Category Archives: Journal Entry
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Old Photographs
Reviewing old photos lately has been like seeing the shifting of the sands in the desert where we lived in Nevada for a while. The changes are subtle but when coming back to the same place, there is such differences … Continue reading
My Retirement From Full Time Homeschool Teaching
This week I will be submitting my report for our youngest daughter for her homeschool academy, and it will be the last one I do as a fulltime home educator. This week will complete fifteen years of me teaching our … Continue reading