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Good Friends
This past week has felt like an overdue reunion of long-lost friends. Our bluebirds moved back into the nesting box outside our dining room window…
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Watching Grass Grow
Is there anything as beautiful as a naked sheep? (Don’t answer that.) We were so happy to have all our sheep finally shorn - but now I’m impatiently…
Apr 13
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Bobbie Emery
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Shearing Day!
Shearing day is almost here! I’m not sure who will be happier to see it come and go, me or the sheep. First thing Sunday morning we’ll corral all the…
Apr 6
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Bobbie Emery
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March 2024
What We Used to Know
In 1991, the mummified remains of “Otzi the Iceman” were discovered in the Italian Alps. The 45 year old male died 5,300 years ago, as the result of…
Mar 30
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Bobbie Emery
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Romancing the Roo
Our Shetlands are a breed of sheep known for being healthy, hardy, self-reliant and notoriously independent. They are considered one of the few…
Mar 23
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Bobbie Emery
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Instant Joy
This morning, the sun came out, the wind paused, and a healthy lamb greeted us in the pasture. It was pure unadulterated joy. The first lamb of the…
Mar 16
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Bobbie Emery
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Drifting
Our life is always busy but once maple sugaring starts, it speeds up exponentially. Right now, I feel a bit like a piece of driftwood floating…
Mar 9
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Bobbie Emery
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Long Logs
We’ve been busy in the mushroom yard, rearranging to make room for and inoculating our new “long logs.” It always takes a bit of searching to find all…
Mar 2
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Bobbie Emery
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February 2024
Old Friends
After my dad passed away, two of his friends clearly felt an obligation to keep an eye on me and my various endeavors. “Uncle” John had been an engineer…
Feb 24
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Bobbie Emery
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Marcescence (and a blanket of snow)
There are few things on this planet as peaceful as walking in a New England forest after a snow storm. The sound deadening blanket covering the earth…
Feb 17
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Bobbie Emery
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The First Few Weeks of Spring
We tapped our sugar maple trees this week and that to me is the moment that Spring officially begins. The sap will run for as long as the temperatures…
Feb 10
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Bobbie Emery
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Romancing Spring
The days are definitely getting longer, my friend, just as surely as the nights are that much shorter. The change might seem incremental, but it’ll soon…
Feb 3
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Bobbie Emery
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