A GIFT of Love —- Thursday, December 11, 2025

The mailman brought me a gift from Genevieve — a sweet heart and a lovely letter.

The letter reads: Hi Linda,

A long time ago, you sent me a stone heart that you had found.

Since that first one, I have found LOTS of hearts — everywhere I go.  I keep them in a glass jar and remember that yours was the one that started my eagle-eye good luck.

I’m enclosing one of the hearts that I had made from my sweet Cupcake’s sweater/dress. [She passed away, breaking all our hearts.] I wanted to share one with you, like you shared with me.  I’m sure she’d love knowing that a little piece of her HUGE wardrobe was all the way in Colorado with our favorite farmers and farm pets.

From Cupcake’s and My heart to Your world, Genevive

Oh! Dear Genevive!  Thank you, thank you so much.  I shall keep the letter and the heart always.

Love You.

LOVE ALL of YOU!  You make my blogging life so rich and warm.  I feel so very blessed.

Linda

WAIT!!! WAIT!!! —- Wednesday, December 10, 2025

I almost forgot!!!

My MOST favorite entry of all!   Young men, playing the bagpipes.

I LOVED IT!!!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

And THEN!!!! — Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The Magical Man himself!

Merry December, Everyone!!!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Parade of Lights in Our Little Town — Monday, December 8, 2025

The Parade of Lights is always a huge hit.  We enjoyed this one ——he was advertising his backhoe business and had filled his bucket with all sorts of candy pieces.  When he saw kids, he would drive over and tip the bucket so they could get out the candy.

I just adored their smiling and laughing faces!!!

Over 50 different entries.  Amazing for a cold, cold night!

Parade of Lights!  So magical and so festive!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Footprints in the Snow — Sunday, December 7, 2025

Little TLC footprints!!!  He travels here and there and everywhere.

They keep saying we are going to start melting soon.

Then it will be MUD season for a spell!  🙂

At least until another round of snow comes in!

Happy December, Everyone!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The Adventures of Boo Berry Betty and TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—- Snow! Snow! Snow!, Friday, December 5, 2025

TLC and I don’t like the snow.

Nope!  Too wet.  Too Cold!

Also, neither one of us is taller than the snow.

The birds are having a hard time, too.

Mom keeps the feeders full, but the snow covers everything up.

So out she goes to fix them….I go with her.

TLC looks at us like we are STUPID!

Boo Berry

It Snow! Hard to Drive in, but Pretty to Walk In, Thursday, December 4, 2025

We haven’t had snow like this for a long time.  It’s pretty!  Then there come marks in it.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

THEY ARE HERE! THEY ARE HERE!! —- Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Just before the snow came! Yay!

THE COWS HAVE COME!!!

Exciting for us!

Delightful for the cows!

And the rancher is happy too!

They will bring in a few at a time.  They are sorting out the keepers (they come here) and the spring’n heifers.  (First time to be having a baby, cow)

YAY!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

IT STARTED SNOWING Here!, Cold! Brrrr —- Tuesday, December 2, 2025

I changed my mind—- it’s snowing here….That photo was taken yesterday at about three.

BUT NOW!!!! Yep! It’s starting to snow!!!

Grand Mesa from a day or two ago

Sunset on the Paonia Mountain Range— I think they are called the West Elk Mountain Range (from my archives)

Those stunning San Juan Moutains taken in October (2024)

We drove up yesterday, onto the Uncompahgre Plateu (just behind us) and the snow was about here—this is from my archives.  I forgot to take a photo.

Surrounded by Mountains we are 🙂

Your friend on western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

Welcome December — THE CELEBRATION MONTH!!!, Monday, December 1, 2025

Right on cue, the December sky — turned to winter colors!

Welcome, December!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda