Archive for February, 2005
February 28, 2005 – In Remembrance
On this day in 1979, one of the most beloved character actors of all time died. Mr. Ed was an inspiration to thousands of horses world-wide. His wildly popular talking horse TV show is what “Ed” was most well-known for, but to his death, he refused to believe that was his defining moment.
But like Kramer ...Read more.
February 27, 2005 – Paullina
February 26, 2005 – Got Goat
Paullina joined high hopes today. She is due to give birth April 5. Last year she had 3 female kids! She is 4 years old and we will post Paulinna’s photo on the web site soon so you can all meet her. Pauline is less than the perfect Nubian dairy goat ...Read more.
February 25, 2005 – Web Site Updates
Finally got the website update/redesign finished today. Still have lots to add, but for now, it is at least a bare bones presence. Was able to get outside some with Martin. We hauled and stacked Wednesday’s woodcutting. Martin is excited to become a “goatkeeper.” Tomorrow goat arrives. We made the ...Read more.
February 24, 2005 – Got your Goat?
It’s all but official now. Permanent goat will be coming to high hopes. We have in the past performed goat-sitting, but we have just committed to buying a bred nanny. Our motivation is simple – we may nevermore run out of milk. The doe is set up to come in two ...Read more.
February 23, 2005 – Guiness Book Socks?
We finally had a sunny, calm day. I managed to get one chain saw gas tank of wood cut up but not hauled and piled. Also worked some more on surveys of on-farm stores and local consumers.
Today I finally attacked the mismatched sock pile. Is there a world record for mismatched socks for ...Read more.
February 22, 2005 – Worlds Colliding
Today was a 12 hour office day. The hours were just a pause in a greater adventure. I started reading Dan Brown’s Deception Point last night about 8:00 and read until I fell asleep, read during breakfast, during lunch and when I got home until the book was finished. I knew the ...Read more.
February 21, 2005 – Dark Walker
Today was too much computer time – continued work on updating web pages (not yet published), working on surveys for the on-farm store, LLC draft documents, and getting the news that a 50 lb bag of organic turkey food jumped from $11 last summer to $17 today. Must be a good time to be ...Read more.
February 20, 2005 – Dead Dogs on the Side of the Road
Another grey, wet/snowy muddy day. After church the “Secret Friends” lunch was held. As Martin is too small to have a secret friend, his secret friend (Dad) took him out to lunch. He was very grown-up sitting across from me, snarfing his beef-broccoli stir fry. As we were driving to the ...Read more.
February 19, 2005 – Catch a Breath
Today allowed some non-task time. The morning was the Growing Your Small Market farm class, followed by an hour of college basketball (Cyclones eking one over #2 Kansas). It was rainy/snowy outside, so no more woodcutting or anything else of consequence, although I did drag the waste boards and Christmas wreathes to the burn ...Read more.
February 18, 2005 – Turtles Lurking
Although it is still early in the season, it seems that a turtle is crawling out of the mud and commenting on this blog. They say turtles are one of the wisest totems and have been thought of that way for a long time. I think this turtle is no exception.
Stopped in for ...Read more.
February 17, 2005 – Tech Writing 4500 BC
Many people don’t have a clue about what a technical writer does. Here’s a description of a tech writer from Ptahotep from 4500 BC that nails it!
Be a scribe!
Your body will be sleek, your hand will be soft.
You are the one who sits grandly in your house;
your servants answer speedily; beer is poured copiously;
all ...Read more.
February 16, 2005 – Wet Boots Continued
A few days ago I mentioned the girls went to the “pond.” Today, I was cleaning out the mudroom and found the boots weighed about three times their normal weight. Now some of the weight was mud on the outside, but the majority was the wet liners.
It must be a curse and a ...Read more.
February 15, 2005 VFW Day
Tonight we were guests at VFW Post 839, Marshalltown, Iowa to honor essay contest winners. Claire won the Middle School contest and we were treated to dinner and a program of the elementary through high school winners reading their essays.
There was salad along with the sloppy joes and chips for dinner, which is unusual in ...Read more.
