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A Choice

November 19, 2023

Thankful is a choice. Daily.  With every moment. It’s a practice.   This article is not about Thanksgiving Day but rather every day. It’s about the big things, like a new baby, a job promotion, and a new love.  They are so easy to be thankful for.   It is the little things, though, that get overlooked and are rarely appreciated that should be celebrated. A hot cup of…

Lifestyle

I Love the Smell of Manure

September 24, 2023

I love the smell of manure. I don’t get to smell it every day like I used to. Friday, when I was walking to the post office, I was caught off guard a bit by the familiar smell that wafted into my nasal cavity.    It was like an old friend.  But where was it coming from?  It is not a typical smell in the village of Greenwich.  It…

Family

It’s Irrational… My Feelings for the Dog

July 30, 2023

The kids say I take more pictures of the dog than I do them.  It’s true. I talk to her, and I find myself staring at her. I hug her, I kiss her, I make over her constantly.  She absolutely is the object of my affection. My dog. Trixie. Do you know we have a joke in the office about the dog having seasonal depression??  I swear, whenever…

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Quality Control and a Case of Kryptonite

June 5, 2023

Oh, Henry Bars.  My my my, Oh Henry Bars… you got me last week. Memorial Day Weekend was spent vacationing up in New Hampshire, and unfortunately, Trixie could not go with us. Alas, I have great neighbors, and Christian came to the rescue! He and Trixie hung out together all weekend. I decided to make my sweet tooth comrade Christian one of my favs, Oh Henry Bars, for all…

Family Lifestyle

The Routines of an Office Dog

January 30, 2022

This week, Trixie helped me put together a video for the Morning Ag Clips. She played with her toy squirrel in the office and tried fervently to work on a new trick with Margaret..but failed.  She got too anxious and started to bark.  Marg did not reward her sassy behavior. It’s very hard being an office dog.  🙂 But so special to us! She provides much-needed love…and daily…

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It’s the little things… Thanksgiving 2021

November 23, 2021

It’s the little things that give me the energy to get through every day. I am so thankful for them. I thought I would honor those this Thanksgiving.  It seems that the big things always get the attention.  I am grateful for the big things like my kids, family, friends, and health.  I recognize that what keeps me happy in my day-to-day life are these little joys that…

Family

40 inches of snow

December 27, 2020

On the 17th of December, we got dumped on with 40 inches of snow. It was huge.  I have lived in the northeast my whole life and have never seen so much snow in one storm. When I went to bed the night before, I was expecting to wake up to 5 inches or so, maybe. Instead, at 4:45 a.m. when I let the dog out, we both…