Porridge for Chickens
We are officially in the deep freeze. Almost a week and the temperatures keep circling zero, with the wind chill well below that. The wind is no joke here either. There isn’t much in the way of buildings or trees to slow it down, so it picks up speed and doesn’t stop. It scours the snow from the ground leaving sharp edged slopes, and bare dirt. Ellie, the puppy, is big now, and these snow piles are her favorite obstacle to scramble up, sinking chin deep. Beneath the soft flu
Married Life
For almost half a year now I’ve been writing a weekly column for our local paper, trying to catch the little shifts in the seasons as they arrive, and the little celebrations that occur during our chore rituals and the other activities that make up daily life on a ranch. I am going to start sharing them more regularly on this blog, but with the addition of photos. I hope you enjoy! This is a column from just before the holidays – written just a few days after the man of the r
