Chewing the Cud

  • Red Insulator

    June 19, 2016  Land identification does not change easily in rural landscapes.  When a farm, ranch, or corner store passes hands, folk continue to identify it in the name of the previous owner years beyond the exchange. Ray’s place became part of the farm a few years ago.  The passing of land and its being…

  • Twisted Wire

    hands of long ago, repair barb wire fence, of hands long ago

  • Fair Day

    March 27, 2016 Each fall we take time off and head to the Central Washington Fair. Less than an hour from the farm, it is a great place to have a family day. There is a little something for everyone. You cannot go to the fair and not meet a neighbor or two. And we’re…

  • Wise Fence

    sage leans into fence whispering wisdom, lean ear to wire and listen

  • Coffee & Microwave 2

    May 22, 2016  My first recollection of coffee is at the kitchen nook table at my folk’s home in Granada Hills.  Three or four at the time, my image is a little fuzzy.  However, I figure my first awareness of coffee were during my wombed days.  Mamma, on the other hand, was three or four…