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We have had some extra time on our hands lately. We may not be staying home because we want to, but it has actually been a blessing in disguise. As you know, we tend to run ourselves ragged with jobs, school, showing and life in general. This kind of schedule isn't very conducive to the farm life. Many times, our busy life means the maintenance of our farm and herd gets put on the back burner. The thing that screams the loudest is what gets done, and the cows don't do a whole lot of screaming. This hectic schedule is O.K. for a while, but at some point we have to stop and take care of the daily maintenance items before everything is broken and sick.  I'll have to admit, more times than we like, we are reacting to the emergency instead of working to get ahead of the problems.
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This past week has been interesting... To say the least. As the Coronavirus has spread, so have the cancellations of schools, mass gatherings, and life as we know it. Included in the cancellations is the Ohio Beef Expo.  But the sale will go on!
Bigger is better...right? Well, not when it comes to cows... After all, we do raise Miniature Herefords. But, when it comes to equipment, bigger is better...or so they tell me..  Years ago...long before we had cows...a swarm of bees decided to call our tree home. It was the beginning of a new adventure for us. We bought some minimal bee equipment and fed those bees to try to get them through the winter. We were then given a bunch of bee equipment that had been stashed in someone's barn. That small swarm didn't survive the winter, but we bought more bees and began our bee keeping adventures.  Some years we robbed the hives, and other years, we just let the bees do their thing.
One year, Daniel was stung in the neck and developed an allergic reaction. That should have been our sign... We didn't ring in the new year and decade with any fan fare or big parties. To be honest, we all came home and took naps, warmed up left overs for dinner and then headed back to the couches for another nap...then off to bed long before the ball dropped. It was a glorious evening of staying in and catching up on sleep we didn't realize we needed. I don't know about you, but right now I am a little overwhelmed by 2020. It seems that every time I turn to TV, internet or social media, I am faced with goals, resolutions, organization and plans to master 2020 and start the decade off right. It's all a little exhausting.  2019 was a good year for us. To be quite honest...I'm not sure I am ready for it to be over.
I know big things are ahead for us in 2020...but I am still savoring 2019. I spent New Year's Day scrolling through pictures on my phone. Those that have been around here for a while have seen many of the highlights of our year, but there is so much more that happened in between all these moments.  All I want for Christmas is a new show heifer A new show heifer A new show heifer Gee, if I could only have a new show heifer A new show heifer Then I wouldn't ask again until next show season It seems so long since I could say, "I won Grand Champion" Gosh, oh gee How happy I would be All I want for Christmas is a new show heifer A new show heifer Just a new show heifer Gee, if I could only have a new show heifer Then I wouldn't ask again until next show season Mom and Dad used to bring me lots of cows But now when I try to call their names They say the barn is too full All I want for Christmas is a new show heifer A new show heifer Just a new show heifer Gee, if I could only have a new show heifer Then I could wish you a Merry Christmas Adaptation of Donald Yetter Gardner's All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth by Heather Wiley. You might also like... You have seen some of the recent highlights of our life and activities. For all the things that I share here, there are many other things that are going on behind the scenes. Sometimes, it is the ugly things that just don't make for good blog posts and other times, it just isn't quite as exciting.  This year, we have intentionally and unintentionally made some changes in our herd. We have had babies, sold cows and lost some others.
We have used Mitchell as our herd bull for several years now, but that also means that we have more and more cows in our herd that he has sired, meaning we have to use a different bull. We aren't quite ready to get rid of Mitchell, so that means we have to change up the cows in our herd. With Christmas just around the corner, there is always that one person that I have trouble finding a gift for. The person that has everything and needs nothing. I am a huge fan of leather. After all, leather is a product of the cattle industry. Leather stands up to the test of time and gets better with age.  I have compiled a list of hand made leather items that can be purchased from Etsy. I love Etsy, because...it is online (my favorite)… and it supports the cottage industries and craft makers.
Am I the last person on Earth to jump on the Amazon Prime bandwagon?
About this time last year, I realized that I was pretty much the only person who didn't have Amazon Prime. To be honest...I thought it was pretty dumb. Why pay a fee to get my orders in 2 days, when I can get my order in 5 days if I meet the minimum order? Besides, how hard is it to find $25 worth of items you want to buy from Amazon?
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But then, my wonderful husband ordered a Christmas gift for me off of Amazon. He promptly told me I was not allowed to look at the Amazon account or open e-mails sent from Amazon (the trials of buying your spouse a gift).
He then went on to tell me that he got a free offer for Amazon Prime. I asked him when the free offer expired? "I don't know...I didn't look at that part." |
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AuthorHello! I am Heather... the city girl turned mom to manure loving country boys. My husband and I both grew up in the city, but spent weekends visiting grandparents in the country. We are first generation farmers who learn best by almost always doing things the hard way. I hope you enjoy following along with our adventures down on the farm. Archives
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