Category: Living the life

THE THREE TIA’S

My friend John from Chicago has many Aunties called Zia (Tia means Aunty in Spanish) and his favorite  (though he has other favorite Aunties too) has an apple tree here that has just come into blossom. Planted right beside the turkey house. And then… Continue Reading “THE THREE TIA’S”

PINK

PINK is such a hard sounding word for such a soft light. Pink is clipped and final in its execution. Dusky is a better word.  Though dusky has more gray in it. 

SPEED

And that is all. Just Speed. 

PIGS, COWS, CATS

That about sums it up. 

NO GlOOM

  Speed is of the essence at the end of the day. The days are folding back into themselves way too early –  I start work in the dark but prefer not to finish work in the dark.  But am always caught out. Trying… Continue Reading “NO GlOOM”

REAL RAINBOWS

“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life”. Lord Byron

EVENING WALK

EVENING WALK

The Dishes

Now that Alissa is gone and the woofing is finished I have to do all the dishes by myself! Dammit -I  forgot about that. There is quite a bit of blood in Lady Astors milk now – whatever the trauma was to her udder… Continue Reading “The Dishes”

Today for hay?

The hay is not in yet. We had threats of storms all day long yesterday and  it takes a good hour for the hay man to get here in his tractor  and I pay him by the hour plus the hay just was not… Continue Reading “Today for hay?”

Aunty Del

Poor Aunty Del cannot quite understand why she is not allowed in the  milking room eve-ery morning.  She leans her head over the door and looks quite perplexed watching her friend Astor loudly munch her GM free treats while being milked. Molly broke through… Continue Reading “Aunty Del”