Animals
- 1200 Miles Later....
You may have noticed no blog post yesterday...unusual for a Monday.Sorry.I was driving home from North Carolina yesterday. We left on Friday morning for a visit with the only one of our kids who does not live nearby.Ryan, Amanda's twin, lives...
- As Requested: Saturday Encore: What A Trip!
A Saturday surprise for those of you who stopped by.... a re-post of the day that Ginger and MaryAnn came to live on the farm: As written October 31, 2011...... Oh my....so much to show and tell! First of all, thank you so very much for all the well wisheswith...
- Winter's Palette
Ok, so I have been a bit spoiled with this winter's weather.We have had more balmy 50 degree days than ever in my lifetime.I honestly can say that I have not suffered through frigid temps at all this year. Just so that I don't get comfortable,...
- We're Back...and You Didn't Even Know We Were Gone!!
Happy Monday!!We returned last evening from a whirlwind trip to Charlotte, N.C.We flew down Friday evening to spend the weekend with one of the"kids", Ryan and his girlfriend.We hiked and visited and dined...basically packing as muchactivity into the...
- Off The Farm
For the first time in months, we took a weekend away from the farm and visited our sons in Charlotte, N.C. It was a wonderful weekend of sleeping in (something we never get to do) and eating out (also a rare treat). We spent the weekend catching up with...
Animals
Weekend Adventure
Friday morning we packed up our car and headed to the airport.
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North Carolina bound...to visit Ryan (the only one of our kids who does not live in PA)
and our friends (and pre-farm neighbors) Tim and Ann at their
beautiful Southern Pines horse farm.
Surprisingly, our PA weather followed us.
We were treated to 60 degree weather upon arrival,
which soon deteriorated into the 30's with that area's first winter snowfall of this year!
Really?
We had a great (but short) weekend away...
sleeping in, eating out, visiting, and tons of laughter!
Great fun!
We arrived home on Sunday afternoon to find this much of the new pavilion finished.
It is even better than we imagined...
beautiful craftsmanship....
not a nail or screw in the entire structure.... only wooden pegs!
With enough daylight left to visit the animals...
I got my weekend's fill of hugs and snuzzles.
Sadly, Cloe is having some lameness issues that started before we left.
I had hoped she would be better when we returned,
but not so.
A hoof abscess is most likely the culprit.
Dr. Becky will probably open it today to allow for drainage, soaks and dressings.
Those of you who have multiple animals will agree...
It's always something!
But...
it's so good to be home.
And we were greeted by our first Eastern Bluebird of the year.
PS:
A word about our PA weather.
There were a couple of comments expressing surprise that Thursday's snowstorm was
melted by mid morning.
This time of year our weather can vary from lows in the teens to highs in the 50's on any given day.
So, a snowstorm can easily melt with the warmth of the mid-day sun....
just a little hint that Spring is right around the corner.
- 1200 Miles Later....
You may have noticed no blog post yesterday...unusual for a Monday.Sorry.I was driving home from North Carolina yesterday. We left on Friday morning for a visit with the only one of our kids who does not live nearby.Ryan, Amanda's twin, lives...
- As Requested: Saturday Encore: What A Trip!
A Saturday surprise for those of you who stopped by.... a re-post of the day that Ginger and MaryAnn came to live on the farm: As written October 31, 2011...... Oh my....so much to show and tell! First of all, thank you so very much for all the well wisheswith...
- Winter's Palette
Ok, so I have been a bit spoiled with this winter's weather.We have had more balmy 50 degree days than ever in my lifetime.I honestly can say that I have not suffered through frigid temps at all this year. Just so that I don't get comfortable,...
- We're Back...and You Didn't Even Know We Were Gone!!
Happy Monday!!We returned last evening from a whirlwind trip to Charlotte, N.C.We flew down Friday evening to spend the weekend with one of the"kids", Ryan and his girlfriend.We hiked and visited and dined...basically packing as muchactivity into the...
- Off The Farm
For the first time in months, we took a weekend away from the farm and visited our sons in Charlotte, N.C. It was a wonderful weekend of sleeping in (something we never get to do) and eating out (also a rare treat). We spent the weekend catching up with...