Category Archives: Journal Entry
Today And This Week In Review
It’s quiet on the farm at the moment, with winter in full ignore mode and the farmer never quite sure if it is going to dump back on us in full swing. The weather forecast promises us the mid 40’s … Continue reading
Legend of the Fall
Day after tomorrow and it will be a week since I slipped on the ice in the backyard and fell right smack onto the back of my head. It was a hell of a hit, and hurt my upper shoulders … Continue reading
Moving Forward In Spite of Doom
That last post was so full of hope and optimism! How funny! Now, we are a couple of weeks into the Presidency of Donald J Trump, and what is clear is that while he thinks he knows how to run … Continue reading
Mom’s Diagnosis
Today I got word of mom’s diagnosis. It’s not a good one. Of her generation, her siblings and her, that will be fully 50% who have had cancer. The other two are both dead. Three remain, although one is severely … Continue reading
11-11-2015 in Either Country
There are lots of important things on my mind today, ranging from politics to religion to the differences between Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, and Remembrance Day. But there is one thing that is by far more personal and important to … Continue reading
September Thoughts and a Trip to Colorado
The weather outside is frightful, and the fire inside is delightful! Today it poured down rain, early on, the tapered off very slowly till afternoon, when it finally quit and the clods broke, revealing snow on the tops of the … Continue reading
Working On The Farm
I have been busy with so many things around here that it’s hard to guess where to begin with telling about it all. The kids are a handful as always, and keeping them fed and clothed and clean and educated, … Continue reading
The Gracious Lies
I was graciously lied to as a child. I was told that I was fortunate to have been born in the greatest country on Earth. I was born in the shining city on a hill, the beacon of hope, the … Continue reading
Autumnal Activities
Have you ever asked a rhetorical question? It is a question that doesn’t require an answer. I have sat down to my keyboard so many times since my last post and felt like I was asking myself to write the … Continue reading
Redecorating the Dining Room
This morning I got out of bed, shut off the irrigation at 6:00AM, and came back and started taking the drop ceiling out of the dining room. That made the room feel so much bigger than before! Then after missus … Continue reading