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It seems as if horses have always been a part of my life and they always shall be in one way or another. Right now out in the pasture we have four of them, three are stout American Quarter horses and one a gangly Thoroughbred. The one dearest to my heart is a venerable old… Continue reading Luke’s hair…

Here on the Triple H we believe all animals should get a second chance before being removed, in one way or another, from the premises. This was the case with our big sow Paula. A couple of years ago we bought two young bred gilts, female pigs that have yet to have babies for those… Continue reading Second Chances…

As I grow a little older I have come to the realization that I do not like Daylight Savings Time. A few years ago anyone could ask me what I thought of the subject and I would have felt very ambiguous about it, not really having a strong opinion one way or another as I… Continue reading The Change…

I sometimes wonder if being caretaker of a dog with newly born puppies is anything similar to a new mum taking care of her wee little baby. My day seems to revolve around puppies. Now I know that dogs have been birthing and caring for their offspring for millennia with absolutely no problems at all.… Continue reading Puppies…

Here I sit wrapped up in a blanket in my chair early this Sunday morning, contemplating the second day of my PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) class that I shall finish up over in John Day today. Being an EMT has not only expended my education over the years but has brought me face to… Continue reading Education is a grand thing!

I am in piggy mode these days. With one sow already farrowed out and 12 little piglets running around her, two more girls due the end of next week and the fourth girl, who almost ended up as bacon and sausage, due to farrow early March, it is definitely pig time on the Triple H.… Continue reading Pig Farmer….

There is a rather well known country western song sung  by Johnny Paycheck that comes to mind when I think about the day I had the other day, hence the title to this my latest of musings. Every once in a while, it seems at least once a year, I have one of those days… Continue reading “Take This Job and….”

Here we are in late January and the piglet procession has begun. Mary, a most wonderful sow, gave birth a few days ago to a passel of piglets! I knew she was getting close to farrowing as I have this handy dandy little gestation wheel. You put the arrow on the day an animal was… Continue reading Mid-wife nights…

Another morning and here I sit in my easy chair, cup of tea by my side, fire going in the wood cookstove, Darrell still resting in bed and me waiting for the first light of dawn to peek over the horizon and show its face through the window. Although today is a Monday, for Darrell… Continue reading The “What If’s”…

There is something very comforting in routine, such as getting up in the early morning hours to do an hour of Yoga followed by a nice cup of tea while sitting in my easy chair to check emails and messages as the kettle on the woodstove gently whistles away. I listen for the sounds of… Continue reading Routine and life…