Archive for 'Polly'
Posted: December 16th, 2007 by
Lisa
It was really hard to motivate myself to get out there and do morning chores this morning. At 7 a.m., it was 11°F with 18 mph winds, steady snow, at about an inch an hour rate. But we bundled up, long johns and double socks underneath my ski suit, and Frank put on
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Posted under Bjarki, Chickens, Evening Grosbeak, Food, Horses, Polly, Prince, Snow.
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Posted: December 11th, 2007 by
Lisa
We took a rather disappointing trip over to a feed store in Vermont, to see if their prices were cheaper, since they were right on the railroad line. It turns out they are the same as the (very high) prices we are finding in Keene, which is really disappointing. I’ve got to source some more
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Posted under Bjarki, Farm Life, Food, Pigs, Polly, Sheep.
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Posted: August 13th, 2007 by
Lisa
Doesn’t it look like she is saying “what’s in here, Mom?” This girl is trouble! She is so curious, so brave, so loves to be naughty. She almost giggles at this game, and it is very easy to get her to play. All I have to do is go check for eggs, and there
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Posted under Horses, Mushrooms, Pearl, Polly, Prince.
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Posted: August 6th, 2007 by
Lisa
Jeremy came over this weekend, and helped us knock together the frame of the horse structure. We busted our tail non-stop, and barely got enough done. We had a drop dead time of dark on Sunday to meet, and we did, but have so much more to go. We just covered the frame with
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Posted under Farm Life, Horse Housing, Horses, Injuries, Jeremy, Pearl, Polly, Prince.
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Posted: July 7th, 2007 by
Lisa
Look at that latch. What a wonderful sight and sound that was. It didn’t take me too long to get her going. Mama’s milk gave her a good boost of energy. I mostly left them alone, but Pearl kept coming over to the corner and stomping for my attention, wanted help. I swear she
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Posted under Deer flies, Farm Life, Horses, Mosquitos, Pearl, Polly, Wasps.
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Posted: July 6th, 2007 by
Lisa
After a long night of labor, Pearl had a very easy birth of a gorgeous baby girl sometime around 6 in the morning. I’d heard her go outside after a bunch of stomping, told her to go walk it off, and laid down for a nap. She had the baby just outside the stall
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Posted under Horses, Pearl, Polly.
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