Walking in the Winter Wonderland It’s official. This is Minnesota’s snowiest December on record… and it’s the December I’m doing chores by myself while Melissa heals from neck surgery. WHINE ALERT! (Melissa’s doing great, except for a serious case of cabin fever.) We had the Dec. 11 blizzard, then at least two more snowfalls of […]
Sheep Lost in Blizzard! We’re having a good, old-fashioned blizzard today. I have no idea how many inches have fallen (12? 22?) because it’s been blowing and blowing. Winds of over 30 mph. All sorts of winter nastiness. This morning I screwed up my courage and did the chores, which put me outside in the blizzard […]
Laughing with Goats Two weeks ago Melissa had three vertebrae in her neck fused. She was in great pain the first week, but did much better the second week. (Yea, Percoset! Yea, Valium!) And this week she’s taking fewer of the pain meds. She has at least six weeks of not lifting more than 20 […]