tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92216824158766914682024-03-13T13:20:37.513-04:00Judy's Corner Stories, Thoughts and MoreStories about my life and experiences.Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.comBlogger523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-35459170927997875482020-10-06T00:04:00.038-04:002020-10-11T00:15:47.179-04:00<p> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">...scenes from around the farm over the past few days... weather has been beautiful.</span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh672tjg4TefSh1D22VJucP7PpQa5jtRbfMdAKHedSF0jrxqnNPOziKOe1gFtaz7Bj51myQSk_7-emh2-3SMtaaAVp_wzibkVCgBxHwLXpy8svdz0g9bQEmgV9QUZ99pCpuXsIalQn0Wsb4/s960/121082739_10219535000379758_7623088938506723087_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh672tjg4TefSh1D22VJucP7PpQa5jtRbfMdAKHedSF0jrxqnNPOziKOe1gFtaz7Bj51myQSk_7-emh2-3SMtaaAVp_wzibkVCgBxHwLXpy8svdz0g9bQEmgV9QUZ99pCpuXsIalQn0Wsb4/s320/121082739_10219535000379758_7623088938506723087_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone runs to see Joe<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZthbA2u0bNH6PDCMA0_kRVZxweGcE6ATX_IFJLu9Qr-qvmhOCk71QIUoLTtNwM6ERJiwX8_uRvU2dVuXTs7broToUzfrQclM2sLOUC8KPGGf2v3GIhIViZgj6v99jOZJM4ymwhra6XFq/s640/121080057_10219534999419734_8722168031646483921_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZthbA2u0bNH6PDCMA0_kRVZxweGcE6ATX_IFJLu9Qr-qvmhOCk71QIUoLTtNwM6ERJiwX8_uRvU2dVuXTs7broToUzfrQclM2sLOUC8KPGGf2v3GIhIViZgj6v99jOZJM4ymwhra6XFq/s320/121080057_10219534999419734_8722168031646483921_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hen in Magnolia Tree<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29HR-x73NPQXW_w19VIvpoYCgj8Rr_41yf-5P_J1l9B5W9SxEQAxQvWijnIzm12LSyUMT8Gkt3SwWVoZWwEsUIsWL6zhfJmOQsWRiDg6qNz5-95s90pbkGT4tvrJj0V4GEacjXaMpr5Ps/s960/121062868_10219534999899746_5347361974727537244_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29HR-x73NPQXW_w19VIvpoYCgj8Rr_41yf-5P_J1l9B5W9SxEQAxQvWijnIzm12LSyUMT8Gkt3SwWVoZWwEsUIsWL6zhfJmOQsWRiDg6qNz5-95s90pbkGT4tvrJj0V4GEacjXaMpr5Ps/s320/121062868_10219534999899746_5347361974727537244_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty purple flowers (coniclinium coelestrum)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyob6F2sivNH6RQs3VTAeps2_2ZfAu6rJa2csJH33WWxo6wOY5JWzX23UVUyDmN28x8lgj8L8_PWoP66uJLtAc1YzfPx5cNsn3Lx0nG-sjvMmDJXWkc7JZeQtYOPnPaqSSV-vuV5YQiYI/s640/121054955_10219534998499711_2094523057786550501_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyob6F2sivNH6RQs3VTAeps2_2ZfAu6rJa2csJH33WWxo6wOY5JWzX23UVUyDmN28x8lgj8L8_PWoP66uJLtAc1YzfPx5cNsn3Lx0nG-sjvMmDJXWkc7JZeQtYOPnPaqSSV-vuV5YQiYI/s320/121054955_10219534998499711_2094523057786550501_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon and clouds play hide and go seek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6UGLCm8TSCKyvxoSsE4Rrg7G1BrpDVmlLf3YEMLCn3txKYZy7PYvYega0cgtsZKKSdIJtyfrjDzWMimG5kSNS8Yflng5rb-kIMbpipeMvMPnLisaA6VTAsE2KzSgftNDtJ2N6Mhv8t7G/s960/121031796_10219534999139727_6049767777190833020_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6UGLCm8TSCKyvxoSsE4Rrg7G1BrpDVmlLf3YEMLCn3txKYZy7PYvYega0cgtsZKKSdIJtyfrjDzWMimG5kSNS8Yflng5rb-kIMbpipeMvMPnLisaA6VTAsE2KzSgftNDtJ2N6Mhv8t7G/s320/121031796_10219534999139727_6049767777190833020_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia seeds<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4lU_YANvTCGcPSF84DYQzdCHFIx0-ta3iP2jhZKFNqXoXYlnPWCSCC98-XdsH-hlbZWeoyHVrImjdTaJSf0ZHBT7vdyYAcuPqNVyR0m7ZxojwWQqY2TkchtMz3KS5A6llWLmEP53xpmb/s960/121027357_10219534998059700_2738781780866024139_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4lU_YANvTCGcPSF84DYQzdCHFIx0-ta3iP2jhZKFNqXoXYlnPWCSCC98-XdsH-hlbZWeoyHVrImjdTaJSf0ZHBT7vdyYAcuPqNVyR0m7ZxojwWQqY2TkchtMz3KS5A6llWLmEP53xpmb/s320/121027357_10219534998059700_2738781780866024139_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black snake in wood pile<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcSoS4oArk3GZ_t4wO0ApgpwTMnj_yNzlw6RoS1J9tlNsY_HraRmXxl8nWhimdnxDQaX2rvJAgp9mrq6OUeCuvrEqWQLcJFKdfQkH2L7TVZR4jNFaDVyV3YLBD0PRbl7hbVEcH9iV6PPT/s960/121017916_10219535000179753_1870315465793899036_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcSoS4oArk3GZ_t4wO0ApgpwTMnj_yNzlw6RoS1J9tlNsY_HraRmXxl8nWhimdnxDQaX2rvJAgp9mrq6OUeCuvrEqWQLcJFKdfQkH2L7TVZR4jNFaDVyV3YLBD0PRbl7hbVEcH9iV6PPT/s320/121017916_10219535000179753_1870315465793899036_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judy with white rabbit<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaxjj-DJy9KKXdxr0gdj8K0KuIBiw1Zy9oTZ-PzPu5E0a4krXE216-Cr3x6igEIlCLLg_G_vA14yaqBXRkGeBiP9OgCeyz0DnBWqEHAfgTkNYlAER7XDzcnioaQDe9jQ-v-yLIJasdFVD/s960/121010542_10219535000659765_103249564045494701_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaxjj-DJy9KKXdxr0gdj8K0KuIBiw1Zy9oTZ-PzPu5E0a4krXE216-Cr3x6igEIlCLLg_G_vA14yaqBXRkGeBiP9OgCeyz0DnBWqEHAfgTkNYlAER7XDzcnioaQDe9jQ-v-yLIJasdFVD/s320/121010542_10219535000659765_103249564045494701_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty Boy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsjews5Ol2yfnMavr8wV5_JPGpvLSiJh3heG68lgIZklH8Siy9i3sty3LTySpwQkz-1igu1RthM6f6mn6bLNFHONoMsD2ComURU_kNh-I6CprFab_bvQgFBCx1yxXhSHboIBwgL1v9VKV/s640/121006710_10219534999659740_7082583068268244766_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsjews5Ol2yfnMavr8wV5_JPGpvLSiJh3heG68lgIZklH8Siy9i3sty3LTySpwQkz-1igu1RthM6f6mn6bLNFHONoMsD2ComURU_kNh-I6CprFab_bvQgFBCx1yxXhSHboIBwgL1v9VKV/s320/121006710_10219534999659740_7082583068268244766_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting supplies <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAUPkKoxmg3qnqmoRFWBs6HyxnqWpAZ9uIDcA7m7mju8uvAK7pHFfC4XYCSaj_LDrKz28LDNWcuOG-zcCEAQERb61AA_y3-cwIpl64S56gMcZK4BD3oplPzkspNYuhYYzE97FgNj2aTcv/s960/120998694_10219534998899721_1874382471669976611_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAUPkKoxmg3qnqmoRFWBs6HyxnqWpAZ9uIDcA7m7mju8uvAK7pHFfC4XYCSaj_LDrKz28LDNWcuOG-zcCEAQERb61AA_y3-cwIpl64S56gMcZK4BD3oplPzkspNYuhYYzE97FgNj2aTcv/s320/120998694_10219534998899721_1874382471669976611_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Euonymus americanus<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB9YrYTZUB7N0oJz9ShhMrQIDFGMpOXppceLluqkk7kfEs2m7Ta0hTxSfc7R7WJ23kYZkmukIFMTuFkc-hMrZKGR_ih52yorBiR0lYxFuNOyjjvHjLFQN44Tkqvs6PSV4n32ThPp1h_YB/s960/120998694_10219534997939697_6695929431074677922_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB9YrYTZUB7N0oJz9ShhMrQIDFGMpOXppceLluqkk7kfEs2m7Ta0hTxSfc7R7WJ23kYZkmukIFMTuFkc-hMrZKGR_ih52yorBiR0lYxFuNOyjjvHjLFQN44Tkqvs6PSV4n32ThPp1h_YB/s320/120998694_10219534997939697_6695929431074677922_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rooster crosses Pretty Boy's path<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please visit me at Judy's Corner on eBay
http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-41989125915188029992020-09-20T23:00:00.006-04:002020-10-10T23:07:49.288-04:00Perspective<p> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">This
guy seems so big... when taking a close shot... but back away a little,
and his stature comes into perspective.... the horsefly, on the other
hand, is just waiting for me to get too close!</span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhyphenhyphen_900xTpRm2Zvz3BluasmXej5Ku6FFIjHMS4ocsI2772ypU8AjZ55Pt633SpGdGVYDYwnLx1G0_mW9IruaGVID7sxE_Gs2NwdjMjo-5q54zqyJz6NXRmTV0nZzEmEmJCRzJvfzDxF5z/s1440/119785241_10219418907277503_6306411060420968199_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhyphenhyphen_900xTpRm2Zvz3BluasmXej5Ku6FFIjHMS4ocsI2772ypU8AjZ55Pt633SpGdGVYDYwnLx1G0_mW9IruaGVID7sxE_Gs2NwdjMjo-5q54zqyJz6NXRmTV0nZzEmEmJCRzJvfzDxF5z/s320/119785241_10219418907277503_6306411060420968199_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq-hUIi2mEgERUrjpIJsboWOPd4po0M2oQUvi7pvwA20jajaxH8G0j2T2SCUnx-eHum77Y1k9FPv2zdHMMzeF7lAXrTynu8BNE91hYwT0-nPibPN40q64AVE7tQTPehpn8a4ZGOS8aLiy/s1440/119787797_10219418907837517_3928710657147033220_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq-hUIi2mEgERUrjpIJsboWOPd4po0M2oQUvi7pvwA20jajaxH8G0j2T2SCUnx-eHum77Y1k9FPv2zdHMMzeF7lAXrTynu8BNE91hYwT0-nPibPN40q64AVE7tQTPehpn8a4ZGOS8aLiy/s320/119787797_10219418907837517_3928710657147033220_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0okis2Qt3kXEXKZkV2KzF0Lyujk8aO9rDFK4tbFwHnkLyYQRYrGv81muDgNShckNwcYasESowYQm6nFFzNCK32oGi-sLpiFECNW-0Du9m_yu1vv3z0chyPnbfzAVMAafyM3P6HxstwpU/s1440/119993038_10219418907477508_2944185482665464466_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0okis2Qt3kXEXKZkV2KzF0Lyujk8aO9rDFK4tbFwHnkLyYQRYrGv81muDgNShckNwcYasESowYQm6nFFzNCK32oGi-sLpiFECNW-0Du9m_yu1vv3z0chyPnbfzAVMAafyM3P6HxstwpU/s320/119993038_10219418907477508_2944185482665464466_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiwHYBI2X3Ehf6UQYK5amjbu5sNMQq6VqP25f3i4ELh_tmrPBOjb-6f3oYIvcMFW6QlJFl8ZE-0_jv9hTJVarfLjm3-cwcxBym2C8aQnC4ZwQC7ryCzGpnnNutuOn0ucMsorx5Jfh2MoF/s1440/119748941_10219418908157525_1133815615868727750_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiwHYBI2X3Ehf6UQYK5amjbu5sNMQq6VqP25f3i4ELh_tmrPBOjb-6f3oYIvcMFW6QlJFl8ZE-0_jv9hTJVarfLjm3-cwcxBym2C8aQnC4ZwQC7ryCzGpnnNutuOn0ucMsorx5Jfh2MoF/s320/119748941_10219418908157525_1133815615868727750_o.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please visit me at Judy's Corner on eBay
