Category Archives: Regular Update
At Parting
The fifth bell has tolled, and away she has gone. I sit in the living room, the lights dim, a soft heat radiating from the embers of the fire, the lick of a few flames to punctuate the atmosphere, my … Continue reading
Snow, A Dead Chicken, A Funeral, and the Joy of Furniture Arranging
Snow’s been falling today, which around here means that the temperatures have risen! It’s been too cold to snow for the last week and a half or so, but finally the temperature has come up to the high twenties and … Continue reading
All In A Night’s Sleep
Time for sleep. No problem. Count some sheep. That ought to send me right off to sleep. One. Two. Three… I wonder what kind of sheep we will get in the spring? I have got to get that fencing done … Continue reading
What’s With The Weather?
I hear it is set to be mighty damned cold starting this weekend, and into next week over much of the United States. Of course, I live in Idaho, so I am safe from the worst of it, which is … Continue reading
Lately
The Holiday’s are officially over! We have two family members locally who are in failing health, and a very dear friend far away who is also, so with such a pall over us, we made this Christmas about being with … Continue reading
Thoughts Before the Dawn
I haven’t done a lot of writing in this blog lately, not because I have nothing to say, but because I make choices. When I have the choice between writing here, one of my favorite things, and rolling around on … Continue reading
Reflections of Sunrise
Wow! September 2013 has rolled around! When I was six I was amazed at the math I did that postulated that I would likely be alive to see the years change from dates beginning with 19, to ones that begin … Continue reading
The Summer Wears On
It’s been difficult to sit down and write lately. The first winter in Idaho was one of adjustment. We had not found our feet, probably in part for a lack of looking. Spring and Summer followed with lots of well … Continue reading
It’s Been So Long…
I don’t even know where to begin! The spring and summer have ramped us up from anticipation to just about building the place into a farm from the ground up. We have been busy and broke every day! The chickens … Continue reading
2013 – A Big Year
2013 promises to be a big year! First of all, in the minds of some 26 percent of Americans, it is a year that was not supposed to happen. Did Gallop interview children for its polls? Every time a new … Continue reading