I realized today that I am in a most fortunate position when I am outside on a winter’s day.  For many years, I worked a job that required that I show up, regardless of what the weather was outside.  This meant sliding down slick roads and scraping and shoveling and watching the weather report at [...]

Tonight, Brian and I rescued Moxie and saved him from a cold and snowy death.  If you are not currently in Nebraska, we are in the midst of a pretty nasty snowstorm.  Several inches of snow have fallen on the farm today and the wind is howling away.  Not the kind of weather to be [...]

Today, we got some snow. Not much, but it was enough to get the kids excited and to cause some changes on the farm. The birds didn’t get to go out of the coop. They love to get outdoors and scratch around for bugs and other tasty tidbits, so when they don’t get their freedom, [...]