http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-69988062606329282462020-09-15T23:08:00.015-04:002020-10-10T23:14:44.681-04:00Soon It Will Be Autumn<p> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Every now and then I get an opportunity to see just how utterly ridiculous I look, as I “do my thing,” here on the farmette. I had to laugh this evening when Joe sent me a few samples of “Judy in her element.”</div></div><p></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_1gk"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">In other news, the weather has turned much cooler, and the days are getting way too short already. Fall, it would appear, is knocking at our door. Time to give up the shorts and T’s and don the warmer cool weather garb... ACK.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div style="margin-left: 160px; text-align: left;"> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZtLgDipGQ9d7QwYR3hIx13rtjlJ9CO3DAfzvXq2kcmeqXbWi2mf0EH5mDRYxCiIwbSHZghyphenhyphenY9IILoOAkXcHYTaIkL6O77dehsm_huBvo_ONLv4jiAO8d6BlTkuO_hsrhygCaPNleMsgM/s960/119196243_10219384981189372_8664800344199745886_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZtLgDipGQ9d7QwYR3hIx13rtjlJ9CO3DAfzvXq2kcmeqXbWi2mf0EH5mDRYxCiIwbSHZghyphenhyphenY9IILoOAkXcHYTaIkL6O77dehsm_huBvo_ONLv4jiAO8d6BlTkuO_hsrhygCaPNleMsgM/s320/119196243_10219384981189372_8664800344199745886_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Still, I am having fun snapping pictures of the insects and frogs, and whatever other interesting things strike my fancy.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-39489470682091732432020-09-01T23:15:00.010-04:002020-10-10T23:20:07.926-04:00<p> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Weirdness
never ceases to amaze me, here on the farm. Joe and I were checking
out the ducks in the duck yard and heard a racket over by the pond.
Following the noise, we came upon this wasp killing a cicada.
Absolutely crazy. There was no saving the cicada, but wow!</span></p><p><a href=" https://www.facebook.com/1056932624/videos/pcb.10219288196889825/10219288191409688" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/1056932624/videos/pcb.10219288196889825/10219288191409688</a><br /></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zfZVlf5SnowWqRcDGd1hJt542nGhqmST0l8qkIWHUVJ3tbphaqLQqgqx5b9knH6OFZIz4ZJxlqiwM7w5dbO0VgKJOlMjiSGf2kqQFjfsSIpofwXQOtdLco2mDXg_svpNkDmBt3FPG47/s960/118676911_10219288191649694_8833174937069269008_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zfZVlf5SnowWqRcDGd1hJt542nGhqmST0l8qkIWHUVJ3tbphaqLQqgqx5b9knH6OFZIz4ZJxlqiwM7w5dbO0VgKJOlMjiSGf2kqQFjfsSIpofwXQOtdLco2mDXg_svpNkDmBt3FPG47/s320/118676911_10219288191649694_8833174937069269008_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTC00Tse5uwAfmP0p7B4dmqZfGQIW9zNQL1tynYJWTXFCODH0EIZQJaA7p2gP7zBzwrlORJu7_FtZeHuTKihyphenhyphen_bd9U3_5_u0CA7mB0tZdpJ2oKItsz-UZiaa4GD8D-3LLQQCfwL-8N4gC/s960/118721022_10219288192809723_4451092752872560736_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTC00Tse5uwAfmP0p7B4dmqZfGQIW9zNQL1tynYJWTXFCODH0EIZQJaA7p2gP7zBzwrlORJu7_FtZeHuTKihyphenhyphen_bd9U3_5_u0CA7mB0tZdpJ2oKItsz-UZiaa4GD8D-3LLQQCfwL-8N4gC/s320/118721022_10219288192809723_4451092752872560736_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWfENtUvO_PpytPjzjtzOrB5THYk9fZBF4yi72VmZH4XnE8VdsxpBwsmseV-8srWMCEUqTBNuLnZuAa2THc7EC7hjF1WaDdbRnqSsfbkmb9vtQB-utWGbHA48z4I3BNHodF41fcs8_Jj7/s960/118761562_10219288192409713_7204687606059172377_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWfENtUvO_PpytPjzjtzOrB5THYk9fZBF4yi72VmZH4XnE8VdsxpBwsmseV-8srWMCEUqTBNuLnZuAa2THc7EC7hjF1WaDdbRnqSsfbkmb9vtQB-utWGbHA48z4I3BNHodF41fcs8_Jj7/s320/118761562_10219288192409713_7204687606059172377_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please visit me at Judy's Corner on eBay
http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-71452342454134191032019-07-30T09:50:00.000-04:002019-08-04T09:59:52.534-04:00Outer Banks Fun With the KiddosI had so much fun during my impromptu two-day visit to the Outer
Banks. Friday, having sustained painful sunburn on my feet Thursday, I
was happy we decided to stay poolside, where I could enjoy the antics,
but hide under the protection of the umbrella.<br />
<br />
Luca: Gakki, you have a giant umbrella!<br />
Gakki: yep, keeps me in the shade.<br />
Luca: yeah, and if there is a BIG STORM you won’t get wet!<br />
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(There is that <span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2e/1/16/1f633.png?_nc_eui2=AeGMFYyvMgjQobSBGPm_aU3VC3BvSru40FOUc8VnmN_WCG4gZ5BoZBLNjbKaHZN8SpfZYK9kSOcdZNT0WkYvQkukQWocj0DNJGkqlFEMl-zAZA"); font-size: 16px; height: 16px; width: 16px;">😳</span></span>)<br />
<br />
We snacked on watermelon chunks and drank minty water, and, while the
kiddos splashed and created their water games, Jenn and I relaxed,
enjoying steamed shrimp and good conversation, punctuated by the gleeful
invitations from the pool.... “look Mama!!!!”<br />
<br />
The return drive
home last night was easy and waking up to farm life this morning was, as
always, rewarding. I enjoy greeting the critters, spiders and all, in
the early morning. Their interactions never cease to delight me.<br />
<br />
I am, indeed, a very lucky person.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I did not get any Christmas cards sent this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll plead that I was simply too busy to take
the time to do so, but I’m sure each of those friends and family members who sent
us cards was equally busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps I’ll
plan better next year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017 started out with the marriage of my son Stephen to his
lovely Laura. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wedding was attended by
a modest gathering of family and friends, and I was particularly happy that
both my parents and step mother were able to make the trip to Virginia to
attend the wedding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two weeks later, Dad suffered his second stroke, resulting
in hospitalization, discovery of a broken back, surgery, rehab, and, for me, an
opportunity to spend a lot more time with my second mother, as she nursed him
back to health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the nurses, aides,
physical and occupational therapists would have led us to believe Dad would
need 24 X 7 nursing care, Lynne was confident that, once home, he would find his way
to a more normal lifestyle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was
correct, and Dad has enjoyed the remainder of 2017 without serious incident…
knock on wood!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I took a week off from work in July to attend eBay Open in
Las Vegas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a fun time and learned
some things that, should I put them into practice, might actually result in
more eBay sales…. But, time is what I need and time is what I don’t really have
a lot of right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe one day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In September, my sister took a spill, resulting in a broken
humerus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10 days later she had surgery
to install a plate in the arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I opted
to spend the week days with her at her house in MD, driving her to and from
work, as she was not allowed to drive whilst her arm was in the sling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a great time, spending one on one time
with my sister – something we had not had the opportunity to do in more than 40
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About one month into my time with my sister, whilst I was on the road driving
to McLean, VA for work, I got a call from a MD hospital, letting me know my
mother had been admitted after an accidental fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> I called work to let them
know I had to make a detour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the hospital,
my groggy mother relayed the accident, which had happened the night before when
she was undressing for bed. Thankfully, she has the life alert system and was
able to call for assistance. Unfortunately, her fall resulted in fractures (3)
in her left leg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it was hospitalization followed
by rehab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is well on the mend now, but
will require at least another month in the rehab.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, my Q3 2017 was spent driving up and back between our
little farmette in VA and my families’ places in various parts of MD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throw in a couple of work trips to CA and
Utah, and a few jaunts over to enjoy my grandkids and their parents, and it is
easy to see how I have managed to rack up loads of frequent flier miles, and
listened to dozens of audio books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2017
has been a traveling year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, we had some “firsts.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lovely Miss Eloise started kindergarten,
and loves school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is becoming a
happy, talented student and sets an excellent example for her little brother
Luca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 6 and 3 years old, they are
always happy to spend time on the farm, and always enjoy when Gakki comes to
visit them at their house.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stephen and Laura welcomed their first child into the world
and their home on December 27… just in time for a late Christmas present and a
2017 tax deduction.<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span>
Ian is a beautiful baby, and is well loved. This Gakki is thrilled to now have three beautiful grandchildren.</span></span></div>
