Tag: White
Block-A-Day 358 – Maggie The Dog
And as I drove the tractor and baler over the windrows of hay the mice would run out to get away. She would scoop up as many as possible and just swallow them right down. She never got sick from it and she’d keep it up all day.
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Block-A-Day 334 – Daisy And Sweet Pea
This block reminded me of something that happened with our sheep many years ago. Everyone came in from the field. However, one mother came in with one lamb and was baa-ling her head off.
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Block-A-Day 325 – The Silver Appleyard Duck
I’m going to call this duck a Silver Appleyard duck. They are a nice dual breed duck, producing tender meat and plentiful eggs. Here are 8 reasons to keep ducks:
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Block-A-Day 315 – Milking Time!
She wanted to milk the cows in the worse way. Her father would never allow it stating that she was a young lady and it would make her delicate hands course. I’ve always felt that was the reason she was so anxious to do it.
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Block-A-Day 314 – The Holstein Cow
Holsteins are pretty high maintenance, have huge appetites, and don’t do well on poor pasture. Highlanders are low maintenance and are efficient grazers.
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Block-A-Day 307 – Margeret, Margaret, And Margaret
We have geese that live with our chickens and help guard them from predators. They do a pretty good job of alerting and herding the hens out of danger.
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Block-A-Day 306 – The Pasture Pen
Pasture pens are open-air structures that have a roof covering 3/4 of the top surface. Half of the side surface is also solid. The remaining surfaces are covered with chicken wire.
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Block-A-Day 293 – The Fire, October 21st, 2020
I debated about whether to include it in my quilt, but because it was such a big event I want the people that look at this quilt and read my stories to remember after I’m gone that we are all survivors.
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Block-A-Day 278 – Kopy Kat Office
They can print some really big stuff down there, like blueprints and banners. The same with shipping. They are our go-to for UPS and FedEx. I always smile when I go in there because Joseph, the owner, has humorous signs posted behind the checkout counter.
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Block-A-Day 257 – The New Dental Office
It’s a really nice complex with a new bagel shop. It replaces a very old brick building where I saw Dr. Warren to have my baby teeth pulled. For 65 years dentists have been taking care of teeth in that little brick building.
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Block-A-Day 245 – Granby Veterinary Clinic
Dr. Sue is the presiding vet now but for many years Dr. Larry Peterson was there to take care of whatever animal problem that I had. He did everything. He mercifully and sympathetically ended the lives of several beloved 4 legged friends. He also came to the farm to help with a variety of oddball things my livestock got into.
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Block-A-Day 244 – The Scandinavian Inn Bed And Breakfast
I must admit that the big lure for me is spending time with my friend and that’s why my destination is Stromsburg. Dana and her husband did a wonderful renovation of the building which used to be the hospital when Bob, Dana’s husband, was young.
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