Tonight I finally met the farm’s resident skunk. Before you all start sending sympathy emails and comments, let me assure you no bodily fluids were exchanged. He went one way and I went the other…quickly. I had also just let all the dogs out and Red was heading towards me with her early evening feeding …
This weekend I had the great fortune of going to the Des Moines Metro Knitters group annual retreat called Sticks and Strings. It was held at the Country Inn and Suites in Clive, which was the perfect venue as it had such a laid-back atmosphere. None of the hotel staff looked too freaked-out by a …
I was in South Carolina for a week for training for work. While I was gone, Red got her first ride in a car and trip to the vet. My mom and dad took her in a pet carrier which I really wish that I had pictures of. But hey, you gotta do what you …
Early yesterday the sun disappeared, the temperatures started to drop and the wind picked-up considerably. About the time that it got dark, it also started snowing. We didn’t get a lot of snow, but what fell has been blowing around all day. It’s reasonably cold out (it was around 8 degrees Fahrenheit [-13 Celsius] when …
I thought that I would share a few random photos from my day.
Tonight was one of those nights. One of those nights where you step deep into the icy puddle because you were too busy looking up at the sky. And you don’t care. One of those nights where many droplets of warm milk replacer were sprayed around the feedlot (much to the joy of …
Little Miss Red (as I am calling my young nursing charge) has taken to getting out of her pen and running to me when I am on my way to her. In fact, she is following me all the way back to the house when I leave! To say that it is terribly cute to …
Last night I drove to the Hampton Middle School to the democrats caucus. I’m pretty sure that if there had actually been a choice of candidates there would have been more people from my district than just 4. But, despite this, it was fun. There were goodies to eat and everyone was really nice. We …
Sarah Jane Humke 