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construction projects, and road building projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am pretty sure that for each project
completed, he adds three more to the list!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is rewarding, though sometimes a bit overwhelming, especially when I
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We were always a tight group of kids, bonded both by blood and by common experience, as we were siblings -- two girls and four boys, in that order. Summertime was generally spent outdoors, if Mom had her way, while she remained in the house, knitting, reading, and occasionally interjecting "suggestions" of chores that could be performed, should any of us opt to escape the heat and relax indoors. <br />
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We were not raised with television. We were raised reading books, playing board games, chess, and bridge, but those indoor activities were preferred for rainy days and evenings. Sunshine is good for children and so we got our daily dose, playing outdoors. So it was that the tent, erected in the back yard, became a place where we played, performing with each other and for each other. Sometimes neighbor kids were drawn to join in our fun.<br />
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A favorite role-playing game of ours was "church." The tent was our church and either Jeannie (my older, much taller and wiser sister) or I would generally take on the role of the Priest. The rest of the siblings, and any neighbors, were the congregation. In our most powerful priest-voice imitations, we would recite the long-committed-to-memory words we heard every Sunday in our local Episcopal church. Our tent-church, however, was limited to the reciting of the Lord's Prayer, the reciting of the 23 Psalm and rite of holy communion -- our wine being kool-aid and our bread being regular bread rather than the wafers we observed the adults consuming in the real church.<br />
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One would think this activity good for only a few minutes, but memory seems to suggest this favorite activity of ours lasted well more than a few minutes, and was repeated on a regular basis. For years later, as an adult, long since my any attendance at an Episcopal service, I would flashback to that scene in the canvas tent, and the "script" would fall easily from my lips, the words bringing with them the innocence and simplicity of our youth.<br />
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Yesterday, during a family get-together at Dad and Lynne's, my sister asked if anyone remembered playing church in the backyard as children. Without even a second of hesitation, though fifty years have passed, Ray, a mere 3 year old in 1967, and I, laughed at the memory. Yes, we remembered. As if it were yesterday.<br />
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I don't have any photos of those fun times, but enjoyed reminiscing about those memories with the four siblings present yesterday. Thank you for the memories!<br />
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Long time ago, gosh, sometimes I can hardly believe how long ago, my little brother number three, “Teddy” was born. Named for our mother’s uncle and her father, Theodore Lawrence came bounding into the world, his face already sporting the signature dimples that demanded you laugh along with him, every time he grinned. Today he would have been 55..<br /><br />I like to think about “Teddy” stories on his birthday. The one that I awoke with this morning was of the day, during the first week of school in 1968, Cheltenham, England. My sister Jeannie, my two baby brothers, Teddy and Raymond, and I all were enrolled in New Court School. The school was not a long walk from our house, perhaps a mile. It was not a difficult walk, requiring only a couple of turns and a couple of road crossings. Together we six kids walked each morning, my brothers Timmy and Daniel arriving at their school, Dean Close, about halfway along the way.<br /><br />When the school day was over, unlike our parent prescribed orderly walk to school together, we each made our own way home ….though I’m pretty sure either Jeannie or I made sure we had 4 year old Raymond in tow. Somehow, we imagined Teddy, at just turned 6 years old, was easily old enough to find his way home. And we were correct.<br /><br />That day, though Teddy set out after school, confident he would be home in just a short walk, he managed to turn the wrong way as he left the school grounds. He walked, undeterred by the unfamiliar territory in which he found himself. Before long, he realized he was lost and he stopped in at a shop in town. Oddly, he either knew our address (we had only recently moved to our house in Cheltenham), or he was able to give them enough information that the local Bobbies were able to bring him home. Imagine Mom’s surprise when her 5th born child arrived home, chocolate smeared across his grinning dimpled face, chauffeured by the local constabulary.<br /><br />There’s a picture of that chocolate grinning lad somewhere, but not at my fingertips. So, I offer this evidence of those dimples and his classic grin.<br /><br />Teddy graced us with that crazy grin of his for almost 25 years. Happy Birthday Ted!<br />
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*from Fletch’es Cardinal Farms Blog Journal...<br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk488870977;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span> I am at peace, sitting out in the evening, listening to the crescendos of crickets and frogs, watching the hens nudge each other on their perches as they prepare to meet the night, cajoling the dogs as they bark in hopes of one last treat before the daylight retreats. Catching the now familiar aromas of rich soil and barnyards on the barely moving breeze, I realize what comfort this farm gives me.<br /><br />Living off the land has always appealed to us, so in 2010 we set out in pursuit of our own American dream. Our quest led us to an overlooked and under-appreciated 1880’s abandoned dwelling, on mostly wooded acreage, in the beautiful, historic Virginia county of Mathews. There, tucked behind what once was the old Cardinal Post Office, 500 feet down a well-worn dusty driveway, awaited our dream’s canvas. Surveying the overgrown property from the shade of a hundred-year-old sycamore tree, we instinctively knew we had arrived. Our home farming experiments in becoming self-sustaining, would begin here, what would soon become Cardinal Farms.<br /><br />Our first challenge was to revitalize that aging dwelling into a livable, workable farmhouse, which we did over the next three years.<br /><br />Endless convoys of dump trucks delivered dirt and gravel to fortify existing driveways and forge new access ways through mud and mire. Removing trees and buying local brush clearing goats, we opened areas in which to sow our experiments. Creating networks of trenches and french drains to divert water run-off and planting berries and grapes to retain the diverted water were back-breaking work. We chain-sawed, shoveled, hacked and backhoed through the first couple of years, and often when we reached our wits end, knew we could rely on the likes of Mr. Haney, Eb, and Hank Kimball for more expert assistance. These colorful and helpful characters, along with Sam Drucker and Arnold Ziffle, just happen to live in Mathews County.<br /><br />Though, eager to start farming, we had much to learn about the challenges of living off the Mathews’ soil -- marshy or incredibly dry, depending on the month, but always well infiltrated by moles. With naïve optimism, we planted a sundry of vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, grapes and berries. Some of our initial crops were bamboo, tobacco, peaches, plums, apples, pears, figs, cherries, apricots and even kohlrabi and asparagus, crops that were new to me. We created “berry gardens,” growing strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, currants, blueberries, golden berries and gooseberries. Sunflowers soon lined the driveways and young grape and berry sprouts clung to newly erected fences.<br /><br />Asked to elaborate about the successes and failures of our endeavors, I cannot help but recall some of the Master Gardeners’ presentations availed to us at the Gloucester Library, an excellent local resource for learning more about the birds and the bees. Had we heeded more of Hank Kimball’s advice, we might have been spared some hard and costly lessons along the way? <br /><br />Spending more on hardy varieties adapted to resist “local” parasites and diseases is essential, we discovered. Trees and shrubs not adapted to the area’s unique climate or elevation can yield disappointing results. Though we harvested bushels of fruit during the first couple of years, early blooms and late frosts weakened many of the trees and made them susceptible to boring parasites and disease. Larger commercial operators control these problems with chemical remedies, but we found that to be inconsistent with our home farming ideas. Because we and our animals consume our harvest, we stay as close to “organic” farming as possible. Relying on local bees and other pollinators, today Cardinal Farms grows crops and flowers that perform well without use of chemical pesticides.