1999 - Oct 30, 2008
Andy-Dog  was euthanized today due to acute renal failure.  We found out he was sick last night when he was unable to walk to come in to eat.  In hind sight there were signs, but they were indistinguishable from Andy’s normal behavior.  He’s the dog I’ve called autistic.  Whether he interacted […]

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We survived Logan’s birthday party, and so did everyone who came.  Carolyn and her family came early and did a whirlwind of final house fixing and getting ready things with us, which made us way more presentable in the last hour than we’d gotten in the rest of the morning before that.  Matilda and Lilly […]

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I’m not sure easy is the word I’d choose this summer. It’s been a bit hectic. We’ve moved in to the sheep-and-goats-bust-down-fences time of year again. Also known as the stupid time of year. John has a ram locked in the barn and has to hop the wall to do chores […]

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I’ve tried again to upload pictures, and it won’t work, I get “Unable to create directory”. John says he suspects Ruzz who fixes these things is out of town for the weekend. John is off line for the weekend, so he won’t know if there is email telling him why it can’t be […]

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Linx wasn’t interested in the idea of coming down for his bowl of food last night.  However because John had to walk around the barn and down in to the pasture to get him, he had the shephards crook with him, and reached up and hooked him down.  I think that makes the tree more […]

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