The wind is gusting 33 mph directly from the north as I type. It is currently 64 degrees with a "feels like" temperature of 52 degrees. The perfect day for me here on the farm. After living here for over ten years, I have determined that my optimal outdoor temperature is somewhere between 50 degrees … Continue reading The Wind
Funny Farm
A Steep Learning Curve
Not long ago, I posted that we celebrated our ten year farmiversary! It's hard to believe we have lived here for ten years already, but there are times when it feels like a LONNNNG ten years!!! **For my newest readers and friends, I am going to share some of our background story in the next … Continue reading A Steep Learning Curve
Farm Malady
Pitch Fork Elbow. It’s a thing. You’ve heard of tennis elbow, right?! Well, when you are sixty-years-old and live on a farm, you may come down with pitch fork elbow. How, you may ask? Well, it’s simple. You forget that you aren’t forty anymore and you just dive in to moving about 5 or 6 … Continue reading Farm Malady
Farm + City Connections
My life is so humorous at times. It is such a dichotomy due to the fact I lived in Houston, Texas for 50 years and still have many, many connections with friends and family from the world of education and NASA, but now I live on a farm and raise pigs, cows, goats, and chickens … Continue reading Farm + City Connections
Farm Antics
I've learned a thing or two about hungry cattle in the past six years. When you come out into the pasture with a bag of cattle cubes during a drought, even the most complacent cows become like the bulls you see on television during the Running of the Bulls in Spain! This morning, I felt … Continue reading Farm Antics