We are grateful for so much and wish you all love and gratitude today. Francie Ivy says it so beautifully: “Happy Thanksgiving Day from Gunnison, Colorado….Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Turkey Party
No one really thought that all 12 baby turkeys would grow up into big turkeys, but the man took very good care of them. He will miss them. He wanted to give them to our friends for Thanksgiving, and I had always been hesitant as to how that was going to play out, as I … Continue reading
Questions New Milk Cow Owners Ask
Reality? hmmm. I usually feel like I am in a parallel universe. I am grateful for the life I live, and most grateful for the gift that I can change, even if I never thought change possible. I am most grateful for those whom I share this life with, you. Nahko Bear says it well: … Continue reading
Final Sheep Sorting
Yesterday we had to sort the sheep for the final time this season. Sheep sorting is stressful for all of us, though it has gotten better over the years. We were supposed to sort on Monday, but it is supposed to snow and storm then, so we had to do it now. One man was … Continue reading
Neglect
Today I went with the man to Paonia, so he could cut out dead wood from very neglected fruit trees before all of their leaves fall off, which would make it hard to tell what was dead until next spring. No, the trees are not the only things neglected there. Most of the trees seem … Continue reading
Picnic with Elias
Elias called and said that they have moved him out of the high country and he is on a ranch in Cimarron for two weeks before they move him again. Yesterday we went to visit him for lunch, and it was a spectacular day. Before we left, we had our second ewe of the season … Continue reading
Milking On the Other Side of the World
Our dear friends, Allan and Francie Ivy, are on the other side of the world, visiting family in their beloved homeland South Africa. Francie has so sweetly been sharing some photos of their adventures and I asked her to capture some moments of milking cows on their family ranch. I love it! enjoy cream separator … Continue reading
Cattle Trading
I suck at it. Acacia has been sick for several days, and the vet came again yesterday. Hopefully she is on the mend. The vet confirmed, however, that neither Acacia nor Tipin are bred at all. Lilian was to calf early spring, and at least she is bred, but not to calf until late July. … Continue reading
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