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Töfradís

Oops, I did it again.

December 21, 2007

I sure seem to have a knack for getting the tractor stuck in ditches or foundation holes, or in the mud or snow. Wow. It sucks. I was pulling a pine log for the newly established pulp wood pile, misjudged where the ditch was, and got it good and stuck. Frank tried using the bucket [...]

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Logging in the snow

December 20, 2007

We logged for a while this afternoon, despite the snow. It was that sort of gentle snow, with fat, fluffy flakes, and the temp was just below freezing, with no wind, so why not. Frank found a trucker, and he thought my idea of using the long driveway to roadside next to would work fine, [...]

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Navigating rough waters

December 19, 2007

One of the (thousand) times I was walking the puppy today, I was pretty sure I heard what sounded like an eggaluyah. But since I had the (naughty) puppy with me, I didn’t want to take her into the coop to find out, so I just told Frank. I was right. (I speak chicken!) The [...]

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Being naughty

December 18, 2007

Bjarki had a great time today, introducing the new pup to all of the farm animals. She is just a fearless little thing. Everyone wanted to meet her, too. Doppa and Sue were the two sheep most interested, but she went under every fence, into every pen, to at least take a look. I asked [...]

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Meet Töfradís

December 17, 2007

We’re going to call her Deeza, for short. She’s an Icelandic Sheepdog, like Bjarki, and I just picked her up today. She’s a little spitfire! Soft and fluffy and quite brave. Today has been all about picking her up at the airport and bringing her home, and working with her and Bjarki to co-exist. That’s [...]

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