The Chesapeake’s Retrieval

The Chesapeake’s Retrieval

by | Nov 3, 2015 | Animals, Farm Life, Memories

The unseasonably warm day begged me to open windows and banish the winter staleness from our old farmhouse. The March breeze still had a bite so the whole family bundled up to enjoy the weather. Looking forward to nestling against crisp fresh-smelling cotton, I washed...
A Moth Moment

A Moth Moment

by | Aug 20, 2015 | Animals, Farm Life, Memories

I scrambled out of bed, my heart pounding. I’d hit the snooze button too many times and now I would be late! I wanted to feed the chickens before my shower so I threw on a pair of old pants and a T-shirt, trotted down the old farmhouse stairs, stepped into my barn...
Dad’s Shadow

Dad’s Shadow

by | Aug 10, 2015 | Animals, Farm Life, Memories

I peeked through the doorway of the small red feed room then climbed into the dimly lit space, my nose full of the rich wholesome fragrance of milled corn, wheat, oats and barley. I sidled up to the figure stooped in the low-ceiled room, “What you doin’ Dad?”...
Brave Little Friend

Brave Little Friend

by | Jul 25, 2015 | Animals, Farm Life, Memories

Goodbye my faithful friend, my constant shadow. I’ll never again smooth the fine hair around your eyes and ears, or rub your belly between your front legs the way you love. Never again be exasperated by your leaping frenzied greeting when I come home at the end...
Natural Respect

Natural Respect

by | Jul 14, 2015 | Farm Life, Memories

My stomach clenched, my hands gripped the steering wheel with white knuckles, my brain addled by the whirling of my head front to back side to side, my left leg ached with tension as it hovered over the clutch pedal. And yet I was proud, so proud of what I was doing,...
Have Steam, Will Travel

Have Steam, Will Travel

by | Jun 22, 2015 | Farm Life, Memories

Tons of black iron crept almost soundlessly out of Ernie’s driveway, hissing, smoke billowing, gravel crunching under it’s enormous weight. A mass of levers and gauges allowed the driver to direct the steam power boiling within. At the controls, our cousin...

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