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‘Twas the Week before Christmas on the Farm
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the farm,all the critters were stirrin’, even the cats in the barn.The work gloves were hung by the chimney with carein hopes of them dryin’ by the warm fire’s air.The cattle were nestled, all snug in straw beds,mooing so softly, as their Farmer counted heads.“Christmas is comin’,” they heard their Farmer say,“Best do some shoppin’ or I’ll be sleepin’ in the hay.I’m headin’ to town to buy my Missus a gift,You all best be good and I’ll be back in a jiff.” “Christmas is coming!” the cows said with a moo.As they chewed on their cud they thought, we’ll prepare too!“What’s Christmas?”…
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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…
