Category: January 2013
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I love Ice Cream
January 13, 2013 I have enjoyed ice cream my whole life. Quite simply, for me, it is one of life’s simple pleasures. I have many memories of churning ice cream in my grandparent’s cellar on Saturday nights. It seemed like it took forever for the frozen concoction to be ready…
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The View From Here
January 12, 2013 The old saying about a sled dog is that unless you are the lead dog… the view is pretty much the same 😮 When driving the horses, I get to look between them and up the trail a bit…otherwise it’s like looking at a couple of politicians!…
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Just a great day
January 10, 2013 I just like this picture. It makes me smile. When I get a little too stressed by work or life, a picture like this helps me relax. It captures many of the things I love, the outdoors, horses, my woodlot and one of my sons. I am…
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Lap Dog
January 9, 2013 Yesterday, King acted like he hadn’t seen me in ages. He would not leave my side, which is okay with me. I came in for coffee and he wanted to get into my lap! He is a big dog and I have a small lap…thanks to my…
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Just a little warm up
January 8, 2013 The weather is warming up. The snow is melting and some are wondering if it’s time to tap yet. No, not yet, it’s just a little warm up. I can’t call it “The January Thaw”, it simply hasn’t been cold enough for long enough…at least not for…
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Mentorship
                                                           January 7, 2013     Yesterday, we did indeed take care of two fallen trees that were blocking a maple sap path. The job went well and we were done in less than four hours. I had the pleasure of watching my youngest son, teach my hired man some draft…
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Going after more
                                                             January 6, 2013     It is snowing this morning just like in a snow globe. The big fluffy flakes are neat to look at as the fall to earth. The warmth overnight has shrunk the level of snow we had. The new accumulation is only supposed to be an…
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Starting to Pile up
                                                             January 5, 2013     The snow is piling up, but it’s making for some great fun. Today we hitched Duke to a cart and drove him around the farm. My hired man wants to learn to be a draft horse teamster. We are working in that direction. He drove…
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Unloading Zone
                                                          January 4, 2013     You may have to use your imagination just a little, but bear with me and I will explain 😮     Last year we would come up to this area with the team of horses pulling a sled with a full sap tank on it. We…
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Draft Horse Work Hardening
                                                           January 2, 2013     The horses are a bit soft since last falls harvest. I have begun to get them ready for the maple syrup season. They will soon be pulling the sled loaded with the sap tank. It will tire them some, but I try to get them…
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