Happiness is having a nice neighbor with a John Deere tractor—especially around shed-cleaning time! Deep litter bedding. For those unfamiliar with the term, it refers to the animal bedding system wherein you throw clean straw on top of the …
Does this sheet make my butt look big?
Saturday, the snow fell. Sunday, it was just right for a frosty ride: not too heavy, not too slick. Crunchy, but not so much as to be hard on the hooves. Icy, but not so much as to be slippery. FarmWife and I got a good hour in, and the f…
Eagle infestation
We seem to have a bit of a bald eagle infestation in Wickersham right now. FarmWife and I counted 47 on our ride yesterday . . . in the first ten minutes, after which time we got tired of keeping track! They are EVERYWHERE! I know, I know…
Eight things that have been on my mind
1) The humans ventured to Baker Lake without me yesterday, and the chihuahua turns out to be the family's best hiker. Who'd have thunk? Gets me off the hook for doing serious day hikes—FarmWife does well to travel with a more nimb…
State of Mind
It's been hard to blog about happiness—since Christmas, I've been an irritable bitch. I've been stewing over things that don't need stewing over . . . wishing I had arena footing when I hardly have room for an arena, wishing…
Work defined
Today we are going to work. So says FarmWife. I interpret this to mean that I will have an immaculate shed, a graded paddock, a raked yard, and laundered blankets.
FarmWife interprets it to mean that I am going to trot until my breathing …
Sitting
FW is planning some vacation time this summer (and no, I'm not going to tell you when—this IS the internet!). She will need a Farm Sitter. It is not a hard job.
All you need to be able to do is fill my hay net twice daily, give the go…
Paddock Paradise?
FarmWife likes this idea of a Paddock Paradise —a long track, describing a circular or irregular shape around one's property, dotted with hay, diverse footing, water, and interesting natural features to enrich the lives and the exercis…
failgoats
The goats made an admirable show of ingenuity today: they broke out, shoving the gate aside as FarmWife wrestled with her barrow full of frozen droppings. They had freedom. They had liberty. They had adventure.
They traded it all in for a …
Mental exercises for the physically unfit
FarmWife may have failed in her duty when it comes to caloric monitoring, but one thing I can say for her is that she knows how to exercise a fatty—gently, and with care. She knows that it should take me a month or more to get fit, and th…
Longing alternative
FarmWife went sledding at Mt. Baker with her human family today. She saw a man skijoring with his huskies, and it stirred her heart.
I could do that. I have a harness (different kind, but surely workable!), I have enthusiasm, I have tenac…
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