Lost In Thoughts
Please allow me to introduce my new service: Farmer Bright's Authentic Dirty Jeans. Send me your jeans, any size, and I'll wear them to the barn and do every farm chore you can imagine, getting them dirty and smelly along the way. I'll do the work so you don't have to. Why offer this service?... Continue Reading →
You've read about it on the internet. You know all about those dairy cows that are overworked and underpaid. These are the cows you've read about. Just what are these cows doing? Look closely and you'll see the problem. I mean besides the weeds that should've been mowed. If you said they're not watching Netflix... Continue Reading →
We take much care in raising our calves. By getting the calves off to a good start we make sure that we will have a good herd of cows in the future. The best cows always begin life as healthy calves. When they are born we let the calf nurse the cow for a few... Continue Reading →
I don't think of us as being survivors, but perhaps that's what we are. One year ago a spark gave way to a flame and fire engulfed our shop and the farm's first milk barn forcing us to sell our milk herd. Coming back from that has not been easy, and yet here we are... Continue Reading →
Some of us have a lot of hats that we wear. Mine, in no particular order, include father, husband, son, friend, farmer, and a few more. My wife would say I have watched too many of them! Wearing the right hat at the right time is not always an easy task. While many people can... Continue Reading →
The new year started as normal with me getting up to bring the cows in from the night pasture. I should've known something was up from the beginning. Several cows were huddled at the opening of the lane, but they were not going in. Gently, I called to them and urged them forward. With a... Continue Reading →
Perhaps it was a social faux pas, but I couldn't help myself. Maybe it was the holiday spirit. Yes, let's say the holiday spirit came over me. That's why I had to ask Clara if she'd gotten me anything for Christmas. Clara, of course, is my favorite cow. She stared at me and swung her... Continue Reading →
The cows are I would like to know where the rain went. If you happen to see the rain, please give him, or her, directions here and remind them that we really, really miss them. Our pasture has faded away. Normally we receive regular rainfall this time of year. Normally we're often in mud. More... Continue Reading →
Of all the creatures that go bump in the night, most of which are not real, I can assure you that the Laundry Beast lives at our house and is alive and well. Our family of five generates a lot of dirty clothes to keep him fed. A lot of clothes. "Seriously? You just wore that... Continue Reading →
I jinxed us. I'm sure of it. After the fire, I never bought another rain coat. In July we had several rains and the two dollar poncho I picked up wasn't going to hold up another day. So I went and got a nice rain coat. And then it stopped raining. Sort of like the... Continue Reading →
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