Tag: homesteading
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The Rain Came with a Vengeance
Last night we were visited by what is described by the weather people as a severe thunderstorm. That’s us – on ‘57. Thunder, lightning and hail. And huge gusty surging high winds. Not steady wind – erratic live furious sometimes gale force winds ambushing the trees and roaring in voices. At one point there was…
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No Flying, Quacker
I keep checking the weather forecast urgently for rain. Again and again through the day, as though the flurry of my fingers will bring in the clouds. Similar to a certain person opening and closing the refrigerator door again and again as though a pre-cooked feast will miraculously appear in the vegetable drawer. We got…
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The Piglets have Arrived!
Sometimes I have a dozen pictures but yesterday because we took three hours out of the day to collect the new piglets the work became hurried. And I just forgot to take photos. 🤭 But our first group of piglets have arrived and they are great! The piglets are all very active. One just started…
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We are All from Different Worlds
We long to understand each other and connect with each other. We do. But. We all come to everything from different backgrounds. Different interpretations. Different expectations. Different paths with different feet. We even experience the same things differently. We even interpret words differently. This is what makes us human. This is the human condition. What…
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What a Difference a Day Makes!
Things have a habit of working out right? Well, not always. But yesterday they did. Yesterday I felt that my MiL turned a corner in her recovery and the Physical Therapist was happy to graduate her to a cane to walk with, (leaving the walker behind) after she passed a series of tests. In a…
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