<br /><br />We made our share of ‘Green Acres’ type mistakes too. Like the time we accidently mixed watermelon seeds into the Zinnia Sun Flower mix and ended up with 42 melons in the street-side garden intended to decorate the front entrance to the farm. The garden was not only pretty that year, but delicious too! Or, when “Oliver” spent three years cross-breeding hen types to develop a camouflage colored egg, only to discover that more than a few customers were actually afraid of green colored eggs with brown spots. <br /><br />And there was the great grape caper. As part of our erosion-control plan, we selected and carefully planted a dozen red and green varieties of seedless grapes in strategic locations, only to discover that they somehow cross pollinated and made one single type of grape; sort of pink, sometimes seedless and sometimes not. We call it, the “Cardinal Grape,” still quite tasty but very rare indeed. It is super easy to multiply from cuttings and the chickens all love it!<br /><br />Fortunately, there are also some successes to report, with the goats brush-clearing some lovely areas in the woods, enabling the construction of outlying chicken coops, rabbit hutches, and barns. Hens now happily graze in large areas surrounded by fenced runs, patrolled by ever-vigilant dogs. This watchdog system has proven so effective, that not a single hen has been lost to a fox or other local varmints. For this to work, the dogs live outside, they sleep and eat with the goats and they participate freely in the usual cluckery of chicken daily politics.<br /><br />Along the path back to the earth, we have learned many interesting lessons: Rabbit, goat and chicken manure are powerful fertilizers, in one test yielding over 320 cucumbers from 3 plants. Sweet potato leaves are a perfectly good vegetable when cooked, similar in vitamin value to spinach, but without the iron aftertaste. Experimenting with cooking our produce can result in some interesting menu options. Deep-fried cucumbers, and cucumber - kohlrabi soup are examples. Some vegetables, shunned for years as bitter or tasteless, are surprisingly delicious when picked fresh and eaten raw from the garden.<br /><br />We now rarely purchase meat or vegetables, raising most of what we eat, and trading with local farmers for pork and beef. Egg sales and swaps help cover the cost of feed, fencing, shelter and supplies. Experimentation with different farming methods so far includes raised beds, lasagna and straw bale gardening and grow boxes. The battle with the weeds and the pests is ongoing, but offers us exercise -- picking bugs off plants to feed to the chickens, and pulling weeds to feed to the livestock.<br /><br />I had to think long and hard when asked to recall the greatest lesson of this home farming experiment so far. Finally, I would have to say that it is learning to “listen” to the animals. Animals have a way of ‘speaking’ to humans, and on a farm, you become even more familiar with language. Many people already know this, but I am also aware that some do not. For example, I learned that a hen can hold a “conversation” for a good two to three minutes, maybe longer. Among other things, she can tell you when she’s hungry or thirsty, or afraid, or if something hurts. She can alarm and she can complain. If you listen closely enough, she might even advise you on who to vote for. A hen can greet you in the morning, and even, she can say goodbye.<br /><br />For nowhere is the old saying “Death is a part of life” more true than on a farm, after all. Like it or not, nature will balance herself, and inevitably some will leave. We never get used to losing animal friends, but we learn to accept it and keep working for those who stay to carry on. More disturbing is when these are taken in the prime of life, but we have lost chickens, goats, even a dog to venomous snakes. We know now all too well, that too is a part of farming in Mathews County.<br /><br />The question of what has been the most challenging is much easier to answer. In a word; Time. This is by no means unique to farming, but on a farm it becomes even more obvious that there are simply not enough hours in the day. Permanently surrounded by half-finished projects, I am often reminded by the ‘glass-half-full-or-empty’ adage, and often come to realize that the finish of something is really only its beginning. After all, what is farming if not cyclical? <br /><br />Along with that, there is the pressing need to be in several places at the same time, and to be magically timely. Because on a farm, mistakes are often irreversible. Home farming, especially with livestock, is a 24/7 ‘for-better-or-worse’ marriage. <br /><br />Living off the land is neither for the squeamish nor the lazy, but the rewards can be worth the work and the drama of the barnyard politics; hens vying for the finest roosts and roosters vying for the finest hens; chicks playfully chasing bugs and goats playfully chasing each other; dogs tirelessly patrolling the perimeters and ducks tirelessly floating on the pond. Meanwhile, quietly and comfortably in their hutches, the rabbits chew on grasses and leaves producing loads and loads of high-grade all-natural fertilizer.<br /><br />In the end, I suppose our Home Farming dream of self-sustenance is nothing really new, just a different version of the same things that those before us have done for hundreds of years. Perhaps it just seems new or novel somehow in this age of Walmart and the Internet. And yet to me, it does seem new, for every new day brings with it some new and unexpected events or challenges, I guess that too is really an inescapable feature of farming. So on with the old, and in with the new. This fall will bring two new ‘luxurious’ raised bed garden sections to Cardinal Farms, and already we have begun drawing plans for our first greenhouse to be erected next Spring.<br /><br /><br />... but more on that in the next installment of Fletch’es Cardinal Farms Blog Journal. Until then, have another egg please... </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Separate facilities were put up to allow selected hens to
hatch eggs the natural way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We tried
both ways,” said Fletch, “but discovered that mothers can teach hatchlings
about bugs, worms and weeds and they go on to develop behaviors and instincts
that incubator chickens simply do not have.”</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“We hate to kill
anything wild, and prefer nature should balance herself,” said Joe
Cardinal. “But we made an exception for this six foot fellow who kept
strangling chickens to get their eggs. After losing livestock to venomous
snakes, we also now have to exterminate copperheads when we find them inside
animal facilities.”</span></td></tr>
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egg production in 2015. Since then, a great part of our egg sales are
advanced email orders from vacationers who visit local marinas for sailing, and
who consider farm fresh eggs a healthy feature of their city escapes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Anytime is a good time to take a break and watch the ducks
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With rake and shovel in hand, Fletch and Joe Cardinal begin
their journey of discovery in the woods behind the Old Cardinal Post Office in
Mathews County.</td></tr>
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option for clearing areas of out-of-control brush, especially poison ivy and
thorny brambles. The fertilizer is a bonus!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“WE planted sunflowers
and such to encourage bees and other local pollinators,” said Fletch. “We
limit pesticide use to extreme cases only, and prefer other methods such as Bat
Houses and chickens to deal with destructive insects.”</span></td></tr>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please visit me at Judy's Corner on eBay
http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-17952763675927466972017-07-16T22:14:00.000-04:002017-08-12T22:58:15.856-04:00Playing All WeekendThis weekend was another fun-filled one that went by way too quickly.
Saturday, after crunching as many farm chores into the day as I could,
I cleaned up and headed to join friends at a party to renew their
wedding vows. The night before, I had received a text from one of my
friends, suggesting that I bring my guitar along. I did, and, to my
surprise, I was drafted into playing with the talented singers of Irish
music, Celtastrophe!<br />
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Did I know the music? No. Did I have <span class="text_exposed_show">sheet
music to read? No. Was there a talented guitarist playing, whose
fingers I could watch and mimic? Yes! And, who needs to know the words
to unfamiliar tunes in order to sing harmony? Ha! We had a good time!
Of course, I had to retune my E string after every song, because the
silly thing kept slipping, but that just added to the general fun. And
we did actually sing one song that was not an Irish ditty. We played an
impromptu “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.” Everyone joined in
the singing, and it was wonderful.</span><br />
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Sunday, after church I made the drive to Ft. Monroe, where my son and
his wife were having a cookout for family and friends. I had a lot of
fun catching up with people I had not seen in ages, including some I had
not seen in 20 years! We talked and ate and talked some more. The
kids played and the grownups kept an eye on them. Some even ventured to
the beach and took a dip, cooling off from the hot muggy weather that
has defined the Tidewater, VA area this week.<br />
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I realized only when
people started leaving, that I had not taken pictures, I had been so
busy gabbing! So, I took a few, just to have a record of the event.
