• 59 cow
    Cattle

    Tagging and The Book of Cows

    191 just went into the book with 102 and 59. The book of cows that are not nice when they have a baby. The book of cows that may hurt you if you give them the chance. Most of our cows will not “take” you. You can walk through them anytime and they really don’t care. However, if they have a calf, especially a new born, it’s a whole nother ballgame. The game? Trying to guess how momma cow is going to react when it’s time to tag her newborn calf. Through the years, we’ve got pretty creative to get the calf tagged if the momma was snotty. A lot…

  • My morning brew in a "fancy' cup collage
    Items of Interest,  Life

    Morning Brew in a Fancy Cup

    I did something different this last year during the month of December. It was not planned. It just sort of happened. I created a different way to countdown to Christmas for myself. My own, unique, adult version of an advent calender, in a way. It started right after Thanksgiving. I hosted my family’s Thanksgiving dinner at my home. I was excited because I would get to use my “fancy” dishes. The previous year for Christmas, I had added a LOT of new items to my vintage dishes that I had inherited from my Farmer’s grandmother. When she gave me the few pieces she had, she told me that they were…

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    Farming,  Life

    Our Grand Adventure

    My Farmer and I went on a grand adventure last month. We ventured out of state! Woohoo!! And more than 20 miles over the state line! We took a trip to Polson, Montana. Now most people are like, “that’s awesome! Did you go see this or go see that?” I’m like, “Nope, didn’t know about this or that.” I should have research the area a bit before we left, but I didn’t. Most people do that before they take a vacation. This trip can not really be considered a “true” vacation because it was of course, farm related. However, I didn’t have to fix a meal or do the dishes…