When I start a new batch of seedlings, I tend to plant a few extra.  Or a lot extra.  I like to allow for mishaps
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Rosie, our Jersey cow, isn’t pulling her weight.  Sure, that premature calving was a setback, and a gal needs time to recover her health after that sort of trauma.  Rosie’s always been a good mama cow, and she provides Cocoa with all the milk she can manage.  It’s not enough though— not for Cocoa, who’s
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When the winter wind chases me indoors, and the sky outside the window remains gray and gloomy, I need to daydream.  Memories of lambs frolicking  under sunny skies won’t stop today’s shivers, but at least I can smile through them.   So today I’ll think about my farmcollie Freckles and his devoted caretaking, and I’ll think
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If you’ve never had fresh, made from scratch crackers, you’re missing out on one of life’s simple joys. I used to make homemade crackers all the time.  They’re easy, and they don’t take much time.  I think I stopped because I made bread all the time, too, and we didn’t need both around to snack on. 
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Finally the big day rolled around for the real reason we came to Alabama. We came to see my son in this handsome suit . . . And to welcome our new daughter-in-law to the family. There was cake. Very pretty, very tasty carrot pumpkin cake. Guests were served generous portions. I split mine with the
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Much has happened in the last few weeks.  I’ll skip the detailed report and settle for the shorter, two-part summary. First it snowed.  A lot.  (You knew that, but it bears repeating.)  Sure, our 6-8 inch accumulation doesn’t seem like so much to those of you living in the frozen north, but it’s a lot of snow for
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Yesterday I eased the pickup down the driveway. The feed bins were empty, and I could put off the trip to the feed store no longer. Here’s what I found at the end of the driveway — bare mud on the road. What a beautiful sight! I like mud.