We had a very nice Christmas Eve family gathering

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So our grandchildren could spend Christmas day enjoying their gifts and stockings, we decided to have our family Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas. It was very enjoyable, as usual. Bill and...

Hey! Spring’s back

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After a week of back to back blizzards, the sun came out and the temperature climbed to 50 degrees today. It was SO nice. And today my son Bill and his wife,...

Harvest is starting

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Although we have just got a few ripe tomatoes, I'm starting in canning in earnest. I already did my batch of rhubarb conserve, then on Friday, I went out and picked all of our...

After three days of a family cold, we’re back at it again

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All three of us came down with a "spring cold" at the same time. Will and I had  severe headaches and the blahs, while David had the headache along with a sore throat, fever,...

Ladyhawk comes home

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  Well, today our friend and neighbor, Jerry Yourczeck, drove his truck and trailer down to my son, Bill's place with me, to pick up the Friesian filly I've been paying on all winter.  I...