I’m sure there were people who came and left before I arrived, so I will
just have to catch them next time.<br />
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All, in all, it was a good
weekend. We did have a sad end of the day today, however, when one of
the latest six hatched chicks passed away. He had never eaten on his
own, and only drank a little water.<br />
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The mother hen shunned him after the
first three days during which he cried constantly if not allowed to
simply hide under her and feel her warmth. It was clear from the
beginning that he was probably not going to make it, but it is always
sad when any of the little ones die. So, as of today, our total count
of surviving chicks hatched this summer, stands at 21. So, we will count
our blessings, and look forward to watching them grow.<br />
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http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-62805324937590630552017-07-15T22:33:00.000-04:002017-08-12T22:33:56.636-04:00Japanese Beetles - A Chicken TreatI hold the bright red plastic bowl in my hand as I move slowly along
the grapevines. At my feet, a couple of hens follow, eager to take
advantage of the “ones that got away.” My eyesight has never been
anything to write home about, but the coppery gleam in the setting sun
allows me to spy my quarry easily. At this time in the evening,
approximately an hour before nightfall, they are more sluggish than they
are in the beating heat of the overhead sun at midday. Still, with<span class="text_exposed_show">
the temperatures in the high 90’s and the humidity approaching 80%, I
battle the need to mop the sweat from my face, as I grab a leaf upon
which a pair or a gang of them is having an orgy. With a quick flick of
my wrist, at least 50% of the coppery interlopers find themselves doing
the elementary backstroke in my red bowl of water.</span><br />
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My combing of the grapevines and fruit trees each evening this time of
year, takes about 30-45 minutes. When my bowl is wall-to-wall copper
and green, I make my way into the chicken yards. There, just before
taking to their roosts for the night, the chickens enjoy a bed-time
snack of Japanese Beetles.<br />
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Now, I won’t pretend I love the idea
of picking bugs off the grapevines. I won’t pretend I am crazy about
the one or two that fail to fall into my red bowl, but somehow happen to
find their way into my shirt, where I feel their pinching little legs
as they try to find another of their kind so they can continue their
orgy. But I do like the idea that I can get free chicken treats, while
allowing the grapevines to retain at least a few of their leaves until
harvest.<br />
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Tonight, after feeding the older chicks their helping of
these chicken delicacies, I took the red bowl into the coop of the
brand new babies (born Wednesday and Thursday). I put the bowl on the
ground to see if Mama wanted any. I was surprised to watch as she
picked the bugs out of the bowl and tossed them to the chicks, who
immediately fought for them. They worked the bugs into manageable
pieces, and gobbled them up.<br />
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Farm chores come in all varieties.
This one has definite rewards, and I find myself actually looking
forward to “going japping,” as we refer to it. <br /><br />
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Oh, and for the
record, our upstairs AC unit is on the blink, and the AC guy who said
he’d come by or call today did neither. So, we keep cool downstairs,
when we aren’t sweating outside working or sweating upstairs working and
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Being number two in a family of six kids, I was not accustomed to
having birthday parties. Mom was not particularly excited about
spending a lot of money to entertain a lot of kids, only to then have
problems getting them to go home (or so went the story...I think this
happened ONCE when the girl next door outstayed her welcome, but I
suppose, now, more than 40 years later, that point is moot.) Still, I <span class="text_exposed_show">wanted a birthday party and since Mom wasn't going to give me one, I opted to give one for myself.</span><br />
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Of course, Mom had to give permission for me to invite friends, make a
cake, decorate the room, make party hats for everyone etc., etc. But
she did NOT participate in the planning. That was all ME. I was
detailed in my preparation and pleased as punch when my birthday guests
started arriving. I remember proudly instructing everyone to don their
homemade party hats. I suppose the party was a success, but I
remember it more as a lot of work! Still, I got my birthday party and
that cured me for ever wanting one again... thanks Mom.<br />
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Today, as
I worked in my small, but perfectly comfortable home office, I smiled a
lot to myself. I am no longer that 10 year old kid wanting a party. I
am perfectly thrilled that my children and their families chose to
celebrate my birthday two days early, joining me for church and then
lunch afterward. No planning on my part, and I got the best gift any
parent of grown children could ask for... the gift of their time and
company.<br />
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And tonight, when Joe and I made our way in, after dark
and after squeezing as much farm work as we possibly could into the day,
I discovered I had missed a call from Jenn. I listened to the
voicemail she, Ben and the lovely Miss Eloise and her insanely adorable
brother Luca left for me. Eloise led the singing of the tradition Happy
Birthday and the others sang along... and when they had finished, they
each wished me as. "Happy Birthday Gakki." Well, Luca's was more like,
"Hay Biday Gakki, Hay Buday Gakki."<br />
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A more perfect birthday, I
cannot imagine. 59 beats 10 any day of the week... another year closer
to retirement.<br />
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Last month I had the delight of hosting my two grandchildren for the
weekend. They arrived Friday at noon and I carried them back home
Sunday afternoon.<br />
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I have "grown up" as a grandmother (Gakki) with
the lovely Miss Eloise, who has always been an easy-to-bedder at night,
providing her favorite routine of feed the animals, eat supper, take a
bath, play some music and sing with Gakki and Joe, brush teeth, listen
to Gakki read a story in bed, was followed. A kiss goodnight and she has
always been off to dreamland.<br />
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Her brother, the amazing young
Luca, at 2.5 years old, is a different story. He is literally full
speed ahead until he crashes. He will fall asleep anywhere, but only
when he is tired. This makes bedtime an interesting experience when
hosting both of the dynamic duo.<br />
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Our routine properly followed,
we all headed to the small room we call the kid's room to read their
bedtime story, that Saturday night. They both loved the story. They both
loved the pictures. They both gave me kisses goodnight, and we affirmed
our love for each other. Eloise closed her eyes for sleep. Luca did
not.<br />
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I watched those big blue eyes watching me as I headed for
the door, and I had barely passed the threshold when the blue eyes, and
the little cherub sporting them, were beside me, wanting me to lie down
with him. Luca is not a huge fan of the stuffed, cuddly animals
generally appointed the duty of soothing restless children to sleep.
Luca prefers the rather large, warm blooded human, uncomfortably
scrunched onto the tiny bed...he likes to touch the face and the neck
and the hair of his human as he settles in for the night.<br />
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Because
Eloise was already drifting off to sleep a couple of feet away in her
own bed, I did not want to disturb her. I scrunched myself in beside
Luca and started singing softly to him. He calmed right down. I
sang the same song, over and over again... "sleep my child and peace
attend thee, all through the night...". I sang until my eyes were tired
and my back was screaming at my uncomfortable choice of positions. I
closed my eyes and sang some more.... and then, as I began to fear I
would never be able to rise from this ridiculous position, if the child
ever did fall asleep, I heard the soft voice, singing my words, gently, a
fraction of an instant in delay.... <br />
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I ventured a quick peek
from beneath my almost closed eyes, and the beautiful, intense
concentration on my tiny grandson's face, as in the dim glow of the
night light he concentrated to mimic my song, amazed and humbled me. My
back would recover. My patience would hold. For this teaching moment
came unexpectedly, and exactly when the child needed it.<br />
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I and my
sweet mimic singer sang the song through twice more. Then, as a test,
and still watching him through fake-closed eyes, I started to hum the
song. And, sure enough, Luca switched to mimic my humming, all the
while, his hand flitting across my face, neck and hair. Before we
got through the second humming round, the flitting hand slowed and the
soft voice wavered, as the boy drifted off to sleep. I managed to
extricate myself from the floor level bed, and exit stage left, as my
co-star finally succumbed to sleep.<br />
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Being a Gakki is truly a
learning experience for me. Each child is so unique and has so much to
teach me. I am looking forward with much excitement to the birth of my
third grandchild, expected to arrive in December. I'm looking forward
to learning new and wonderful things from the new grandchild, just as I
have from his/her cousins.<br />
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perimeter collars off the dogs and encouraged them out of their more
than ample yard to enjoy a romp in the back pond. They came,
hesitantly, but were soon frolicking with the goats, chickens and ducks,
while Joe and I sat in their midst, enjoying the bucolic scene from the
vantage of our picnic table ...<br /><br />
The scene was lovely, but the temperature and humidity were high, so Joe went inside to get us some lemonade. <span class="text_exposed_show">In
the 5 or so minutes he was gone, Ruby sidled off down the path,
sniffing at squirrel trails, but mindful when called to return to the
pond. Again she meandered off, and as if by some silent cue, Scotty
took a notion to head in the other direction, following the drainage
ditch that separates properties in the county, and which serves to
maintain some water drainage control over what would otherwise be
swampland.</span><br />
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With dogs
heading in opposite directions, goats spying the willow trees as yummy
