Today was upper body day at the gym of my front porch. The last week has been upper body day if I’m being honest, because I officially have an injury. You heard it here first people, I’m an athlete who has an injury! I’ve been called a lot of things in my day, but athlete has never been one of …
The final chapter
Yesterday was a hard day for our family. After several blogs, 2 and a half weeks, and dozens of comments with advice and feedback, we made the difficult decision to put our Golden Retriever, Scout, to sleep. If this is the first you’re hearing about Scout, our adventure began when we picked him up the December 30th, expecting to be …
Over and out
I know many of you are waiting on bated breath for an update on the rabid dog situation. I have to say, it’s always so exciting to me to see how many of you are reading my blog and engaged in the fun and exciting stories on the farm! Thank you for coming along on the adventures with us. It …
Rabid
Well, it’s been quite an adventure around the farm here. And I mean, when is it not? But seriously, we’re really living the dirty life here- the circle of life is just constantly playing out in front of our very eyes. For one, Scout, our dear, sweet, rescued Golden Retriever- who bit Tom 9 days ago- is about to roll …
Life and death
Don’t panic, this blog isn’t as serious as the title makes it sound. At least not for me. To one of the hogs, however… So yea, we killed a pig. And yes, that was the plan all along. Yes, it was sad- a bit sadder than I thought it would be, but for a shorter period of time than I …
Anchored
I recently had the privilege- yes, I intend that word- to attend the funeral of a beautiful friend, whom I would never have the chance to meet. Her name was Sarah. She was a mom of three- her kid’s ages are similar to my three. She was a wife of 10 years- she passed just a few days shy of …
Dear Dad…
It was your birthday this week. Facebook reminded me of that. You would have been 64. Aunt Janel reminded me of that. Two years ago, I commented on your Facebook page to wish you happy birthday and it got me thinking… how many years went by where I didn’t? No post on social media, no call, no card. Nothing. Because …
#downonthefarm
Our population here at Shalom Farm has SORED to outrageous heights in only about six short weeks. We’ve hit the big 5-0 if you can believe that! 5 humans 3 dogs 2 cats 16 chickens 9 turkeys 12 guinea fowl 2 hogs and 1 Turdy- although I haven’t seen him in a while… 50- animals, all! Again, at one point, …
Life is short
I’m sitting here on my front porch… The air is heavy and wet. It’s been raining today, but it’s not raining right now. The sky is still bright, but it’s fading. The clouds look like purple cotton candy stretched out across a pale blue blanket. They float. There is a mist down here in the south… in the mornings and …
Perspective without understanding…
Last night, after 9:30pm, I had a missed call and a voicemail from a friend who doesn’t commonly call late. Her voice was shaking in the message and she said she had bad news… Heart sinks. How bad? To what degree do I prepare myself? Is someone hurt? Worse? Someone sick? Worse? Acquaintance? Friend? How bad is it? With a …