The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Hope everyone isn't so old that they went to bed at 6PM!
Also hope everyone is avoiding the flu. Folks over are Granny's place is have a hard time with it.

We have a new member of the family. Somebody dumped a puppy on the road outside our house. I found her coming back from taking care of the chickens. Little thing was sitting there bawling her heart out. Took her to the vet today. 8 weeks old, mostly border collie. She has a perfect white 'Pi' symbol on her chest so we named her.....Pi. What a blessing she is.
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Other than dealing with a pinched nerve in my back, I've avoided getting sick.....so far....keeping my fingers crossed. I usually hibernate in the winter but between dealing with my back and taking Pi to the vet that habit is out the window for the winter I fear.

Take care everyone.

Congratulations!

 

[microchick]

Thanks Ron.

DH took this picture of her with Buck this afternoon out on the deck. Buck follows her around like she is a lamb who insists on breaking flock and won't listen to him when he tries to get her to get back where she belongs and she just adores him even though he nips her when she doesn't listen to him.

 

[Nomadicus]

Goodnight Old Folks. Should have been in bed by 9pm but supper is disagreeing on a horizontal position right now. As soon as the Pepcid is working I will get reacquainted with my pillow.

 

[CapricornFarm]

How is that going? With the cataracts gone, is your vision way better? Do you like it?

Yes, I had my right eye done first, then the other right around when we closed on the house. The cataracts pretty much blur things. I have a new prescription, so will get new glasses soon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey Old Folks I had a poop scoop with wood right heck after 15 years is broke on me.
Had repaired it several times, went to dump poop the scoop part went right over the deck rail.
Ordered a new one be here Monday all metal.

 

[Rambling Iris]

It has been a good day today. Had 4 great grand kids and their parents here to celebrate their Mom's (my youngest daughters) birthday. I baked her favorite cake, lasagna with a green salad and made lemon sugar cookies for them to share. There are 4 cookies left in the jar. Pa has requested a batch for himself.

 

[pertnear09]

It has been a good day today. Had 4 great grand kids and their parents here to celebrate their Mom's (my youngest daughters) birthday. I baked her favorite cake, lasagna with a green salad and made lemon sugar cookies for them to share. There are 4 cookies left in the jar. Pa has requested a batch for himself.

Those cookies sound good.

 

[CanuckBock]

Heel low:

Only took me 11 years but I finally painted the lettering and hung my sign for our Hatching House.

Love this time of year, things I don't get to because I'm busy outside, the inside things get some attention.

Hung the sign up this evening.

Spouse bought me a bulb and the 1st blossom is open. Expecting another three on this stalk and it has another whole stalk in the works.

Makes inside cheerful.

Feed buckets in all the pens are topped up and with bit of a freezing reprieve in the works...don't have to smash out 25+ rubber buckets every day. Be a thin topping of ice for the next week before it goes down to -30C, or so they are forecasting. They also say -40C coming up in three weeks but they can't seem to get the present day figured out so we'll see.

Hated the ice frozen on everything on the 4th.

But the Alberta sun came out and burned it all off.

Ram lambs are enjoying complaining about the state of their Alfalfa flakes.

Such goofs. Nothing more selfish than a baby...never mind two. Oh well, they are cute enough. Rams go in with the ewes this month. Get to repeat being a lawn chair shepherd...dog on each side and camera ready to click a pic.

RatRanch Nebula.

Doggone & Chicken UP!

Tara Lee Higgins
Higgins Rat Ranch Conservation Farm, Alberta, Canada

 

[Alaskan]

Heel low:

Only took me 11 years but I finally painted the lettering and hung my sign for our Hatching House.

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Love this time of year, things I don't get to because I'm busy outside, the inside things get some attention.

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Hung the sign up this evening.

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Spouse bought me a bulb and the 1st blossom is open. Expecting another three on this stalk and it has another whole stalk in the works.

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Makes inside cheerful.

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Feed buckets in all the pens are topped up and with bit of a freezing reprieve in the works...don't have to smash out 25+ rubber buckets every day. Be a thin topping of ice for the next week before it goes down to -30C, or so they are forecasting. They also say -40C coming up in three weeks but they can't seem to get the present day figured out so we'll see.

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Hated the ice frozen on everything on the 4th.

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But the Alberta sun came out and burned it all off.

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Ram lambs are enjoying complaining about the state of their Alfalfa flakes.

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Such goofs. Nothing more selfish than a baby...never mind two. Oh well, they are cute enough. Rams go in with the ewes this month. Get to repeat being a lawn chair shepherd...dog on each side and camera ready to click a pic.

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RatRanch Nebula.

Doggone & Chicken UP!

Tara Lee Higgins
Higgins Rat Ranch Conservation Farm, Alberta, Canada

Those lambs sure are cute!!!


So, you haven't been getting the horrid cold that we have had in Alaska?

It is nice to know that someone is having a more normal winter.