Lost In Thoughts
Perhaps one of the things friends and non-farm family members don't get about me is that I don't have days off at a time over the holidays. And the cows don't either. Dairy Cows Are Not Widgets Despite how some like to describe farms as factories, we are far from it. We cannot simply tell... Continue Reading →
For the past few days we've been giving this girl extra care. Carrying feed, hay, and water-cows drink a bathtub of water a day-oh, the water; it has been a chore. Yesterday she walked well. She got up quickly and walked with a limp in both legs and today she stayed up for a long... Continue Reading →
Okay, let me begin by saying this is not Farmer Bright. This is one of the secret agent Udder Side calves on his farm writing this post. And today did not go as planned. Does this even look like a movie theater?!? Here was the plan: Break the gate or fence Leave the farm Sneak... Continue Reading →
Like it or not, Eggnog is a holiday mainstay. Who knew what humble beginnings this treat had. Let's go to the wayback machine, Sherman! Back in Ye Olden Days "Mum, I'm going to throw the stale bread out and give it to the pigs." "Hold yer breeches, boy! That be our breakfast." Perhaps that isn't... Continue Reading →
A conversation this morning on Twitter lamented the despair involved when one forgets to start the coffee maker and how little is accomplished before that first cup of caffeine. I think know I do important things and I'm sure our cows and calves at least think me feeding them is important. That got me to... Continue Reading →
Before we begin we have to set the mood. Yes, you have to push play on the video to set the mood. Ok, now we can start. An Indian engineer claims to have created a 3-D printer capable of printing food and, most importantly, pizza! Yes, I said pizza! Pizza and other meals for NASA.... Continue Reading →
As a kid it was a treat for me to get coke (we don't call it "pop" in the South; think of it as big C and little c) when we went out to eat. My folks didn't serve it very often at home and probably for good reason. There was always milk, white and... Continue Reading →
The first step in writing is to simply write. Press one key and then another and the next thing you know you've gotten to the end of your 30 days of blogging adventure. In case you haven't guessed it, I'm copping out a bit on this last one, but cut me some slack because it... Continue Reading →
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