Cloverleaf Farm

The air was warm, the wind was roaring,
‘Tis the night for spells, and witches soaring.
The veil between worlds is thin this night,
Ghosts of our ancesters, no need for fright.
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Halloween, my favorite holiday. For many people, it means dressing up in costumes and going trick or treating for candy. But, that is not how the holiday first started. Halloween in Ancient times was known as Samhain. Samhain is pronounce sow-in. It is an ancient Celtic festival. For Pagans, Wiccans and other Earth based religions, it is the start of the New Year.
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Ah, finally. We get to go to the next step in the adoption of Samantha. We have a disclosure meeting set for Nov 6. Wow, we are so excited. We drive down to Massachusetts early that morning. Anticipation is brewing.

I know the old expression is Where’s the Beef ?, but around here lately, we have been saying “Where’s the Eggs?”. For some strange reason the hens are on strike. We have 25 laying hens, and they should still be… Continue reading →

It is days like this that I wish I had a video camera.
We got up early, had breakfast and headed out to the pig pen. With help from Bob, we thought getting the pigs off to the butcher would be easy. Well, at least easier than what it turned out to be. Continue reading →

Today, we got a call from Samantha’s case worker down in Massachusetts. He got the message that we want to go forward with the disclosure meeting. He will read over our home study and get back to us soon. I… Continue reading →

Pork and Chop are set to go to the butcher on Saturday. We have borrowed a crate, and a truck from neighbors. We are trading them for a pound of ham, and some eggs. A cheap trade I think.
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Tiera had an ultrasound today, and we were invited to go to get to see our grand child for the first time.
It was an awe inspiring event. There she was up on the screen with her little fingers, and… Continue reading →

 The phone rang.
It was the garage on the other end of the line. The man spoke softly as he gave her the news of her beloved mini-van. “Sorry,” he said. “There really wasn’t much we could do to save… Continue reading →

Being that our car is probably on it’s last legs, we decided to purchase a new one. We went to one car lot, and test drove a couple of SUV’s. Each one seemed to have an issue, and decided to… Continue reading →