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Matt turned 39 today. Happy Birthday, babe!

Madeline’s serves are getting better – those pig chores are paying off! She’s getting a little muscle on that stickgirl frame. *** At lunch today the weatherman reported that we had climbed above zero for the first time in 84 … Continue reading →

This year Madeline wanted to learn to sew for 4-H. Which is cool. I learned how to sew for 4-H, from my mom and grandma. It’s a handy skill to have in life. “What do you want to sew?” I … Continue reading →

“I got lost In the sounds I hear in my mind All these voices I hear in my mind all these words I hear in my mind All this music And it breaks my heart It breaks my heart Breaks … Continue reading →

This is about all you’ll see of the pigs when it’s cold, unless it’s feeding time. They burrow down in the straw, way in the back of the Port-a-hut. The Port-a-hut sits on the south side of the corncrib and … Continue reading →

Rafe’s toys in the snowed-over garden, waiting for the spring thaw when the digging can begin again. Bitter cold again today, with wind chills from 20 to 30 below. The kind of cold that can literally take your breath away.

From this on Friday… to this on Sunday…

Patti had warned me that Muscovy ducks might not be the brightest of the animal kingdom. The temperatures plunged this weekend, with highs in the low single digits and windchills at 20 below. When I went out to feed and … Continue reading →

A short but exhilarating ride Matt is sure to make a pile of snow for the kids to sled down and tunnel through. The trickiest part of Olivia & Rafe’s adventure was keeping the sled from sliding down before they … Continue reading →

Ava stops eating snow long enough to pose for me. Not feeling very verbose tonight, just tired. I have to be up extra early tomorrow, to go to the middle school and accompany band students as they practice for their … Continue reading →