The Aftermath or There is Nothing to do but Carry On — Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Dayphoto

Last fall I was bitten by a Jumping Spider—here is where I blogged about it

Nasty creature.

Anyway, I gradually healed up. Life went on.

Then a new thing occurred…teeth (not just tooth pain) but random floating moving pain and bone pain involving my teeth.

Miserable.

I found it hard to concentrate. Then I found myself only doing what was necessary because of the pain.

I went to the dentist, talked with my medical doctor…had a new filling put in, took Advil, hot packs/cold packs; you name it.

Gradually my mouth felt like it was breaking apart tiny bit by tiny bit.

Finally, it has been decided the pain is a result— a sort of residue, of the ulceration and a weird-like tissue death, from the spider bite.

The whole thing rather caused me to think way too loudly —mainly at night when trying to sleep 🙂

BUT!

At least I know now.

At least I can rest and not have my thoughts gather and disappear down a rabbit hole.

I can go forward into my new normal

Accepting the new creation in my body

Where pain didn’t exist before

It isn’t anything that I can’t live with, now that I understand it

It can’t break me. It is just the new normal.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Raptured by Frozen Fog — Monday, January 6, 2020

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Dayphoto

The fog as been beautiful the last two days

So thick and dense clinging to anything it possibly can—making me feel lost in a wonderland

I love being out in it…the air so heavy it settles on my skin, hair, clothing

Gradually the sun starts to burn through the frozen frost making the corn bales look like french knots on an embroidered lacy field

It takes a while for the earth to brighten and melt, but for a short lovely time our farm and the surrounding area feels like another time

Another planet where everything is impossibly different

I love being out in frozen fog; for the peace it brings

Then it melts and scatters; leaving the blue, blue sky.

It’s all love for me…there are so many things to love—right here, right now.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

There (in Solitary) Located in a Storm Cloud—-Sunday, January 5, 2020

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Dayphoto

I opened my email the other day to find a gift to me from Senior Hiker

The bright promise of an amazing rainbow, within the middle of a sun crested storm cloud.

WOW!

Thank you so much, Senior. Hiker! This is outstanding!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm!

Linda

Mindy and Boomer Have an Adventure Chapter Three

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Dayphoto

Chapter Three

It wasn’t long before Mindy got tired of my checking out the safety of the farm.

“This is just plain boring, Boomer.” Mindy whined, “Cats don’t like sniffing around and checking out things, we like to MOVE!”

“Well, you better like it…there are other fur animals out there who LIKE to EAT cats! Since, I rather like you, I want to make sure it’s safe for us.

With that I took off, sniffing here and there and here and there, while Mindy sat on the fence and glared at me.

Too bad, I thought. I MUST make sure we are safe.

It was while I was sniffing here and there Mom and Dad came out.

I joyfully ran over to them wagging my tail…and I must confess…completely forgetting all about Mindy and the adventure we were going to go on.

Meanwhile—-Mindy didn’t forget.

Gathering her feet—

off she went leaving everyone behind.

In the New and Freshly Turned Leaf on the Calendar—Thursday, January 2, 2020

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Dayphoto

We begin a new and marvelous adventure in the year 2020.

But, before we move forward, I thought I would show you an interesting little adventure we had with a log from the fireplace.

We had a log that was creating a huge problem for us, so we took it out of the fireplace, loaded it into the wheel barrel. Terry then placed it in a bucket, which I filled with water.

Topping the bucket with a lid, we decided to leave the bucket in place until the holes in the bucket drained all the water out of it.

Mindy and Boomer were fascinated by this strange object sitting the middle of the road

I enjoyed watching their interest at this odd thing in the wrong place.

