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December 23, 2012

Keeping The Joy In Christmas

O Holy Night…

To my wonderful Blogville friends …
Here's wishing you a Blessed Christmas
along with wishes that 2013 is good to you.

It' is diffcult to think happy thoughts in light of
the recent tragedy in Connecticut and around the world.

But we have to keep reminding ourselves that
there are so many more good people in the world
... and you are among them!

November 20, 2012

Wishing You All ...

To all my wonderful friends in Blogville …
wishing you and your critters
a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

Big Fork In The Road

How this farm thing came about is quite unlikely.

I was a Nebraska girl dreaming of living in New York City, wearing Chanel suits, pearls and very high heels. A farm was never part of the plan. Life was about cashmere sweaters, not dirty, muddy shoes.

Then I met a handsome movie star in California. He was charming and good natured, ... but he had a past.

He'd grown up on a farm. He milked cows, rode his horse to school and apparently wore very dirty boots.

He convinced me that our life would be ... normal. And for years, it was. Then, something happened. We decided we needed to live on a farm.

So, that's where we are ... with a barn, horses and all kinds of other creatures necessary to call this a farm. It's true that Hollywood isn't too far away, along with the hectic life that we avoid. There are no dusty roads or Cottonwood trees to line the drive ... this sure isn't Nebraska.

However, with the ocean nearby and all the sunshine, this will do. We love this peaceful life with our animals. And I've become quite attached to my well worn, dusty paddock boots. And, oh by the way, I do wear very tired, very old cashmere sweaters in the barn. Life is good.