Whereas I, Fenway Bartholomule, have a chronic hunger which is not satisfied by nibbling upon the invisible grasses of my overgrazed acre;
Whereas Arrietty G. Teaspoon, my most constant companion, has a chronic hunger too and is adorable w…
ABC
I told my tutoring students to write a short story using the entire alphabet, in order, to begin their sentences. They told me I had to do it too. Here's my effort: "A bird's company" Absentmindedly, Hazel stroked her parro…
Goats with pink horns, duck whispering, and moles
1) Pinkerton, the stray goat with pink horns: here he is, as promised. The animal shelter reports that he will move to New Moon Farm (a goat sanctuary) on Saturday.
2) Quacktacular success: Dylann, my middle human filly, has trained her du…
Divining for strays
FarmWife has a knack for finding lost things. So far, her tally of recent stray animal pick-ups includes seven horses, a pony, a Saint Bernard, a Pomeranian, a pitbullish mix, two cattle, a German wirehaired pointer, and a Holland lop rabb…
A one-horse town?
FarmWife heard me calling Wickersham a one horse town. "But Fenway," she asked me, "it's more of a two-mule town, isn't it?"
"Well, FarmWife, I'm half horse and Arrietty is half horse. Adds up to one.&…
Priceless
Land: $211,000 Water: $15/month Seeds: $3 per packet Compost: free, after feeding the goats, chickens, and mules A husband who likes to garden: PRICELESS.
Morning agenda
8:00 am Bray balefully
8:02 am Receive one scant flake
8:04 am Experience the daily Picking of the Hooves
8:20 am Inhale the last microscopic morsels of hay
8:25 am Roll luxuriantly (right side)
8:26 am Rise, then re-roll (left…
Computer wrangling
"Never in my years as a mule blogger," I told her, "have I missed four days in a row."
"Never in my years as owner of a mule blogger," she told me, "have I had this much work to do."
"I could bl…
$$$
Last time I wrote (nearly a month ago. Gulp! Sorry about that!), I was broker than broke and rather busy looking for work. Not much came of my active search, but do you know what? The moment I stopped looking, opportunity knocked. It turns …
You are missed
Dear Grammy and Grandpa,
Thank you for coming to Wickersham and bringing the sun. We are still enjoying it! Arrietty's fuzzy belly hairs have almost fallen out.
Thank you for bringing carrots! FarmWife is rationing the remaining delect…
Canvas Prints
I didn't get into blogging for the free stuff, but it sure doesn't hurt! The kind folks over at Easy Canvas Prints wanted me to have a canvas print of Arrietty to review here on Brays of Our Lives, so they're sending it my way.…
Grandparents
I'm (muppmphgh) sorry (mpphghgmmghmumph) to have been quiet (yumyumpmmmphfhghghgh) these last few days. (Schhlurp. Smack.) I've been really busy enjoying carrots . . . you see, my very indulgent grandparents are visiting. (They a…
Scars
Do you guys remember the Ear Story ? I got dozens of wonderful submissions when I asked you to explain the mysterious nick in my right ear. No, nothing so plain as a livestock tag . . . these were stories of adventure, intrigue, magic, and …
Go carefully, Little One. The way ahead is treacherous.
Arrietty has been the lucky recipient of a harness, on loan from our friend Anna Mule of New England. Anna Mule is only a smidge bigger then Arrietty, so the harness looks like it shall work nicely for FarmWife's purposes. FarmWife'…
A very particular weather request
Not to be a crumb bum, but this is my wish: that the sun, which has hardly visited Western Washington since mid May, will continue to stay away tomorrow. I want a nice, heavy deluge (like today's, which is almost heavy enough to wash …
Two motheaten mules
To all of my friends who are too hot this week, let me bray for you. I know that some of you have been beset by fires, gale winds, and apocalyptic temperatures across the US! It isn't fair and I hope it isn't our new normal.
As fo…
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