snacks, and ducks wanting to follow me wherever I went, it comes as a
surprise to nobody that the dogs were long gone before we could get
either to respond to commands to return home.<br />
For the next 10
hours, every horn that honked, and dog that barked, we imagined to be in
direct response to our AWOL dogs. We walked all of the trails (there
are many) on our property, but it was a fruitless effort.<br />
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Just
before midnight I looked out the back door and spied a set of dog ears,
presumably attached to a dog... upright and alert. I stepped outside
and called both by name, and both came sheepishly up too me, whimpering
at the horrors they surely encountered on their free-ranging escapade.<br />
I scolded them, but mostly I recoiled at the unmistakable prefume of an
unhappy skunk they were wearing. I replaced their perimeter collars,
fed them minimal helpings of supper, without treats, and banished them
to the time-out kennel for the night.<br />
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They are still sleeping off their adventure, and everyone is avoiding "skunk Corner" for the moment.<br />
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Father's Day. Dad always shunned this day as one made up to sell greeting cards<span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><span class="_7oe">.</span></span>
But I don't mind saying that I certainly believe Dads should get at
least one day of recognition for the hard work they put into being a
father...and my Dad certainly is deserving of such recognition. Some thoughts came to me today as I went about my normal Saturday business.<br />
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Me (6-7 years old, at the Pond House in New Bedford, MA, in the row boat, "the Checkerberry"): Dad, I'm afraid to swim.<br />
Dad: Just jump in and you will float…you can get to the shore.<br />
Me: Dad, I'm afraid.<br />
Dad: Just jump in... you'll be fine. See, Jeannie is doing it.<br />
Me: OK... but I don't think I can do it.....<br />
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As I struggled to make my way to the shore, crying the whole way,
swallowing water as I went, I was sure I would drown. But I made it to
the shore and, once on shore I let out a HUGE belch and was instantly
proud of my accomplishment.<br />
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Jeannie, my sister one year older,
laughed and asked why I didn't just walk in..... apparently, the water
was pretty shallow....it never occurred to me to try to touch my feet to
the bottom... I did learn to swim, albeit doggy style, that day.<br />
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Me (age 9): Dad, I want to play the violin. Will you sign the permission slip so I can?<br />
Dad (after inquiring of my sister why she hadn't asked to play a
musical instrument in fourth grade): Yes, you can learn to play the
violin.<br />
Me: Will I get my own violin?<br />
Dad: Not yet. You will need to show promise before we buy a violin...we will rent one for you for the first year<br />
Me: OK, but why does Jeannie get her own flute?<br />
Dad: Because Jeannie will practice. We need to see if you will practice before we buy a violin...they are very expensive.<br />
6 months later, at the violin shop to get my bow re-haired.<br />
Dad to Mr. Gault: How much would you charge me to make a violin for Judy?<br />
Mr. Gault: For $100, I’ll provide you the wood and teach you how to make the violin.<br />
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For the next two-three months, Dad and I worked on that violin under
Mr. Gault’s direction, every Saturday, and for my 10th birthday, I got
my violin… I guess I “showed promise” after all.<br />
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Me (14 years old
on Christmas Day upon watching my sister open her gift of a brand
spanking new sewing machine): Dad, Can I get a sewing machine?<br />
Dad: Jeannie will share with you. If you show promise, you can get your own sewing machine.<br />
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For the next three years, I sewed nearly every day, on my mother’s
ancient, knee-controlled Singer, paying my sister 10 cents a button hole
for her to do my button holes on her machine… that’s sharing, right?<br />
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Me (17 years old, Christmas morning, as I am presented the last gift –
an envelope from the tree): Dad! An IOU for a sewing machine when they
go on sale after Christmas!!!! Thank you!<br />
Dad: We’ll go shopping when the sales start.<br />
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Me (22 years old, as I met Dad on the driveway when he arrived home
from work, my little Chevy Monza packed and ready for a road trip.):
Dad, James and I have decided we are going to move to Florida. <br />
Dad: I’m not sure this is the smartest move you could make.<br />
Me: Dad, since when did you ever accuse me of making the smartest moves?<br />
Dad: I don’t think I gave you a birthday present. I’d like you to get new tires on the car before you go.<br />
Me: Thank you Dad!<br />
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Yes, I learned lessons every step of the way from you Dad, and through
all of it I knew you were always there, ready to help me be the best I
could be, and letting me learn to survive, when I was determined to do
things my way. For these and so many other things, I thank you
Dad…today and every day!<br />
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We
had a great time this weekend with the lovely Miss Eloise and her
insanely hilarious brother Luca. Ben brought them to the farm on Friday
around noon, and for the next couple of days we just had fun. <br />
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Our number two broody hen, Princess, hatched her eight chicks that
morning, and the kiddos were eager to meet the newest members of the
farm community. We fed ducks and goats, dogs and rabbits, and picked
strawberries and raspberries. <br />
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The kids decided the gravel pile
was a fabulous place to burn up energy, and spent an hour just charging
up and down the gravel, slipping and sliding and yodeling with glee…. I
was sure they would be torn up from the rock, but they appeared to
survive just fine. As dusk descended, Eloise delighted in catching
lightning bugs.<br />
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Back inside, Eloise declared the afghan Mom made
us last year, and which I had put on her bed for fun, was the most
beautiful blanket she ever saw! Those two kiddos love the tiny room
that is their room when they visit. They love exploring the toys in the
toy box, and rearranging the big doll house, and "cooking" in the
strawberry shortcake stove. Sleeping quarters are tight in there, but
they don't seem to mind. In a couple of years I imagine they will camp
out in the fold out beds in the music room, but for now, this room is
kid central.<br />
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Saturday morning after breakfast, we spent another
good hour and a half feeding all the critters before heading off to
Smithfield to attend an outdoor shindig with friends. The kids all
enjoyed the sunny, warm weather, playing games, skipping rope, blowing
bubbles and eating ice cream sundaes and s’mores. The adults all
enjoyed catching up, visiting and eating ice cream sundaes and s’mores.
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We arrived home in time to do
evening feedings, after eating a pizza supper….can we say that Gakki is
NOT following good nutritional guidance in feeding these youngsters? Ah
well, they are only young once, and they did have a “normal” breakfast.
Between eating and evening feedings, Eloise wanted me to put curlers
in her hair so she could have curly hair. The entire time I was playing
hair stylist, Luca was hugging me.<br />
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The critters seemed
intrigued by Eloise’s curlers, the dogs thinking they were toys, and the
goats thinking they looked like food. Eloise took it in stride. She is
a natural with the critters, though some of them are significantly
bigger than she is, and none of them are graced with good manners.
Still, she is the dog-goat-cat-rabbit-chicken-duck whisperer, and is
completely happy doing the feedings. Luca can take it or leave it. He
likes feeding the ducks today, and isn’t the least bit interested in
them tomorrow. He does like to bark commands at the critters...
”sit!!!” Most of the time the critters just carry on with whatever they
were already doing and he seems fine with that.<br />
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Sunday morning
was another opportunity to feed the critters, pick strawberries and play
hide and seek, and cover your mouth with stickers, in Gakki’s eBay
apartment, while Gakki prepared her Monday shipments. And then, after
packing up all of their gear, we were on the road, back to Rochelle, to
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The kiddos were excited and happy
to see Mama and Papa, but promised to come visit Gakki and Joe at the
farm again soon. I then headed on to National Harbor, MD, where I am
attending a conference all week. Busy, busy, busy! And exhausting.
But FUN!<br />
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http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-45863761361442272312017-06-04T23:51:00.000-04:002017-08-12T23:52:04.281-04:00Thank You For the Opportunity<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_n">
Thank you Dad and Lynne,<br />
<br />
This was a special weekend for me. Lynne was scheduled to attend a
college reunion out of town and Dad, feeling the normal diminished
capabilities of aging, does better when he has a trusted companion in
the house. So, this weekend I was offered the opportunity to be Dad’s
companion.<br />
<br />I have written before about the amazing gift Dad
bestowed on his children – the gift of music. I have shared memories of
how six children, ages 5-12 engaged fellow tourists on a cruise down
the Firth of Clyde, en route to the Isle of Arran, with their impromptu
joining with the string quartet to sing all of the songs from The Sound
of Music. I have shared before, my earliest memories of singing in my
four brothers’ room, my sister and I perched on one of their beds, all
lights extinguished, learning and learning to love making harmony with
Dad and each other.<br />
<br />This weekend I learned again that connecting
with Dad, when he is bewildered, or anxious or just plain tired but
cannot seem to sleep, is possible through the gift he gave us so long
ago. Yesterday, I pulled out my guitar, and started singing the tunes I
remember from those early days. I did not ask Dad to join in. In all
honesty, I did it as sort of a distraction, as he had become somewhat
focused on the clock and the time, and wondering when Lynne would
return. As I have for years, when I play and sing those songs, I do so
with my eyes closed….like in the dark room of my childhood, using my
ears to provide all of the sensory input.<br />
<br />Within the first couple
of bars of the song, I heard Dad’s voice….softly singing with me. I
dared to embark on harmony, and he held fast the melody. And we sang.
