Think Spring, Think of Blueberries to Come

Today there was a Poetry Slam at our local library. A poetry “reading” was described to be like passively watching a golf tournament. A poetry slam is when you enthusiastically applaud everyone’s efforts and their bravery for getting up in front of an audience for the first time to share their inner most feelings. My… Read more »

Not all eggs created equal

So you think all eggs come in perfect elliptical medium to jumbo sizes? Not so.  There are often eggs with a slightly hour glass shape, jumbo double yolkers (ouch),  some with several shades of brown on the shell, and even an occasional shell-less egg. This egg, gathered yesterday,  is less than half the size. Young… Read more »

Taxes are done!

When the weather looks like this…you don’t mind staying inside and cleaning out a closet or two, watching a TV show you usually wouldn’t in the middle of the day, but mostly ahh-ing over snow defined views from the warmth of the house… or even sorting those receipts for the dreaded tax 1040. But now… Read more »

Meet Butch

Whenever a new calf is born on Cloud 9 Farm, the renter at the time, gets to name it. Sooooo, presenting Butch, named by two sisters from Florida, looking for a macho name for this new stud. Actually, this new baby face stud will have a couple weeks reprieve before becoming a steer! I bent… Read more »