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Abbey’s Granola
Though it’s been a crazy week, no way could it end without a recipe. This one comes from my daughter-in-law, Abbey. She had granola baking in the oven during my last visit. It smelled mouthwateringly divine, and tasted better than it smelled. I was home several days...
Good-bye, Abby the Dog
Yesterday afternoon, our week took an unexpected turn when my brother’s wife texted with news about Abby, the dog. Our former pet’s health, which has been tenuous for the past month, was rapidly going downhill. An MRI showed a large mass on one of her ventricles, and...
Working Cows
The popularity of the recent My Cow-Hating Man post made clear that numerous readers wouldn’t sleep at night until the final chapter in Hiram’s working-cows-with Donnie saga has been told. And we can’t have that, now can we? First of all, Hiram chose to not document...
The Preshka Apple Challenge
When I spoke at a women’s gathering in Aurora, Nebraska last night, I had no idea of what was in store for everyone attending. The lovely surprise went way beyond the rosy glow cast by the cold sore beneath my nose. That’s a special feature not often part of the...
My Golden Day – Recycled
Hiram and I have been living the west central Nebraska cowboy life since Sunday afternoon. Limited internet availability is as common to the out west experience as beyond-our-comfort-zone proximity to cattle. Hence no blog post yesterday, though I promise to tell you...
A Cow Hating Man
Believe it or not, my sweet, kind, gentle husband recently ‘fessed up about his dark side. It happened just the other day. We were talking about something or the other, and out of the blue he stated, “I hate cows.” Shocking, but true. Since exposing the dark...