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Katahdin Sheep, Chickens, Ducks, Dogs and Novelist Adrienne Morris live here (with humans).

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August 22, 2016August 22, 2016

“The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” ―E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

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Frosty Morning Goats

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April 1, 2016April 1, 2016

First-Time Mothers

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December 14, 2015December 14, 2015

A Visitor in Our Front Yard

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November 30, 2015

Farm Disconnect

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September 25, 2015

Country Life: The Benefits of Football Players on the Farm

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August 23, 2015August 23, 2015

Cat Door Surprise

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July 29, 2015July 29, 2015

Get ready for the new herd queen: MOLLIE

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July 25, 2015July 25, 2015

QUOTE: “Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James

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Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.

Comfy is our most contemplative dog ever. Her breeders said she was soulful and they were right. But give her some mud puddles and she grins.

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.

What if you were wrong? What if everything you ever believed was a lie? What if you missed your opportunity because you didn't know your worth? What if you settled on familiar, but God was trying to give you something better? What if you decided not to go backwards, but forward? What if doing what you have never done before was the answer to everything that didn't make sense? What if the answer wasn't to be found in words, but in action? What if you found the courage to do what you really wanted to do and doing it changed your whole life?

Ivan and Fanny. Fanny loves Ivan and Ivan loves me. Ivan charmed his way into being a pet with all of his affection. Fanny is a mixed breed and tiny and no one likes her so she’s become a favorite of mine. Also destined to be a pet. She has a huge crush on Ivan but he just puts up with her.

Plant yarrow in your garden! It’s beautiful and has so many uses! 💕

Scarecrow girl in the garden!

A dusty desk can only mean one thing: summer. Do you have a most and least productive season?

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