and… it’s Monday. Sue and I were just talking about how quickly time files. Days are fleeting in and of themselves, weeks and months melt away. It is amazing to me. Especially when we are trying to get anything accomplished. I know that there are scientific reason why time seems to speed up as you get older, but I can’t always wrap my mind around that. Makes my head hurt some days – yet it fascinates me. I like listening to pod casts about this interesting topic… if you want to explore along with me try Radio Lab: there’s one specific episode I’m thinking of called “Beyond Time” – I’ve given you the link there, also look into Krista Tippett’s show “On Being” – she interviews some pretty cool people who talk about the essence of time. I’m thinking specifically of physicist Brain Greene who said recently, in a conversation with Krista Tippett about “Re-imagining the Cosmos,” (hey! this took me a while to find again – so check it out.) “If you went by your senses, you would think that time is universal. [That] It ticks off the same rate for everyone, regardless of their motion or the gravity that they are experiencing. We know for a fact that that is not true. We all carry our own clock, and it ticks at a rate that is hugely dependent on those features of motion and gravity. So there’s a very long list of things that you would be completely misled by if you relied on your senses to understand how that feature of the world works.” That sort of stuff blows my mind— I LOVE IT! Anyway, here we are today, experiencing our own time, through the week, over the weekend, and *blink* we’re at Monday. So. What’s gone on? Continue reading
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14 Monday May 2018
Wednesdays usually mean a short report. So, I’m really just updating the fact that everything is going well here and all the animals are still with us! Not that I really expected anything different, but here we are at the midweek point and I’m very happy to say that we are maintaining the status quo. So, no worries. 
So, here we are – finally Friday! Been waiting for this day all week, right? Me too. Friday is a regular blog day for us, but I have absolutely no idea what to write about. Plus, I’m a little brain dead from doing year end tasks, processing payments, and messing with membership stuff at work. I’m not really a numbers person, but find myself working with finances a great deal lately. My mind is tired today. I find that when I’m particularly tired, one of the fun things to do when I get home is go through the mail and look at all the seed catalogs we’re getting. I like to compare prices, see new varieties, and try to think about what would work really well here. What are the new things we’re going to try? It’s time I should be putting together an order! 
Lately, we’ve been fielding questions about our eggs. Although it sounds a bit personal, what people are really wanting to know is how we classify the chicken eggs that we sell. There are also a lot of “buzz” words flying around out there, different labels and certifications, which are sometimes misunderstood by the public in general. Everyone wants to purchase eggs that are fresh and healthy, and also, many people are now trying to be conscious of the quality of life of the animals who are producing the food that we eat, but how can you tell what you’re getting? Do the labels help at all? What does “Organic” really mean??? How about “Cage Free”, or “Free Range”? I just thought we’d talk briefly about those terms and then about what we’re allowed to label the eggs that we sell. 
A new year, indeed. Did you know that 2018 is the year of the dog? But it doesn’t start really until February 16th, so we’re technically still in the year of the Rooster. Both actually suit us just fine, I suppose. As far as new things happening… there aren’t that many. As I write this, both Sue and I are battling the flu that has been so pervasive in the community. We’ve been fighting through out the holidays, I believe. Sue thought she was over it, but it kind of rebounds on you. As I write this, I am sipping a hot toddy and Sue is taking a nap, before we go to choir rehearsal where she is going to be the substitute pianist tonight. I’m supposed to be rehearsing a solo in a song tonight, so we’ll see how well we both do. We had to make a midnight run to the airport last night to pick up a solider flying in from Virginia and take him back to Fort Huachuca. It has about done us in! We’ve done well just keeping up on the normal stuff! 
I know that we are encouraged to be thankful every day, in every way, but isn’t November the month that all hearts turn to Thankfulness? Also, there is so much going on in the world today, that we are often horribly reminded to be Thankful for what we’ve been given. No matter how hard you’ve worked, or what you’ve been born into – all that we have is not simply the product of our own lives. Along the way, so many people have helped us; parents, grandparents, teachers, friends, exceptional Pastors – Leaders – trailblazers, and – for us – God has been leading the way. We are thankful for the opportunity to do what we are doing, on the land that Sue found, with the animals entrusted to our care. How can we be anything but thankful? 
Wing and a Prayer 