She came back in soon and bee-lined right up to me … Continue reading

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Dizzy Morning

Me noggin is not quite the best this morning. Feeling a little dizzy and out of sorts. I slept upstairs with the fan on all night, set to low. You have to picture this. I blow the fan out the … Continue reading

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The Right Tools

One of the biggest impediments to doing a job is having the right tools for it. Sure, a good mechanic never blames his tools, but he has to have tool to blame in the first place. I picked up a … Continue reading

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Serendipity – A Train To Denver

Today is Father’s Day. I was lucky to be loved today, and to be able to spend the day with some of my children. I was gifted a set of tools to work leather, which is very exciting to me … Continue reading

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Tomorrow Is Juneteenth

Tomorrow is the first annual celebration of the newly created Federal holiday of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth, you may ask? Well, let me tell you about it. Juneteenth is the day that a Democratic President put a burr under the … Continue reading

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Feeling After The Shot

I woke up this morning and felt pretty low. Not ridiculously low, but not great, either. At first I thought it could be because of dehydration, with headache, and soreness: the weather has been hot lately. But after a moment … Continue reading

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It’s Done

Well, it’s done. Moderna 1 is in my arm and I am now counting down till number two. I sat there and watched Missus get her jab, and then complain that she felt it a little. Then it was my … Continue reading

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Vaccination Day

Today is the day we take our first injections of the Moderna vaccination against Covid-19. It is a long anticipated day, and one I am glad we get, considering that once there was a time when a pandemic could run … Continue reading

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Just Some Thoughts

Summer is off to a hot, dry start here in southeast Idaho. It is worrying, because I have been expecting this based on the scientific community’s anticipation of global warming or climate change. They have said they anticipate ‘X,’ and … Continue reading

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