Mmmm… lunch Sorry. I’ve tried for years to capture this particular steer activity, and the other morning, it happened without me even trying. I love steers. They crack me up.
Farming as an Encore Career? I was interviewed yesterday by a delightful journalist named Betsy Levine. She writes for the AARP Bulletin, the info-packed newspaper sent to its gadzillion members. She asked lots of great questions, but the one that slowed me down was this: Many people in their 50s are retiring from their primary […]
Lights, Camera, Action I decided my faithful Farm Tales readers should get first peek at my Sheepish video. My friend Pattie from Zoom ‘n Dog Productions brilliantly rose to the challenge of making me look good and sound reasonably okay. Putting an introvert in front of a camera is always risky. Here we go…. (and […]
Helping out a Chicken Our hens are aging. Many of them no longer even lay eggs. When we find the time, we’re going to have to turn them into stewing hens and order new chicks. But until then, we take care of them… When Melissa was recovering from surgery, there was a sickly hen who […]
Giving Away Books on Other Blog Sigh. Not sure how I’ve ended up with two blogs, one farm-related, the other-everything-else-related, but here I am. On my Inkslinger blog I’m giving away 3 books on writing for young adults, so if you’re interested, head here: http://theinkslingerwrites.blogspot.comI think I should do the same thing with my farming […]