On the Farm

A group of recollections from growing up on a farm, of sorts. A group of recollections from growing up on a farm, of sorts. A group of recollections from growing up on a farm, of sorts. A group of recollections from growing up on a farm, of sorts. A group of recollections from growing up on a farm, of sorts. 

Doctors Bag

The Good Doctor

Having woken up with a scratchy throat today I was reminded of the many nasty sore throats I had as a kid in the fifties.

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horse in stall

Sweet Horse, Mean Pony

We boarded a horse and a pony from fall through the following spring. They were from a summer camp where they put up with campers

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siamese cat

The End of the Cat

I am not exactly a cat person: I love dogs and cats equally. But this is a story about a particularly deep relationship I had

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collie

The End of the Dog

The details are still vivid but the dates are blurred in my memory. We had a sweet, apologetic dog name Bonnie, a collie who was

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raccoon

An Errant Raccoon

So it’s the eve of Christmas Eve, and here comes the memory. Until now I have not written about my father’s untimely and horrid death

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goat

Mr. and Mrs. Goat

We got two goats, a male and a female. My oldest brother Fred was supposed to milk Mrs. Goat but he wasn’t able to get

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