Monthly Archives: December 2011

It is raw out there today.  Headed out first thing to get some of the feeding done before the heaviest rain arrives.  They (the weather people) are calling for 1-2 inches of rain, possibly turning to snow before it’s all … Continue reading →

That probably sounds crazy but we do it.  The vet is due to come next Wednesday and preg check all the ewes that should of bred in the fall.  He will tell me how many the ewe will have (can … Continue reading →

It is so good to be home.  Right now I find myself sitting on the couch enjoying a good cup of coffee and looking out the window over the farm.  I arrived home from the city yesterday and took a … Continue reading →

Ok, so I’m here.  Washington D.C.  Five stories up in a hotel room.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice.  The room is clean and the bed seems comfortable, but man it’s loud outside and I don’t mean the guard dogs … Continue reading →

I would follow that with ‘when you’re having fun’ but things are not always fun.  I have been crazy busy on the farm lately it seems.  We are just beginning to have to feed the sheep and heifers (young cows).  I am … Continue reading →

I love my sheep.  Really.  I got my first ewes in 2005.  We started with 10 that year.  I barely got through that first lambing season.  It was horrible.  I had no idea what I was doing.  I had lambs … Continue reading →

The temperatures today almost hit 60 degrees.  The weather this fall has been crazy.  I say neither good nor bad because I am not sure it can truly fall into either of those categories.  Don’t get me wrong, the warm … Continue reading →

Farming after dark becomes extremely difficult. I mean you can use headlights, and flashlights, and lights on the equipment but it is still hard. I spend as much time as outside farming as the daylight permits. This obviously means my … Continue reading →

All in all, I can’t complain about this day.  I got to finish my cup of coffee this morning with no interruptions, it has warmed up nicely and I have not had to chase cows.  Not to bad for a … Continue reading →

This day has been something else.  It started about 7 o’clock this morning as I was finishing up my cup of coffee.  I got a phone call informing me that my cows were out.  I know, I know, yesterday it … Continue reading →