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Feeling a bit like the boy who cried, “WOLF!,” having tried to quit once before, I’m sorry to say that I need to close the farm, for the time being. This time I am resolved. In March, it will have … Continue reading →

It took 11-1/2 hours to fill, but it is now full.  The furnace has been charged and the system is back on line.  Temperatures are slow to climb, primarily due to the lack of insulation on the surface of the … Continue reading →

Started refilling the water tank at 5:12 PM. After 3-1/2 hours of flowing water we’ve got about a foot at the bottom of the tank. Only 4 more feet or 14 hours of water to go! The greenhouse will be … Continue reading →

The creaking ice beckoned, wanting to show how, overnight, it had warped itself into a cat-tail rimmed bowl. The beavers dredged a splay-footed trail resolved to repair the responsible breach. Industry thwarted, no materials for repairs, they ate, worrying the … Continue reading →

Went for a walk with Alice and our friend, Kent, yesterday. When we made it around the property to the beaver pond we found some unusual ice formations. The water level dropped about a foot and a half  due to … Continue reading →

With apologies to my skiing friends, I haven’t missed snow.  We had the Halloween storm, but since then there has been a general lack of winter, let alone snow. Yesterday, we got 4 inches… enough to grease the roads and … Continue reading →

Photo Credits… photo credits… Alice took the picture that appears on the This I Believe Website!  It’s a good shot of the Woozeling Moo!

In 2006 I wrote an essay for the Public Radio International (PRI) show, This I Believe. Five years passed and I had forgotten about the essay.  I had thought it pretty good, but recognized that they must get loads of … Continue reading →

Update. Mini the Woozeling Moo, The Lady Woo, the widdle cow is doing fine.  She gimps around on three feet, but she gets where she wants to go. She is now living full-time with the big cows and appears to … Continue reading →

  In fact, it’s horseradish. I decided to dig out a couple of roots before the ground freezes tight. And a handful of tomatoes from the greenhouse. I find it funny how little interest I have in a tomato this … Continue reading →