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Millions of Monarch Butterflies have invaded my farm this week. They must think I am a weed, they keep flying into my face.

Comment by Julia A Knaake on September 26, 2020 at 10:24pm

The Ideal Place To Be

Let me ponder where is the ideal place to be. Perhaps a small little cottage in the country with trees. How about a nice breezy place down by the water. There might also be an apartment with lots of friends. The best place really is with someone with mutual love.

What do we need to be in this ideal place A need for security of freedom, home,happiness and love. Just some basics will do to keep you going smoothly. A roof over your head with food water and clothing. The best place really is with someone with mutual love.

What might be some required needs in this place. A place without prejudiced to anyone or anything alive. Respect of each others rights to be able to live. No controlling of other peoples needs and freedom to live. The best place really is with someone with mutual love.

Why would I want a perfect place or would I want one Deciding on a perfect place takes a lot of planning. It seems that everything would be in the same order. No with choices. one would ever be an individual The best place really is with someone with mutual love.
Who if anyone at all will be there with me Our love and respect for each other will be mutual. We will like and or share each others interests joyfully. Someone who likes me as much as I like them The best place really is with someone with mutual love.

When I am ready to allow myself to trust again. Trust must be earned but it must also be given. Sometimes being fooled or tricked only makes us much stronger. You really can go on and trust the world again. The best place really is with someone with mutual love.

Why would I even let anyone in that door again. It is sad when the door to your heart closes. Opening it up could let in more hurt and resentment. If you take no chance you will be so alone. The best place really is with someone with mutual love

Will this place ever exist When you make enough room to remove the unhappy clutters. This place could exist in your heart for your love. This place will exist in your heart for your love. The best place really is with someone with mutual love

(DEC. 31, 2010 Goodbye to an interesting year)

©Julia A Knaake

Comment by Aggie on September 24, 2020 at 9:07am

A while back I read a story of a visiting pastor who attended a men's breakfast in the middle of a rural farming area of the country.

The group had asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast.

"Lord, I hate buttermilk", the farmer began. The visiting pastor opened one eye to glance at the farmer and wonder where this was going. The farmer loudly proclaimed, "Lord, I hate lard." Now the pastor was
growing concerned. Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, "And Lord, you know I
don't much care for raw white flour". The pastor once again opened an
eye to glance around the room and saw that he wasn't the only one to
feel uncomfortable.

Then the farmer added, "But Lord, when you mix them all together and
bake them, I do love warm fresh biscuits. So Lord, when things come up that we don't like, when life gets hard, when we don't understand what you're saying to us, help us to just relax and wait until you are done mixing. It will probably be even better than biscuits Amen."

Within that prayer there is great wisdom for all when it comes to
complicated situations like we are experiencing in the world today.

Stay strong, my friends, because our LORD is mixing several things
that we don't really care for, but something even better is going to
come when HE is done with it. AMEN

Comment by Julia A Knaake on January 15, 2020 at 7:21pm

I had seen these before

EXCEPT

the Wake!  I would not have cared eating

at a table with a dead or not dead body. 

Comment by Aggie on January 15, 2020 at 6:56pm

page 2 of Did you know.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive... So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.
And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring?

Comment by Aggie on January 15, 2020 at 6:54pm

Did You Know. People used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor"
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot......they "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.
Here are some facts about the 1500s:
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell . ...... . Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting Married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it.. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof... Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

Comment by Aggie on January 2, 2020 at 12:03pm

I am posting this with a heavy heart.
I love cows and everything that comes with it... but I am officially done in 2020. This is taking up too much of my time. I’m struggling to keep up with the everyday chores of cooking, cleaning and maintaining my home, so something has to give. I have decided to get rid of all my gear.
Below is a list of what's available. Serious inquiries only, and please don't insult me with low offers.
Thanks for reading and understanding...
1. Vacuum cleaner
2. Dustpan and broom
3. Mop and bucket
4. Lawn Mower
5. Leaf blower
6. Laundry detergent
7. Iron
8. Stove
9. washer dryer
Anything helps for more cow supplies.
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

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