Red River Valley, Don’t Fence Me In, Edelweiss, Danny Boy, Over in
Killarney, Down in the Valley, and so on. Songs my children know
because I raised them on those songs, and songs for which I was once
certain I would never forget the lyrics. And yet, at almost 59 years
old, I did forget some of the words…. And Dad filled them in. At almost
83, he still has those songs solidly in his memory.<br />
<br />Even more
interesting and rewarding to me was that after singing a song, Dad and I
engaged in some discussion of where we were when we sang that
particular song, and the memories of the importance of the song. One
such song was “Two Little Boys,” which Rolf Harris made into a top of
the charts hit in 1969 when we were living in England. One was
“Leaving On A Jet Plane,” and the discussion of John Denver, one of my
favorites from my 15 year old self, and one that my Dad accepted as a
good one, despite the generational difference.<br />
<br />For two hours on
Saturday, and then for another hour today, we sang and talked and sang
some more. Ever the researcher, Dad offered, on numerous occasions, to
go down to the basement and look through the LP’s to find the name of a
song or an artist that was escaping both of our memories. I laughed and
suggested we could just sing something else, and the answer would,
”come to us.” Dad suggested that we could also just look it up on the
phone. Usually, while trying to look it up, it just came to us, but it was
such a fun mix of the old and the new, the memories and the current.<br />
<br />In truth, most of us would prefer to not have to see our parents aging
and losing some of the vigor they enjoyed all of their lives, but I can
honestly say that this gift of music is a gift that continues to give,
and allows me to continue to connect to the man who gave us that gift.<br />
<br />
Thank you Dad and Lynne for the opportunity.</div>
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http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-85013450774533729742017-05-24T22:15:00.000-04:002017-08-13T22:16:29.321-04:00Whirlwind WeekendI had a wonderful, whirlwind Saturday with the lovely Miss Eloise,
and her Mucho-Happy brother, Luca. Benoit dropped them off at the farm
on Friday evening, in time for visits with all of the critters, evening
feedings, helping Gakki bake bread and finally eating supper and playing
for an hour or so before bed.<br />
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Saturday we left the farm at 8:15
am and drove to my sister Jeannie's home in MD to share a celebratory
lunch for her 60th birthday.<br /><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3"><span class="_7oe"></span></span><br />
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home, through the congested roads, presumably due to University of
Maryland graduations. At Mom's the kiddos delighted in the
lift-and-toss-you-out recliner, as Mom cautioned against a likely
catastrophe. All survived.</span><br />
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the kiddos back home to Rochelle. They delighted in spending the
remaining daylight playing in their yard, rolling in the experimental
tall grasses area, climbing and dancing with trees, building a bonfire
and using branches of leaves for umbrellas until they decided to fetch
Mama's favorite umbrella to defeat the raindrops.<br />
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When Jenn
returned from her events, around 8:15 PM, I made the journey back to the
farmette, arriving at 11:30 pm... a day full of driving, but made
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We are enjoying having the lovely Miss Eloise here on the farm with
us for a few days during her Spring break. Eloise and I had a good
laugh this afternoon as Joe tried in vain to get the goats to
concentrate on eating the brush, while the goats preferred to snack on
Joe's young willows he planted at the back pond's edge.<br />
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Eloise is
so happy to have a few days back on the farmette. She told me she sure
missed the animals and she is sure they missed her. Big crazy dogs,
goofy goats, squawking chickens, crowing roosters, fat, fluffy rabbits
and one coy cat .... this kiddo loves them all! She does not want to
miss a single feeding opportunity.<br />
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enjoy the lovely warm weather. As I walked out, I saw our cat, Pretty
Boy, grab a young squirrel, which I believe had just fallen from the
giant sycamore tree.<br />
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Pretty Boy ran to me with the squirrel in
his mouth and all the while, the squirrel was squealing in fear (and
perhaps pain). Pretty Boy then put the squirrel down, where it lay,
squealing still. And then it quieted. And then Pretty Boy played with
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Eventually, I got Pretty Boy away from the poor squirrel and Joe picked
up the squirrel and took him back to the giant sycamore where MaMa
squirrel had been yelling incessantly the entire time. After
about 15 minutes, the poor scared, and maybe slightly injured, squirrel
made his way up to the lowest of the giant branches, where he rested
while MaMa continued to call him back up to the nest in the hollow in
the tree.<br />
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preparing for the predicted heavy snow Saturday. I woke up to 7 inches
of snow on the ground this morning. We missed a couple of prep details,
as I discovered when I went to feed the critters this morning....the
blowing snow had filled my boots sitting on the shelf on the back
stoop... oops.<br />
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The critters are confused, but they are hanging in there. They spent
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they eagerly engaged. Whitey could not wait for me to get her food for
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I hope everyone else was able to enjoy the snow... we are looking forward to another long cold day of snow work tomorrow.</div>
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http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-45808365788784828922015-11-17T22:45:00.003-05:002015-11-17T23:09:28.021-05:00November - Another Busy Month, and We Still Have Almost Two Weeks!I knew November was going to be a busy one this year. Lots of travel on the work front and lots of projects on the farm front. Throw in a couple of plays and a visit with my granddaughter, and, well, November is flying by!<br />
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We decided we needed MORE storage for the farm equipment, shelters for hay and straw and piles of mulch etc. We had some space that had challenged us at every turn as we tried to grow something, anything.... corn, sunflowers, apple trees, apricot trees, raspberries, blackberries... you name it, it grew at a snail's pace and produced poorly. Joe always contended that this area of the property had once been a road, and I think he might be right. At any rate, it provided the perfect location for our new structure.... 18' X 73' long... with roads up to it and along side it between it and the woods. However, before installation could occur, some "minor" work had to be done to create the pads and the roads. 120 tons of road dirt later, Joe is ready to start spreading gravel and crush-n-run. Weather permitting, the buildings will be erected on Friday (EEK).<br />
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Meanwhile, with winter fast approaching, wood had to be reclaimed from fallen and felled trees. And Joe built a new wood shed near the front of the house so he won't have to track through the cold and mush to get wood every day, once we put the wood stoves into action this season.<br />
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And I have been traveling to northern VA, to Salt Lake City Utah, and am now working in Fairfax, VA, getting ready to head to Huntsville, AL tomorrow night.<br />
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Still, despite the work schedule, I was able to make the drive to Smithfield, VA to see my son perform the role of Sir Galahad, in Spamalot. It was a little different seeing Steve with long curly hair, but "anything for the show!" Steve is the one with the red cross on the front of his tunic. Lots of fun.<br />
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I was also able to spend some time in Rochelle, VA visiting my favorite
daughter Jenn, her family and my nephew, Andrew, who lives and works there
now. Luca, who will turn a year old next week, is walking now, and basically loves anything he can put in his
mouth. He also is very fond of climbing up and down stairs.... He adores his sister, who can make a game out of anything. She was modeling packing materials while I was there. Luca will stop everything to enjoy playing guitar with Mama!<br />
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I spent the night in Rochelle, VA and then brought the lovely Miss Eloise back to the farm for a four day visit, which included taking her to see the local community theatre's production of, "Mary Poppins." The Court House Players, gave a wonderful performance, and Eloise thoroughly enjoyed the play, even though she fell asleep about halfway through Act 1 and slept right through the intermission. She awakened when the orchestra started up the music for Act 2. She has no idea she even fell asleep. :)<br />
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Naturally, she had a blast at the farm, as she always does. That child simply loves the animals, and loves feeding them. If she were here every day, I do believe we'd have some rather robust critters!<br />
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We've had a couple of cold snaps, but they have not been enough to spark up the wood stoves yet. Still the gardens are essentially done for the season. I did pick the last of the bell peppers on Saturday, and the figs, late to produce, will not mature all of their fruit, but the wild flowers are still blooming as if they believe they can bloom right through to next Spring! <br />
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All in all, I have to say, November, if we survive it, will have been a fun, busy month. We plan to don our kerchief and cap and head into our LONG WINTER NAP, come December.<br />
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We lost Joe's mom in May. It was sad news, though we were thankful she was able to live on her own terms, for more than eight and a half decades. We were happy that she and Joe's sister were able to make the trip from CA to VA to visit us in 2012. She will be missed. I don't think I will ever again sing Danny Boy without thinking of her. She loved to sing with us when we played and sang, and Danny Boy was one of her regular requests. <br />
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The happy, exciting news this year included two weddings and the births of two new babies into our family. July brought the family together to celebrate the wedding of my youngest brother, Mike to Ilka. It was a simple, sweet, backyard affair. Ilka's daughter performed the ceremony, which was especially touching.<br />
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In August we celebrated Dad's 80th birthday, disguising it as a baby shower for the two expectant mothers. Dad and the two mothers-to-be were good sports for the surprise shindig and everyone had a good time.<br />
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My niece and her husband brought the delightfully sweet Miss Anita Jo into the world just in time to pose with with pumpkins. Anita seems to have a very easy-going nature, and I have yet to hear her cry! <br />
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Seven weeks later, my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter welcomed the second child and first son Luca Jean into their family. He is a sturdy little guy and is the apple of big sister Eloise's eye. My daughter, Jenn, gave birth to Luca at home, with the capable assistance of her midwife and doula. I was present and got to meet Luca within 30 seconds of his birth. It was quite awesome. Within an hour of his birth, Eloise was up in the bed with Mama and Luca, and was singing to her little brother... her first songs were Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Rain, Rain, Go Away. And then she snuggled with Luca.... I loved the photo where Luca appears to literally be objecting to having his face squished!<br />
