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Category Archives: Farm Diary
Enough snow and wind!
Zac and Betty looked like ghosts. Temperature about 5 degrees, going down to 15 below later this week. Wind from 25 to 45 miles an hour. Drifts up to my waist. Lots of profanity as I try to open gates, … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog
Tagged Betty, cold, snow, wind, winter, Zac
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Christmas Eve B: On Them Light Has Shined
The First Reading for Christmas Eve is Isaiah 9:2-7, which starts with this oracle: 2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Connie's Posts, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged Christmas, darkness, Isaiah, light, pandemic
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The Household Power Structure Changes!
Pictured here are Connie, with Sméagol the cat, and Nell the sheepdog. I’m John, taking the photo. In the life of Heatherhope Farm, over the 18 years of its existence, Sméagol has run things inside the house. He meows like … Continue reading
Advent 2 B: Plague Days as Messy Beginning
It’s starting to look a lot like winter here on the farm. First things first: Out of bed just as dawn is breaking I fortify myself with warm clothes from head to toe, and brave the dark, cold and windy … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged advent, beginning, election, expectation, Fauci, good news, Gospel, Mark, pandemic
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Like Goliath, They’ll Be Conquered
Depicted here, on the high utility post in front of our farm, is a scene that we see often: The tiny takes on the mighty. If you look close you will see a tiny red-winged blackbird sitting on top of … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Social Political Issues
Tagged bullies, Goliath, hawk, Jesus, Pharaoh, Pilate, red tailed hawk, red-winged blackbird
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Monarchs Make Us So Happy
Beat back the depression and anxiety of the pandemic by stepping outside. Rain or shine, breathe in, behold, and hearken to the nurturing power of nature! Our hearts have filled with joy this season because everywhere we look are monarch … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog
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Bilbo The Brave
Son, Jeremiah, and daughter-in-law, Caroline, have a crossbreed named Luna at their new home in Oakland, California. She barks a bit. Mostly at the many squirrels who climb the branches of the redwood trees in their back yard. I told … Continue reading
Posted in Connie's Posts, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Uncategorized
Tagged bilbo, Dogs, pandemic
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K9 Playtime Therapy
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog
Tagged Border Collies, Dogs, pandemic, therapy
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Royal Wee Violets
Keeping the yard of our farm house mowed is a constant occupation these days. Spring is bursting out with the quite heavy rains, punctuated with bits of intense sunshine. When I mow I cannot bear to wipe out all of … Continue reading