Category: December 2013
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What a Year! 2013
December 31, 2013 What a wet year is was for us in 2013! It is without a doubt the wettest year that I can ever remember. I will never forget making my first cutting hay at the end of August almost three months behind. I left some speltz in…
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Do They Really Talk?
December 24, 2013 The sows in the photo are all nursing babies right now, but they were sure enjoying a little slumber when this photo was taken 😮 Tonight is Christmas Eve. They old timers used to say that, “The animals talk at midnight on Christmas Eve!” Many…
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Wrapping Things Up For Christmas
December 23, 2013 What a whirl wind couple of weeks it has been. Like all families at this time of year, we have been busy! There was shopping to do and cookies to bake. The tree to decorate and the house too…. Thankfully, I didn’t have to do any…
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Took a Day for Me
December 12, 2013 Today, I set aside a day for me. Sure, I did my chores and a few other “must do” jobs, but then I just did what I wanted. I can almost say I wasted part of a brisk, cold day … but it wasn’t wasted at…
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Ain’t Fifty-Four No More!
December 11, 2013 Tomorrow is my birthday. Today is my last day to be fifty-four. It’s just a number they say and I believe “they” are right. I don’t know where time goes…but it sure does go! I think the secret to not caring much about your age,…
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Man it is Slick!
December 9, 2013 Freezing rain fell last night. It was a light rain that landed on our iced over driveway. We didn’t get what some states got, but I have been all day working around what we did get 😮 It is so slippery that I decided not…
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Quit Hogging The Covers!
December 7, 2013 It makes me wonder where the saying , “quit hogging the covers”, comes from. In the photo, two piglets are cuddled down, but seven of their siblings are under the straw right next to them. Are these two hot? Or where they sleeping when the others…
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The Table is Set
December 6, 2013 The mom in this picture had her piglets last night. She has been waddling around for almost a week. I take it very slow and easy when moving her. She took it all in stride, waiting patiently for the arrival of her babies. The table was…
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Looking For You
December 1,2013 Yesterday, we waited here for a few more riders to get on the sled. The horses stood quiet while the gang piled on. I was pleased with the horses and their patience. The riders had no idea how much training went into horses such as these, but…
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