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  • January 27, 2025

    thinking about: jumping

    thinking about: jumping

    “Because, there might be adventure where ever I land” said little pig. “There might be adventure but there will be a sore head.” says the big chicken. Interestingly no little pigs have jumped off the top of the bales and into the corridors and away. “We are leaving all the breaking and entering to the…

  • January 24, 2025

    from the archives. june 2012

    from the archives. june 2012

    June 25, 2012 – milking Daisy. This is the milking routine with Daisy. When I first started milking cows on the farm. Way back when. Good morning. I wanted to document a milking in pictures for you. This was easier said than done as I needed to bring in people unfamiliar with my camera (Our…

  • January 22, 2025

    the sou’wester blows warmer but the chill remains

    the sou’wester blows warmer but the chill remains

    The wind has flipped to the Sou’wester which is a warmer wind in this hemisphere. Though it is only 8 degrees. F. So warm is a relative term. And the long wall in my study is south facing so it’s a bit chillier than previous days in here today. The wind affects houses in different…

  • January 20, 2025

    off their trotters with horror

    off their trotters with horror

    Ice now blankets the farm. I was moaning about the cold last week but the real cold is here now. I take all that other cold moaning back. I now long for it to rise back into the 20’s. I move carefully about the farm in an undignified shuffle. Some areas are flat and smooth…

  • January 17, 2025

    archives – may 2012 – daisy and me

    archives –  may 2012 – daisy and me

    May 29 2012. I chose this archive entry because it contains my frequently made broccoli soup recipe and heralds the beginning of the milking period and we get a mention of Sheila and a real look at Daisy and me. Reaching back and revisiting these old characters is a mixture of sad and delightful but…

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