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Furiously Leaning Into the Day
Yesterday I got a lot done on the farm because I got angry – I call it the Little Red Hen Syndrome. I see Red. (I cannot tell you why that happened yesterday) but when I get angry I seldom speak out I just get to work super fast. I use anger as a tool…
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Travel and Farm Balance: A Seasonal Challenge
I travel for a couple of months every year. Which means I am away from the farm for a couple of months at a time. I try to do all the travel at the same time to conserve resources and expenses but it means that general cleaning and maintenance on the farm spaces tends to…
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Housekeeping in the Barn
After yesterday’s rain everything came up green and sweet smelling. Rain really is the best water. And rain on the farm after a dry spell is a gift. I did not need to water the gardens so this left me time to get on with the barn. WaiWai in the Barn I took the tractor…
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The Sky has no Secrets
All day, yesterday, the clouds promised change. The skies are huge with information out here on the Midwest prairies. There is just SO MUCH sky. The sky has no secrets. The sky is sending us stories all day long. When I see these cirrus clouds breezing past I look for a change in the weather.…
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Fraud: This is NOT Me
I was chatting with my daughter in law in New Zealand this morning. She had found an account on the app called Telegram that looked like this – Well – I have not joined Telegram. (I use WhatsApp for my international free calling). My name does not look like that. (The dash is in the…
The Kitchen's Garden 