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29 Friday Jun 2018

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rainbowYesterday I made my way across the desert. Slowly because it’s always a difficult trip for me physically, and a little worse this time because of some other health issues I’ve had going on the past couple of weeks. But, by going slowly and taking many long breaks that allowed me to walk around a lot, I made it to my parent’s before the sun set. It was a 10 hour drive this time. I think I’ve taken longer. I let Sue know when I arrived, she gave me the weather report for Hereford. They had been having thunderstorms for quite a while. The dogs absolutely hate the thunder; I’m not sure that the cats enjoy it either. It hadn’t really rained, and that was good – because of the chickens – and bad – because we need the water. She sent me a photo, though, that shows it was raining not too far from us. Continue reading →

happy friday!

15 Friday Jun 2018

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Dfr01L1WkAAgx2mWe are happy today; we’ve been getting wet stuff from the sky off and on for the last couple of days, and it is supposed to continue on into tomorrow. Sue got completely soaked today while doing the chores. Guess it was pouring, but I missed that. We’re in the zone of this Tropical Storm ‘Bud’ that is getting a nice amount of rain. I thought that, since I spend so much time lamenting the fact that we’ve been dry, dry, dry; I’d share when we’re actually getting the good stuff! Thank you, God, for pushing Tropical Storm ‘Bud’ our way.  Great way to start the 2018 Monsoon Season. Continue reading →

i’d bless the rain

13 Wednesday Jun 2018

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We are so very close to Monsoon season, I can truly feel it! It is so darn hot and muggy – that’s the feeling it part. The clouds are also making monumental appearances each day, there just hasn’t been any rain. We are praying for rain, daily… we are living in a dry and thirsty land at the moment just waiting to bless the rain. As I’ve been thinking about that, it’s funny that a friend of mine and I had a long text exchange about that song by Toto, “Africa”. I’ve embedded my favorite cover of it above…  right before the rains begin, this song runs through my mind. Enjoy. Continue reading →

all the babies!

11 Monday Jun 2018

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Gimme all the babies! Yes, I know they are really chicks and ducklings and goslings – but they are still just little babies. The photos at the top show how they arrive in the mail. The local USPS calls Sue first thing in the morning and she runs over to get them; ok she doesn’t really run, she drives over and picks them up. Generally they are hungry and thirsty. They are shipped when they are first hatched and have not eaten. I’ve talked about how they survive this once before, so you can search through earlier posts for that dissertation. Did they all make it? Keep reading to see. Continue reading →

friday, funday

25 Friday May 2018

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Write no this evening from the midst of the Neighborhood Market. This is our second time here, still trying out. Lots of really great vendors with fun stuff to eat/make/purchase. Lovely customers coming for the very first time and liking what they see! So far, I think this little trailer is my favorite. I haven’t tried any of her baked goods, but saw this little trailer and it made me think of my friend Caylor… she could totally pull off a trailer makeover like this. Has a great little kitchen in there. So fun! There areimg_2760-1 only two problems with being the only one at the booth: it’s difficult to visit the other booths and you don’t have anyone to give me a potty break! Last week Mom was here to help- so I was fine. Then miss Holly came by with Gus and Jack- so I could even go and eat! Need to make a friend here :). Plus, I need someone to help me with my sign. The wind was drying out my chalk pen before I was halfway done with the wording. Hey! wait, there are Holly and Mrs. Higbee with the whole family. Thank you, Mrs. Higbee, for giving me a potty break! Now I’m back, and- Look! Sue came to check everything out. Cool, maybe I can talk her into buying me a cookie from that cute little trailer.

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field trip!

07 Monday May 2018

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IMG_2700For once, it’s not us going on a field trip, but a trio of friends who stopped by to visit the chickens and meet the goats, among others. Serena, along with her mother, Samantha, and her little brother, Colson, came to check out the farm. She brought Sue this amazing sign which you see at left and that is now hanging up on the kitchen fridge! She’s a budding young graphic designer. Anyway, we thought we’d share their visit with you. Continue reading →

gifts

30 Monday Apr 2018

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I keep saying how wonderful our neighbors are… and its true! When Sue couldn’t walk at all, our neighbor – Monica – brought over her crutches for Sue to use. She even offered Sue the use of her support boot… but Sue had one from when she had her toe surgery. The crutches were so incredibly helpful for Sue, and I think helped save her sanity over the last week. She’s doing better, by the way, no crutches anymore, just in the boot.  Continue reading →

trip report

23 Monday Apr 2018

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Sue’s Class Photo

Sue is back (as of Sunday)! I conned her into writing a report on her trip, so the majority of today’s blog will be from her. I’m just uploading it and adding the photos she’s sending me. Sounds like she had a great time learning the in’s and out’s of the business. She met some great people, a couple of them live on the same street as my parents – that’s just amazing! There were 30 some people signed up for the class, but not everyone was able to attend. In addition to attending classes, they did go on some field trips and enjoyed a BBQ mixer on one of the farms.  Here’s her report: Continue reading →

some new arrivals

02 Monday Apr 2018

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Guess what?! We had some new arrivals today. Which means that I also have some sad news to share. While I was away in Charlotte, Sue had to contend with the death of one of our Goat Boys. Mine (that’s the goat’s name, just as a reminder) had been ailing, as Sue first thought, then we thought he was doing better, but he was not. We don’t really know too much about their history, nor how old they were, so we don’t really know much of what was happening.  We did try to find a vet to come and look at them, but we were not able to locate any vet in the area who works with goats. So, we were only able to make him as comfortable as possible. Needless to say, Taco George was incredibly lonely after that. We both agreed we needed to find him some type of company. And so the search began…. Continue reading →

visiting friends

12 Monday Mar 2018

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PIPER-MATRIX-lead

photo credit: James Lawrence

On Friday we were eagerly awaiting a visit from some friends who live in Ramona and Saturday we were not disappointed. They took off from the Ramona Municipal Airport, in Vickie and Bob’s Piper Matrix, Saturday morning at 7:01 PST and arrived at the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport at 9:56 MST, that’s a total flight time of 1hr and 55 minutes. Not bad! I picked them up a few minutes later and we began our whirlwind tour of Sierra Vista, Hereford and the farm.  Continue reading →

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Hereford in Photos

When morning guilds the skies
When morning guilds the skies
Bits of Fall
Bits of Fall
Blues, Greys, Greens, and Browns
Blues, Greys, Greens, and Browns
Getting ready for fall
Getting ready for fall
Horizons
Horizons
Creek Action
Creek Action
Weather is made in Sonoita
Weather is made in Sonoita
Fallen Foliage
Fallen Foliage
Fall Water
Fall Water
Rain clouds held off by the cross
Rain clouds held off by the cross

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