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December 7, 2021

Dog Hair

I finished stitching together my current quilt project and today I loaded it onto the longarm. The process of creating

Come On In

I can claim no super hero acts of kindness today; not that I usually could anyway. My habit is to

What We Do

Gordy is in doctor mode. Sophie had surgery yesterday to remove a four pound lump from her side, thankfully benign,

Peace of Mind

Every morning, after I bring the horses into the barn, I let loose the dogs so we can walk the

The Gigi Dilemma

There are a great many dogs in this house. It would be easy to conclude there are too many

Pick One

A copy/paste post is floating around Facebook of late urging the person tagged to post one picture (and one ONLY!)

Room for More

I will just go ahead and blurt this right out: we have added another puppy to the household and by

A Herd and a Pack

Our horses live together as a herd. Now, that may seem like an obvious thing for a horse, but you would be

Geographic distance has expanded the gaps between our times of togetherness with family and friends. That bears its own sadness, but it also brings a richness. I notice the way my mental picture feels a touch out of alignment when the real person walks in the door, because they have evolved into a deeper rendition of themselves while we were each off in our own respective worlds. How delightful to get in sync once more. How delightful to be in their space, to see the ways in which they’ve grown, to hold them close, and then to set them free again. Life is most certainly very good.

Barker

Giada is a barker and we love her….anyway.

The Place We Call … Farm

The farm, our farm, IS a lot of work; it is also a great source of joy and personal satisfaction. It’s not just the big picture of it, but the little scenes that make my heart sing. A hundred times a day these things catch me – – first my eye, then my heart. I am swept up in the beauty of it, the intimate moments that arise because we are woven together, both two-legged and four-legged, in a web of caretaking and daily living. Someone is always eager to share those moments with me.