Animals
Late yesterday afternoon I decided to make a trip to the local supermarket. It is located in a town about 10 miles away from our farm, and is the county seat. It is our biggest local town... and actually has two traffic lights (the only ones in the entire area). Having lived in the city/suburbia for so long, we have gotten used to (and tired of) traffic and the nuisances that accompany it. Life in the country is a refreshing change. No traffic, no road rage, no parking issues. You pretty much know how much time it will take you to reach any destination...and you never have to account for traffic! About the only thing that will slow down any trip is an occasional horse and buggy. And to me, they are a welcomed sight....a reminder that it is possible to live a slow, simple and deliberate life.
- Land Spreading Out So Far And Wide....
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside! Hubbs and I often sing the old "Green Acres" song...only I'm singing the Eddie Albert part and he's singing Eva Gabor! There's something about the country... the smells, the sights, the peace...
- How I Got Here....
Quite often, when visitors come to our farm, I am asked if I came from a farming background. "No," I reply. But I have to admit I think it is in my genes.Ever since I was a little girl, I was happiest when I had dirt beneath my fingernailsand...
- After The Rains
The rain finally stopped yesterday morning.But not before dumping a tremendous amount of water.The local streams and rivers are swollen.The pond is the highest it has been this year.After morning chores were finished, we packed up the kayaks and...
- "farm Time"
We live in a world that is divided into time zones. We know when we travel that we will have to adjust to those changes in time zones. What I have come to learn, living on the farm, is that there is yet another time zone....it is "farm time". It seems...
- Taking The Good With The Bad
Living on a farm and raising critters has helped me learn to take the bad right along with the good. Afterall, how can we wake up every morning expecting each day to be sunny. A certain amount of cloudy, rainy weather must pass through in order to keep...
Animals
Things I Love About the Country Life
Late yesterday afternoon I decided to make a trip to the local supermarket. It is located in a town about 10 miles away from our farm, and is the county seat. It is our biggest local town... and actually has two traffic lights (the only ones in the entire area). Having lived in the city/suburbia for so long, we have gotten used to (and tired of) traffic and the nuisances that accompany it. Life in the country is a refreshing change. No traffic, no road rage, no parking issues. You pretty much know how much time it will take you to reach any destination...and you never have to account for traffic! About the only thing that will slow down any trip is an occasional horse and buggy. And to me, they are a welcomed sight....a reminder that it is possible to live a slow, simple and deliberate life.
I thought I would share a scene from our local supermarket with you....
- Land Spreading Out So Far And Wide....
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside! Hubbs and I often sing the old "Green Acres" song...only I'm singing the Eddie Albert part and he's singing Eva Gabor! There's something about the country... the smells, the sights, the peace...
- How I Got Here....
Quite often, when visitors come to our farm, I am asked if I came from a farming background. "No," I reply. But I have to admit I think it is in my genes.Ever since I was a little girl, I was happiest when I had dirt beneath my fingernailsand...
- After The Rains
The rain finally stopped yesterday morning.But not before dumping a tremendous amount of water.The local streams and rivers are swollen.The pond is the highest it has been this year.After morning chores were finished, we packed up the kayaks and...
- "farm Time"
We live in a world that is divided into time zones. We know when we travel that we will have to adjust to those changes in time zones. What I have come to learn, living on the farm, is that there is yet another time zone....it is "farm time". It seems...
- Taking The Good With The Bad
Living on a farm and raising critters has helped me learn to take the bad right along with the good. Afterall, how can we wake up every morning expecting each day to be sunny. A certain amount of cloudy, rainy weather must pass through in order to keep...