All That’s Left of Walter…

I was so excited to get my new little ram lamb, Walter! Oh, what a cutie he was. Most of my sheep are naturally colored, meaning anything but white. Which is nice, and I like it, but I’d been wanting white so I could do some fun dying. And Walter was white.

Walter was a [...]

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True Confessions of a Desperate Horsewife…

Or…

How to Use What You’ve Got To Get What You Want…

I was born with it, really. That thing known to the horsey community as Horse Fever. It’s not something that can be shed, like the flu or a cold. There is no 12 step program (not that we want one!) It’s more like a disease [...]

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Nameless No More

Darling has finally decided on a name for Nameless…or formerly nameless, now that she’s got a name. We liked the idea of having a ’storm’ theme. So here she is…

Sun Storm!
I’m waiting on the paperwork to get here. Supposedly it’s on it’s way. By the weekend, with a little luck, Sunny will be home where [...]

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Meanwhile….Back on the Farm…

Okay, I didn’t say back on my farm, did I?
With no hay barn here, and just one small Ford Ranger for hauling, I don’t tend to stock up on much hay at a time. Thankfully my friend Brigget doesn’t mind selling it to me straight from her barn as I need it. Half the price, [...]

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Waterville

Monument in Waterville

“Watervillewatervillewaterville!” The squealing, clapping, and jumping of my teenage Darling was beginning to drive me nuts. Why Waterville? There’s nothing there but wheat farms, a cemetery and a creepy old hotel… And did I mention it was creepy? And there was nothing there?

Last May, Darling, Jen (a friend of mine) and I [...]

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