Animals
- Memories...
Dearest friends,I am humbled by the outpouring of love and supportthat you have gifted me and my family over the passing of oursweet old girl, Maddie. How lucky she is to have so many people keeping her alive in their thoughts! I thought, to end...
- Transition
We rode into the weekend on Summer's coat tails....hot and muggy weather.Then, a monsoon blew through on Saturday afternoon (horizontal sheets of cat and dog rain with gale force winds)helping Summer on her way;and Autumn made his official...
- Dog Days
There's probably nothing that our dogs love more than the adventure of going for a walk.And especially now after all the rainy days we endured last week.(We received over a foot of rain last week!) (Hickory, our 16 year old partially blind gal, gets...
- See You Monday!
Hubbs and I are off the farm for the rest of the week. We are in Chicago....busy as bees! Hubbs is taking a continuing education course,and I am sightseeing.The farm is being well cared for by friends and family. I will have no post tomorrow (Friday)but...
- Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that...
Animals
Happy Anniversary
We finished our summer vacationing this past weekend
at the Chesapeake Bay with friends and family.
Kayaking, bicycling, and water skiing activities helped us to say goodbye
to our old friend summer.
Hubbs tried his hand at water skiing, after almost 30 years since his last time.
He got up on the first try!
I, on the other hand, decided that after the kind of week I had had last week;
perhaps I ought not tempt fate.
So, I stayed in the safety of the boat (this time).
Our neighbors, Jim and Kathy, took care of the animals,
and our friend Kelley took care of the dogs.
I don't think they missed us much....
enjoying fun activities like walks
(even old Hickory!)
They were excited to see us on our arrival home and we took some time
to play their favorite games.
Fetch....
(Oakley would play catch until he dropped from exhaustion!)
And catch....
(Maddie loves ball games; but this old gal is too arthritic for chasing balls,
so we play catch instead.)
Focussed anticipation.....
she never misses a ball.
Our summer fun is winding down.
For the most part, now, we will be home on the farm
enjoying the transition into autumn.
I mentioned last week that we were just about to bring in the hay....
well, 100 bales made it into the barn....
and the rest of the hay lies in the field....wet with rain.
I told you....there is no bargaining or pleading with Mother Nature.
Hopefully, this week we can get the rest of the hay dry and stowed for winter.
Please.........Mother dear!!
PS....today is Hubbs and my wedding anniversary.
Happy Anniversary to my very best friend... the center of my world!!
Dearest Hubbs,
It was an incredible summer, wasn't it?
We made memories that will last the rest of our lives.
But even if we never went away from the farm...
I would still be the happiest gal alive... just sharing life with you!
Our neighbors, Jim and Kathy, took care of the animals,
and our friend Kelley took care of the dogs.
I don't think they missed us much....
(even old Hickory!)
They were excited to see us on our arrival home and we took some time
to play their favorite games.
Fetch....
(Oakley would play catch until he dropped from exhaustion!)
And catch....
(Maddie loves ball games; but this old gal is too arthritic for chasing balls,
so we play catch instead.)
Focussed anticipation.....
she never misses a ball.
Our summer fun is winding down.
For the most part, now, we will be home on the farm
enjoying the transition into autumn.
I mentioned last week that we were just about to bring in the hay....
well, 100 bales made it into the barn....
and the rest of the hay lies in the field....wet with rain.
I told you....there is no bargaining or pleading with Mother Nature.
Hopefully, this week we can get the rest of the hay dry and stowed for winter.
Please.........Mother dear!!
PS....today is Hubbs and my wedding anniversary.
Happy Anniversary to my very best friend... the center of my world!!
It was an incredible summer, wasn't it?
We made memories that will last the rest of our lives.
But even if we never went away from the farm...
I would still be the happiest gal alive... just sharing life with you!
- Memories...
Dearest friends,I am humbled by the outpouring of love and supportthat you have gifted me and my family over the passing of oursweet old girl, Maddie. How lucky she is to have so many people keeping her alive in their thoughts! I thought, to end...
- Transition
We rode into the weekend on Summer's coat tails....hot and muggy weather.Then, a monsoon blew through on Saturday afternoon (horizontal sheets of cat and dog rain with gale force winds)helping Summer on her way;and Autumn made his official...
- Dog Days
There's probably nothing that our dogs love more than the adventure of going for a walk.And especially now after all the rainy days we endured last week.(We received over a foot of rain last week!) (Hickory, our 16 year old partially blind gal, gets...
- See You Monday!
Hubbs and I are off the farm for the rest of the week. We are in Chicago....busy as bees! Hubbs is taking a continuing education course,and I am sightseeing.The farm is being well cared for by friends and family. I will have no post tomorrow (Friday)but...
- Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that...