The cute goats came for a walk around the farm (they live just across the field with Shannon)
They are a hoot! Always thinking of something to do—they follow like dogs and stop still like donkeys and hug Shannon like cats.
Laugh, my friends, laugh for the joy of laughing!!
Happy Day after Christmas,
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Christmas was lovely. Our grandchildren were here–Blade from the Air Force Base in Mississippi and Linkin from the Air Force Base in Texas. Just being able to have them with us at the same time is a gift all by itself.
Tallin is fast growing up—we have her for just two more school years.
Everyone came home, but our Son and his darling wife—Kalispell Montana is just too far to drive in the wintertime. But we all FaceTimed—opening gifts together and sharing our lives with the joy and blessing of Christmas.
Thank you, everyone, for your Christmas Wishes and Anniversary Remembrances!
With heartfelt friendship to each of you,
Terry and Linda
TLC Cai-Cai, and Boo Berry Betty
Brown
Where beauty is full and deep and delightful
Found even in the sharp frost of early morn
The cat, dog and I emerge from the warmth of the house
Finding a tranquil world
As the plants and trees rest in the cold, cold winter
From my world to your heart,
Linda
This log needs split
This one is too big to carry
Off to the house for the woodstove
Woodpile!
Nice in so many ways!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
For our anniversary we gathered ourselves up, did all small chores we have this time of year
Then drove to Ouray, Colorado, whereby we spent the afternoon soaking in the hot springs
Then home again, home again to enjoy the heat of the woodstove, a log snapping as it fired, the flames dancing, the air drowsy with warm relaxation.
A perfect Celebratory day.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Amazing things can happen through difficult circumstances. It is not the difficulty that decides the quality of your life: it is how you respond to it.”–Amy Lee Grant, Christian Gospel Singer
I am not a fan of winter. Those dreary dark days (of very short sunlight), BUT we have been so terribly dry here for the last great while, that SNOW is an amazing blessing
We had a million, or trillion, little flakes fall down during the night the day before Christmas Eve
And more magical snow last night on Christmas Day.
Our world is enchanting.
Also dripping and melting and WET!
But I’m not complaining…I am feeling very blessed. For if we have snow here
There is snow in the mountains.
And snow in the mountains means water next year!
Your friend on a western on a western Colorado farm
Linda
The Year 2017 is ending.
Bringing with it’s closing days — clear skies with very cold air. No snow.
The moon is growing toward fullness, but for now it rises brilliant in its’ growing toward’ stage; in skys violet-black flooded with stars.
Then swings down in to the west long before morning; leaving the high vault of that bowl, which we call sky dark blue and chilled.
The soil here is dry. Extremely dry, but works for walking on and not tracking in mud. 🙂
Cold air, brilliant sky…gradually we end this year.
A year, which begins, as all other years…a blank slate, going forward without a map, going forward into the unknown…
Grateful me– very grateful to be alive.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
open-mouthed enchantment at the
Elaine and Bob sent us a photo of their beautiful trees all laden with snow, at their home in the Black Forest of Colorado.
And up on Grand Mesa, at the Grand Mesa Lodge, there is plenty of that white stuff to make anyone happy.
But here we have only experienced clouds, lots and lots of clouds…days and even weeks of clouds. The moisture shrouded mountains and the foothills surround us.
Still we experienced freezing rain and intermittent sleet with terrible cold and sideways winds.
Then this morning, after a night of a slamming wind…
.…the clouds broke apart and we experienced a brilliant splash of golden sunlight!
When I went to gather firewood, for the morning I breathed in the scent of chilled air and frost on the ground; I stood sill and watched the sunrise brightening the sky and the land.
From my world to your heart!
Linda
What a wonderful couple of days….full of food, family and gifts. My brother and his wife stopped by on their way to sunny California, their car was full of gifts for us. A complete surprise and much enjoyed.
The snow we had is melting down here, but in the mountains it looks like it is staying. As I write this we are in another winter storm watch…Terry and I agree we will take it if it means snow in the mountains.
Our soon-to-be daughter-in-law arrived last night from Grand Cash, Alberta, Canada for a week of visits. She said we are much warmer here. 🙂
Hope your holidays were wonderful. I’m off to visit your blogs now and then back to packing up all my Christmas decorations.
We are heading toward 2013… Boy, does time fly!
Linda
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