I occasionally wonder why we end up doing the most labor when the day is hot and the sun is shining. Maybe we’re just lucky? Today is the last day of the month and it surprises me that the temperature was 81 degrees at one point when I looked at…
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Dog Training Night The night of perpetual treats We three; Mike, Junebugg and I, are sharing a bonding experience every Wednesday night for five weeks. We are taking a basic dog training course at the humane society taught by our niece. Junebugg gets to have as many cut up hotdogs…
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We did chores in the rain today. Luckily it was not very windy or cold and the rain came straight down. No one was happy about it, but I think the poultry faired better than we did as we don’t have feathers. I believe this is only the second time…
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I took a few photos to document the last full day of summer on the homestead. Although it was still pleasant enough weather to have breakfast on the porch, nature all around the property is shouting at me that autumn has already started. It has been said that the changing…
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Daily I read chapters from The Bible so I can read it in its entirety chronologically in one year with the help of the fine folks at the Blue Letter Bible website . After today’s reading, I looked around their site and came across a page named Symbolic Language used…
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Remember me talking about the chick that Mike was caring for that couldn’t walk? And we thought he did a good thing and saved its life? Well sadly, it succumbed during the night. It was still doing well yesterday, a bit more wobbly than the day before but still drinking…
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My father’s mother, Maude, lived to be just two weeks shy of her 110th birthday. As you can imagine, living that many years inevitably causes influence by osmosis. Grandma was born in 1906 and grew up living in a coal mining town in Pennsylvania. Her father immigrated from the coal…
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We have a few Cornish Rock chickens that we are raising for the freezer. Within the first week we lost two, one to Junebugg who took advantage of an escapee (another farm accident) and one to some sort of illness. Then we have this little one who couldn’t walk, which…
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The title? Yeah, that’s a quote from the movie “Cool Hand Luke” starring Paul Newman. It’s a classic movie and a classic quote. The phrase “I’m shaking the bush, boss” means that someone is taking action to achieve results, often in a workplace or business setting. It can indicate urgency…