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I spent the next week with the family, helping Jenn, Eloise and Luca, while Ben worked on completing the building of Jenn's new studio on their property, and completing the massive job of moving everything from the rented studio to the new studio. We all celebrated Thanksgiving, four days after Luca's birth. It was a very good week!<br />
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As three ring circuses generally have more than just two shows going on, so did our final quarter of 2014. My niece Jillian married the love of her life in December and most of the family was able to make the journey to New Jersey to celebrate this new beginning with them. As always, it was fabulous seeing relatives we don't get to see very often. A great time was had by all.<br />
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With all of this excitement happening, it's sometimes amazing that we managed to work full-time and continue to grow the farm. We continued the rehab of the old farmhouse, remodeling the screened front porch turning it into more of a sunroom which doubles as a greenhouse in the winter.<br />
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Our summer projects included building new front decks onto the house and onto my eBay trailer.... yes, I still manage to continue my 12 year eBay selling venture.<br />
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We built more chicken yards, trying to keep up with our ever growing chicken population. Our hens successfully hatched 12 new chicks this summer, and the first of the those chicks has just started laying eggs.<br />
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This fall, just ahead of the major leaf fall, Joe managed to finally complete (most of) the trenches, closing them in and completing the gravel roadways around the property. It seems odd, somehow, to no longer have to jump over trenches when walking out to feed the animals! <br />
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And, as we close on the last hours of 2014, Joe is wrapping up the pantry shelving.... yep, a full year living in the house and we will finally have our pantry!<br />
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Did we complete everything we had planned for 2014? Well, no, but .... there's always 2015! We always have plenty on the to-do list, that's for sure!<br />
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We've
been busy. Between the regular work travel and farm projects, we have
no idle time. Even on holiday weekends, we are working. Yesterday we
offloaded a huge load of telephone poles and other very heavy lumber
from our 16 ft trailer, so we can use the trailer to pick up more farm
supplies tomorrow. Joe can make that little Kubota tractor do some
pretty interesting maneuvers!<br />
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As the summer is winding down, we
are picking grapes, making grape juice, grape jelly and jam and still
will have more grapes! I think (hope) we will be finished picking this
week. We have harvested about 150 lbs so far and have probably at least
another 100 lbs to harvest.<br />
On August 14 two of our rabbits
delivered live babies -- one delivered 11 live and the other delivered 3
live and 1 dead. The mother with the 11 babies was clearly going to
have trouble raising all of her young, so, on day two, we took the
smallest of the runts and moved him to the other doe, rubbing the new
baby in the other doe's fur which lined the nest. Morning of day three,
all looked fine, doe 2 was nursing all 4 of of the babies in her nest.
So, we took the next tiniest runt from doe 1 and added him to the doe 2
nest. Again, doe 2 never batted an eye... she now had 5 blind babies
to care for. By the evening of day three we decided that there was
still one runt in doe 1's nest that was not adequately competing for
food... so we moved her in with doe 2.<br />
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Now, all babies were
being fed and starting to get fat. Doe 1 was doing very well raising 8
of her original 11 and doe 2 was doing a fine job raising her 3, plus
the 3 from doe 1. All was well in the baby bunny world. <br />
On day
9, all babies started opening their eyes. It seems the little white
babies from doe 1, which is a New Zealand, did not recognize they were
different from their adopted brothers and mother....a black Rex, who we
mated with a brown Dutch Lop Ear. All happily slept together, ate
together and began to explore together.<br />
On day 12, Joe was mowing
and weed-whacking and managed to destroy a wild rabbit's nest. Only
one baby was found alive, and he was SMALL. His mother did not come
back to the area, and Joe decided we needed to try to nurture this
youngster. Judging from his size, he was about the same age as our
babies. So, we put him into doe 2's cage. Doe 2 was immediately
protective of him. He was timid and did not interact with the other
babies at first, but, by morning, I found him snuggled up with the
others, all comfy in their nest.<br />
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Today is day 18. All of the 14
babies born on August 14 are getting BIG and chubby. They are all
hopping around, starting to eat solid foods, though they are still
nursing. The little wild baby knows he is different. He just doesn't
care. I do not see him nursing, but he hangs out with "mama" while the
other fatties sleep off their most recent meal. He eats the grasses and
the hay and has started eating the pellets. Last night was the first
time I saw him drinking from the water bottle. In comparison to the
other babies, he is tiny. To me, he looks like a full grown rabbit, but
a super miniature one... nothing really looks "baby" about him, except
his size. At any rate, he thinks the other babies are great playmates,
but they sleep a lot more than he does. I find it fascinating to watch
their interactions.<br />
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The dogs and the goat have their own world to explore. Ever since the death of our milk goat
we have had our other goat in the same yards as the dogs. They get
along famously. I'm sure we will get another goat one day, but for now,
Whitey seems to be doing very well with the dogs for her playmates.<br />
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Meanwhile, back in the chicken yard, the original 9 baby chicks are
really looking more like adults now.... they are just over two months
old. The 3 purchased baby chicks and the 3 hatched on August 12, are
still babies. We are still not sure how many of the 15 in this new lot
are roosters and how many are hens.
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http://stores.ebay.com/Judys-Corner?refid=store</div>Judy's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240066353842966887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221682415876691468.post-46447739728297368762014-06-25T22:33:00.001-04:002014-06-25T23:22:42.486-04:00Another Busy Spring -- Oh, Hello Summer!Despite the ridiculously long, cold, wet Winter, we eventually did encounter Spring. And we were so happy to see her. We had snow in April which is just not right. Planting of vegetables had to be delayed, fruit trees suffered from hard freezes after they had already bloomed and were setting fruit, and the month just seemed as if it would NEVER bring some temperate weather. Finally, as April came to a close, Spring finally found her season and claimed it.<br />
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We were eager to get outside and start working the farm. But fate has her way of demanding we march to her rhythm rather than to the one we choose. One of our projects slated for the Spring was a remodel of the front porch of the old farmhouse. We have used the front porch for four years as a temporary greenhouse during the winter months. This has been fine, but has required a lot of maintenance, as we've had to wrap the porch in plastic sheeting, inside and out, to hold in the warmth. We decided to frame out and install sliding patio doors on all exterior walls of the porch. This would allow us to have the doors open, with screens during the warm weather, and would allow us to close the porch up tight during the cold weather.<br />
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We secured bids, we awarded the bid, and then before the work could begin, Joe's mother passed away. She would have been 88 in August. We were happy that she and Joe's sister had been able to make a trip out here in 2012 to visit us here in Virginia while we were in the process of rehabbing the old farmhouse. RIP Olga. We will miss your spunk and love of life!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out to Dinner Their First Night in VA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe and his Sis Doing a Little Sightseeing</td></tr>
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Joe's mother's passing meant that Joe had to return to California for several weeks to help his siblings begin the process of settling her affairs. I stayed behind, tending the farm, and overseeing the porch remodel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before Remodel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Remodel, but Before Painting</td></tr>
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We still need to paint the siding on the porch and build a small front deck, but the porch is very nice and much more functional now.<br />
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In June, while Joe was in California, a friend of ours, who we met on the eBay blogs in 2008, passed away from cancer. She was only 47 and left behind her handsome, pre-teen son. Sometimes life seems to defy logic. Rest in Peace BunnyHoppinPhooPhoo (Tamara). We will miss you, your wit, your art and your kindness.<br />
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Joe returned from California about a week ago. In his absence, six of
our hens went broody, and at the height of broodiness, there were 72
eggs being incubated by these hens. Several black rat snakes later, we
are down to four broody hens with a collective 47 eggs in their nests.
We hope to have some chicks actually hatch out over the next week or so.<br />
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Now, with the hens secured (hopefully) from further snake attacks, we are able to concentrate on all of the other farm chores that have been awaiting our attention. We had four rabbits produce a total of 18 baby rabbits in April and May.<br />
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We sold our mother goat and her two kids, and bought another, seven
year old goat for milking. We get more than 1/2 gallon of milk a day
from Pearl. Our other goat, Whitey, keeps Pearl company and the two of them help continue the clearing of the brush from our woods.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl is a Sweet Girl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitely, Enjoying a Snack of Hay</td></tr>
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And, of course the dogs are having a blast, chasing every squirrel that dares flip its tail in their yard. They root out the moles and bark at the snakes and the turtles. They alert us to stray dogs, raccoons, deer, opossum, and whatever else calls our woods home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Ruby... Fresh From a Mole Hunt</td></tr>
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Miah, continues her patrol of the farm, the woods, the chicken coops, the goat yards.... pretty much anywhere there is action, we are likely to find Miah... usually taking a nap in all of the commotion. I guess that's what a cat does when she reaches 15 1/2 years old.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miah Snoozing in the Rabbit Barn</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So, Spring has sprung and given way to summer. I am looking forward to making more headway on our farmette, as we continue our adventure!<br />
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