The next day we dumped the log out of the can, whereby I then had charcoal. I waited until the log unfroze; took it into the woodstove, and had a long and glorious fire. A nice little gift.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Happy New Year to Each and Every One of You—Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Dayphoto

All this farmer and his farmer wife want

is the laughter of friends
the comfort of family
being part of the turning of the seasons
on our lovely farm
to enjoy the endless process of life: working the ground in the spring, tending the crops in the summer and the joyful harvest in the fall

Wishing for each and every one of you an enchanting, boisterous, glorious new decade and a vibrant New Year!

Your friends on a western Colorado farm,

Linda, Terry, Boomer, and Mindy

My New Year’s Resolution —- Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Dayphoto

Today is the last day of the whole decade—WOW!

And tomorrow starts another set of ten years. Not just a New Year but the beginning of a whole new decade!

I’ve erased this post several times…it’s so hard to put into words what I am thinking and feeling.

But I decided to go ahead and give it a whirl:

I am going to practice daily until it becomes who I am

To speak words of kindness, to me. I forget to do that sometimes. I seem to be my worst critic.

My mother and her parents, my grandparents, were very kind and generous people. Always helping those who needed a little help.

Help can be as simple as a kind word in the grocery store, unsticking a shopping cart for the person who can’t get them apart, or taking in a shopping cart someone just left in the parking slot, too uncaring to roll it to the cart corral.

If, and when, we go out I want to tip as generously as I can afford. Oftentimes those in the service industry are over-looked as only a necessary commodity for people to have a good time.

Forgetting that service people have feelings, get tired, have to put up with ugly and rude customers.

A decent tip goes a long way to saying—You did a nice job. Thank you.

I want to remember to smile. To smile at everyone. Sometimes a smile is as nice as a hug.
Sometimes hugs are even nicer.

I want to keep my blog and my FaceBook pages free from politics.

My Daddy always said the quickest way to lose friends is to discuss politics and religion. I believe him.

I will always respect your beliefs, and I will never demand, coerce, or push my politics or religion onto you.

I want my blog and my FaceBook page and myself to show to you that very invisible but strongly felt emotion of unconditional love and acceptance.

I also need to dust more, I will try.

But for me that is just trying—there are so many other things I want to do with my time.

The time that is going fast now in my elder years.

Still, I will try. (to dust more 🙂 )

So for this coming year, I want to judge less, to pay forward as much kindness as I possibly can, and enjoy each and every day as the seconds swing by with the pendulum of time.

From my heart to your heart,

Linda

In the Icy Freeze of Winter — Monday, December 30, 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Dayphoto

A great big very cold wind came up the other day

Bringing to us later that night

A frozen world of extremely cold temperatures

Although, not much snow.

And the nasty biting wind

there is a promise of a wee melt soon

Typical of winter in our part of the world.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

In the Very Brief Daylight This Time of Year —- Sunday, December 29, 2019

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Dayphoto

The days are gradually growing longer, although one really can’t tell as of yet.

With what glittering daylight we had over Christmas,

Was filled with clear and unclouded joy-sprinkled

moments in the brittle air.

Each second was spent with bursting joy

Adorning the day and into the night

A Special Christmas Cheer.

Thankfully, for a small spell, the farm was under an enchantment; full of incredible bits of time with family.

Contentment Abounded here.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Mindy and Boomer Have an Adventure Chapter Three

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Dayphoto

Chapter Three

Okay. We ran for a short spell.

Then Mindy decided to go this way and that way

and up and down

and we hadn’t really made it out of the farmyard.

“WHOA!” I bayed. “That’s enough running here and there and every which way and going NOWHERE!”

Mindy skidded to a stop and skittered ran back to me. “Why we stopping, Boomer? We are having lots of fun…there is so much to see and do?”

“Slow down, Mindy. Let me get a feel of things. I need to know if it’s safe to go out and about on the farm.”

“On the farm?!?!?!” Mindy gave me a very puzzled look. I don’t really go out ON the farm, Boomer. Mom won’t let me and I really don’t want to run into some of the furry creatures, and feathered hunters who live On the farm. I just want to skitter and run and check things out AROUND the farmyard.”