Never too Old

I was watching TV the other day and a news story got my attention. 
There is a lady name Ida and she is a Sprinter.  Age is 96 years young. 
Started running when she was 68 year young.  Her practice field is running the hallways
of her apartment building.  This is a story of inspiration for all of us that want to be fit.
Jeannie  thought maybe you would appreciate this story. Check out Jeannie at
www.jeanniesgymjourney.blogspot.com

I see more ice and snow outside thought we were on our way the SPRING!!!

 Maybe tomorrow

Lost Hay Bales

You never know what will happen when you live in the country and farm.   Last night at around 10:15  we got a call from the sheriff's office.   They ask if we had been moving hay bales?  Jim was watching TV and I was reading .  I said no but what was the problem?  She said they had a call and there were several round bales in the road on a Horse Shoe Turn by our house.  Hubby grabbed his coat and put on his boots out the door he went. When he got up around the road there were 9  round bales some in the road and some in the ditch.   Hubby came back got the tractor and started moving them out of the road.  It was almost midnight when we got back.   The sheriff  and I sat at different  ends of the bales to slow traffic.  

We put them aside of where our bales are stored just outside of  where the cows are pastured.  You call see the difference.  Today a lady who  boards horses  showed up to claim the bales.   She didn't know that she lost 9 bales in the road. Until she got home and saw the strap dragging.    

Glad no one was following her!!!!!!! 

Valentine's Day

Every store I have been in the last couple of weeks it is all about Valentine's Day

Today I baked some cookies with red sugar on them. Took a bag of they to my daughter so she and her family could enjoy them also. Since I enjoy baking it is nice to share with the family.
I finished my rug hooking project tonight. Now I have to get some binding or yarn to finish.

I have purchased some blue and white yarn to knit a scarf for the Super Bowl 2012. Anyone who would like to knit a scarf please go to Super Bowl 2012 Scarf and get the information or email me and I can get it for you. This will be a fun project.

Tuesday night I have signed up for a class on the Backyard Bird Count which is coming up real soon. I know several of the birds but thought I would take this workshop to refresh my counting. It will be fun. I have about 6 feeders around at different windows so that I may watch them. I also have a Cooper Hawk that waits on my little birds

Take care and enjoy the weather.

corn bales from harvest

So far this seems to be a long winter keeping these girls happy and well fed  and healthy for they are expecting their calves in the next  30 days.  We round baled some corn stocks not knowing what the winter was going to be like.  These pictures are when a corn bale was unrolled in the field behind the house.  While I was watching the cows there were several wild turkeys wandering around the field.    If I get a chance I will get some pictures I guess they are cleaning up after the cows.  One thing they don't eat as much.

Take care and stay warm

 

Ann's Musings

I guess when I don't have any thing special to talk about it is  Ann's Musings

I have signed up for a class that  the Purdue Extension Office is presenting on Back to Basics
A Novice Guide to Farm Animals a 5 week course. It is on  sheep and goats,
cattle, horses, chickens and swine.  I think this is a good thing I don't know how many times people
want to know if we would sell them a calf.  And where are you going to raise this animal?

 Farm animals are cute when they are little but when they grow up they have their own personalities
just like humans. 
If you  want to cuddle a animal please get a dog or cat or maybe a rabbit.  They are becoming family pets.

We are sponsoring another Rug Hooking workshop  this time we are going to hook an Primitive house with
pine trees, moon and stars.  We have started a group on Thursday morning to work on our rugs and share ideas.

This weather is in a holding pattern just hope it holds til  SPRING
Stay warm and safe

Ice and Snow

I must admit that the ice and snow really are beautiful.       I went  out   about  8:00 last night and it was  light out  the ice balls were like walking in 2 inches of snow.   Then  it rained as the temperature went to 35 and this morning it was a frozen mess.  Some day this will all melt.  I hope everyone can make it to the Fish Fry at the Fairgrounds on Sat as last year it was deep drifting snow.   But some of  those Purdue folks went through 3 foot drifts to get there and some never made the drive