Life
Livin' Life
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My Farmer’s Concoction Recipe for Gout
This last summer, my Farmer had a bout of gout for a couple long weeks. He hadn’t had a flare up this bad in a while. It’s really not fun around here when my Farmer’s gout acts up. Not fun at all. I still remember the first time my Farmer had a bad flare up of gout. He was a long ways from home, in his semi-truck, and he was in so much pain, he wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to drive home.My Farmer did go to the doctor and get some medication for the gout. After a few years, and no flare ups, he stopped…
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A Run-in with a Cow
My Farmer had a run-in with one of his cows a few weeks ago. This is not a new thing. He has had many run-ins with his cows and a few times with his bulls. This one was different. He says it was the hardest he has ever been hit. Working with cattle can be very dangerous. My Farmer has always told me to never turn your back on the animal and always be prepared for the unexpected. Which is extremely good advice. Yet sometimes, no matter how prepared or careful you think you are, shit happens. We were working all the cattle, cows calves and bulls, meaning we were…
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My Farmer
My Farmer. I am so thankful for him and for our life together.After celebrating our anniversary a few weeks ago, I started reminiscing about our time together. About the day we got married. We got married on a whim 40 years ago. My Farmer came home during a break from tech school for a week, asked me if I’d want to get married, I said sure, and within the next 5 days, our families, friends, and neighbors all came together and put on an amazing wedding. If you look at the pictures, you would guess we had planned it for months. My mother-in-law provided the venue. Her beautiful yard. It…
