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My cowboy husband J-Dub needed to move some cows on Saturday. They had grazed down a pasture pretty well and needed some greener grass. You know, over on the other side. It is typically a rather large job for one cowboy alone to move 90 cows from one pasture to another, so he moved most… Read more
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A proverb from me: A sunny day makes the heart happy. The temperatures climbed today and gave everyone around here a bad case of spring fever. And then to make matters worse, a Gurney’s Seed Catalog arrived in my mailbox. Oh the joys of gardening! I would love to reap the rich rewards of a well… Read more
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I have a new BFF today. He’s my good pal. My buddy. My friend. He’s a little furry. And maybe a little smelly. But I don’t mind at all. Especially today, when he doesn’t see his shadow. I’m ready for an early spring. Here’s some pictures of our world. Yesterday it was 5° at 5:30… Read more
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Let me tell you about my yesterday. We had to do some work on the chicken coop, so I needed my new, old truck to help haul some old wood for me. We tore down one side of the chicken coop that was just crappy old particle board hammered together. We’re replacing it with some rustic looking… Read more
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My husband thinks after 6 years of marriage, I should know all things cow related. Here’s our conversation today (in a nutshell). Me: I think I’ll get a mule. Him: Why? Me: Why not? (pause) Him: I rode a mule once, it was a good sonab**** Me: Isn’t a mule a cross between a horse and… Read more
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I have few things I want to share with you today. First Thing: We’re studying the water cycle in science up at the elementary school. You remember your second grade science class don’t you? Or has it been many moons? For a quick review, here’s a song about the water cycle sung to the tune of If You’re Happy and… Read more
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It’s cold today. The sky is dressed in a blanket of gray clouds. The trees have long been stripped of their flashy wardrobe. They look bleak against the gray of the sky. But there is a sense of beauty in a bare tree. A glimmer of hope for the coming spring. The smell of snow hangs thick in… Read more
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Dear Friends, You’ll never guess what I’ve finally got my hands on. I’ve been wanting one of these. I’m going to hang it in my house. Yes, I do believe I heard a barely audible shriek from my sister all the way in New York City. To attain this gem, all I had to say was “I’d like a cow… Read more
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There comes a time in every cowboy’s life when the question arises as to whether or not a cow is pregnant. But only dudes say pregnant. Real cowboys say bred. For fear of embarrassing my husband, I shall only speak in cowboy lingo for this blog. So try to keep up, okay? Recently we acquired a cow that was… Read more
Angel Wheeler 