As Dave once said, “Goofing off is no fun unless there’s something else I should be doing.” What I should…
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25 Years of Social Distancing Still Looks the Same
Over the last quarter century, when I’ve ventured off the farm it’s usually to the grocery store, the feed store,…
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Death, Fire and Water Are Never Satisfied
*my cup today… It’s only the end of February and I’m ready to kick 2020 to the curb. There are…
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The Stockings Are Hung, Winter is Here…
To be sure, at some point in time, store bought stockings were hung at Thistle Cove Farm, but not…
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It’s Canning Time Again, I’m Gonna Miss You…
~ just picked peaches ~ The title sung to “It’s crying time again, I’m gonna miss you…”; does anyone remember…
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Buying Country Property, Part 1
~ a warm welcome ~ WHY? Do you have a dream of living in the country, on a farm or…
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A Girl with a Dream becomes a Woman with a Vision
(me with my 1967 Ford Mustang) Where to start? The beginning is good but that was such a long time…
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My Day’s Sweetness
~ Sam and Tom ~ Just so you know, my day has plenty of sweetness that outweighs, mostly, all the…
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It’s Beginning to Look Like Winter…
~ left, week’s worth of wood ~ Snow is expected, 70% chance, from Wednesday through end of week. Tomorrow, 70%…
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A Day in the Farm Life
Sadie watches over Carly who has extremely old bones and, near as I can figure, Carly is 19 or 20,…
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