Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: My Country Life
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We had just started our morning walk when the unfamiliar truck appeared on the road ahead of us. Max and Charly stepped to the side with me, but Frankie wasn't nearly that accomodating. He charged right down the middle of the road, straight for the truck, ignoring my calls, lifting his wings up to the…
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Ah, much better!
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A new weekend is knocking on the door and I feel like I just said goodbye to the last one…it was a whole month's worth of faces, fun, and emotion packed into a few short days. It was a weekend of family and friends - Tom's brother Kenny and his wife Cathy drove in from Wichita, Kansas on Thursday. Their future…
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Around 5pm yesterday afternoon, all "hail" broke loose above our house, pounding on our metal roof, stripping leaves and small branches from the junipers and oaks, knocking out the lights lining the front pathway, destroying the top of Tom's little Capri convertible, and scaring the bejeezus out of the puppies and Frankie (I think…
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I'm not a country girl. I might live in the country, and I'm not afraid of the dark or walking down a country road alone, or tarantulas. I know how to twirl a stick in front of me to clear unseen spider webs from my path, and to check for scorpions and snakes when I lift…
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That's what we were all wondering when Daniel carried the baby squirrel home, curled up in a little ball in the palm of his hand. He had taken the dogs (and Frankie) for a walk. Near the curve, Frankie spotted something in the woods. Daniel and the dogs went to investigate, but before Daniel…
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I have been ALL over the world this month…virtually, anyway. First, my friend Rae tromped all over New Zealand with her husband for two weeks, sharing her experiences and photos with all of us on Facebook as much as she could. Here she is inside of a maoreki boulder. And of course,…
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I love my family. I need to get that out there right away. I love having them around, love the chattering, the bickering, the company. That being said…I have REALLY been looking forward to today all week…Kendall in Spain, and Tom and Daniel backpacking in Big Bend National Park…to coming home from Houston and having the…
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I woke in the night to the sound of rain outside the open window. It was beautiful! This isn't just a quick shower, either - it's expected to stick around for a few days. Just the kind of soaking bath this dusty land needs right now. I don't think Tom's going to complain about it waiting…
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We've had some absolutely beautiful weather lately – the kind that calls to you to get outside, away from the computer, or the dishes, or the laundry. But seriously, we need some rain! Need proof? Our pond, that first February… Our pond, fourteen years later (two weeks ago)… Since that first year, it's often…
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