The road to town takes us through a cotton field. After all of these years we’ve become quite the experts on how well the crop is doing at various times of the year. We note when it’s late being planted, anxiously await the first blossoms, and know fall has arrived when Mr. Cotton Farmer begins
I was about to tell a little story but instead I will start by saying, you have got to be kidding me. An old fashioned wooden ice cream maker is $85?!? And that’s the cheap one. Good grief. Story. When I was a little girl we lived for a while in central Pennsylvania (which is
This is a good one and worth a repost. Lots of good advice. A few days ago, I posed a question to SueK and JoBeth, both of whom are Country Mice. So Country Mice, if you had the opportunity to advise a City Mouse who is considering changing his ways, what would you say? The
Originally published May 2, 2019. Looks like that month was a pretty good one. As you know, this is not a political blog, though from time to time I do venture off the farm and comment on life. I’ll go look for a recipe to post to make up for this. I worry when the
From February 2019. Sadly, Bonnie is no longer with us. We have no idea what happened to her. Sometime in July 2020 we just realized she was gone. Clyde is still here. We don’t call Clyde ‘Clyde’ but we’re trying to get into the habit of doing so. We call him Dummy–because he’s dumb–but as
It’s Like Living in the Country! Published on August 17, 2021 by Marica So today, I saw two very odd birds. One perched on the fence, the other on the tree. They flew around. I quietly snuck back into house, got a camera… There were multiple text messages. We decided it was a Green Heron. And then, I
and then “pardon my French but…” words spontaneously flew out into the gunfire filled atmosphere. I do not remember the last time I heard a truck horn honk. And that’s it. My time is too valuable to waste. Title is: “7 Reasons to Avoid Going Rural to Work From Home” if you’re inclined to see
Had to call the Mayor of Town yesterday. Looong story beginning with muddy water coming out of the spigots, and going through several conversations with Peggy at the 911 call center. (Police who have one of the sections of Town Hall where the water people are located told me to call 911. Peggy is the
Smidgen more of the Balloon Festival yesterday. Quite interesting seeing them throw flame into the ballon as it lay on the ground and then finally rose into the air. Rides were supposed to start at 5pm, and the line was long, but they just couldn’t get it full enough. That’s it on the right as
If you’re lucky, you learn something every day! A few days ago I learned that DBA means Doing Business As. As of this morning, I am doing business as Old Schoolhouse Road Publishing. Cost $25 to file online. This process was not without incident which made me, once again, very glad I live in Mississippi.
A watershed is an interesting– what’s the technical word?– thing. This one runs through the (unmaintained) pine plantation. Pines do not like wet feet, but the oaks and gums and sycamores are fine with it, so the arial view clearly shows the swath of the watershed with the deciduous trees running down to the lake,
Don’t know why the video is so grainy but it doesn’t matter. It’s the audio I wanted to share. Potential for bad weather again early this weekend so I thought I’d take Missy & Rocky to the Hidden Pasture for a good run. Have a good one!
Would you look at that!?! Published on March 2, 2020 I was working on a long post and lost interest as things out there beyond the Farm whirled around. So I give you a few short takes. Hereabouts, there is no shortage of TP or bottled water. One explanation is that we Country Mice are woefully
Getting ice here on the Farm in 2020 is a struggle for us, too. We have very hard water but do not have a filter on the fridge in the kitchen, so we don’t use the ice maker. Instead, we buy bagged ice and keep it in my deep freezer. So when we need to
This is not possible in the world in which I live. By 2:15 the mail person will have just finished Sunday dinner with his/her family after having gone to church at 11:00. I mean, I suppose he still has time to get it to me before church starts but if he or she has kids,
Who knew? Everyone drives straight down the middle and if you do happen to meet another truck you both slow down, shimmy over to the side, and do the farmer’s wave when you pass. Unless it’s Pat or Doug. Then you pause when the driver’s side windows align and chat for a few minutes.
Had to go to town this morning– pleasant though not remarkable. We had to detour around Trade Day which I’d read about in our little weekly newspaper but had forgotten. Came home, picked up the Italian post-doc, and went to Trade Day. Trade Day is new– started last month without my knowledge. It takes its
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