I told Ted that it appears he'll do anything to avoid working on taxes. LOL
Farm life
Archie’s first snow
Archie 1/19/2024, 10 months old I'm really rethinking teaching him to use that doggie door now. He keeps playing outside in the snow and then running back in to shake all the snow off on *me*!!!
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Pork time!
Ted unloading boxes of pork We picked up the pork yesterday from the butcher. We do this every couple of years and yet I am still always shocked at how much meat actually goes into the freezer (it's a LOT). This is the end result of quite a bit of hard work. Removing ice build-up … Continue reading Pork time!
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She’s tuckered out
Stella stayed up all night the past two nights and caught one mouse each night for her efforts. All that late night partying has tuckered her out - she's slept all day! She won't budge even when I poke her.
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When the power goes out
Last week, we (Ted, Jake, Janeesa, and I) went bowling and ordered takeout. As we were sitting in the parking lot, waiting on our food, Sahara called and frantically told us to get home asap because the storm was coming in and tree limbs were falling on the roads due to high winds. As we … Continue reading When the power goes out
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Bird treats
Gramma Izzie always fed "her birds" (wild birds), and I started doing it after she died. I'm still doing it. I have four feeders on the porch, and I recently put up a glass hanging birdbath (but the birds wouldn't go near it with water so I am using it as a feeder now and … Continue reading Bird treats
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Anybody want coffee?
My kitchen is my favorite room in our home, and this is my favorite spot in my kitchen. I make a fresh pot of coffee every morning now that I'm home again (shout out to Ted for making me coffee and handing it to me every morning all school year!). Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, coffee … Continue reading Anybody want coffee?
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DG is 10!
Sometimes it's hard to believe that a puppy this little... DG 6 wks old - May 2012 ...grew into a dog this big! Pupper 8yo and DG 10yo - 6/2/2022
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Definitely his cat
I don't care what he says - Stella is most definitely Ted's cat, and Ted is most definitely Stella's person!
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Full bloom!
I don't know what happened, but my climbing rose bush went WILD over the past two weeks! She's grown so much and has so many roses open that some of the canes are bending over and touching the ground!
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