Family

Thanksgiving Dinner and a Semen Tank…

November 26, 2023

Only in a family that revolves around farming do you bring semen tanks over on Thanksgiving Day… …or talk about heat cycles at the dinner table. And let’s not forget how normal it is to discuss ovulation, insemination, and manure consistency. We don’t think anything of it, though.  We are genuinely interested in these things, similar to how others are regarding mowing their lawns, basketball games, and what’s…

Perspective

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…

Travel

A Big ‘Ol Win Times 2!

November 5, 2023

Greetings from Michigan State! It was a big ‘ol win times 2!! A win on the football field… and a win with so many family members and friends who took the time to be together for a fun filled weekend out in East Lansing. So thankful for all of them! See you next week! With love,Kate…

Perspective

Fleeting

October 29, 2023

Things on my mind… It’s here, the end of summer, finally on October 29th. I put my flowers to bed for the season yesterday, just in time for the cold, wet weather to arrive this morning. Fall is here in the Northeast. I cut every possible flower I could find in my garden that still had vitality.  Now, I have beautiful bouquets all over my house, big vases,…

Lifestyle

It’s Polar Plunge Season, Finally

October 15, 2023

It’s polar plunge season, finally!  I never thought I would say this but I go in my pool every day–now that the water temperature is below 60 degrees! I am keeping it open until the very last hoorah, so I can polar plunge every day.   After that, it will be in the Battenkill–not quite so easy to get to.  Once a week, maybe with my plunger friends. Here’s…

Food

Movin’ On Up

October 9, 2023

See these little guys?   These are my new Zen, my “high,” I love them… almost too much!  Everyone in the office can attest!  Margaret brought in a 2 pound bag a few weeks ago, and it was bad. I think I ate atleast ⅔ of them myself!  Gosh, get a grip Kate!  Don’t get rid of your membership at the Y! It’s the chewy with the crunch, in a…

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…

Business

Farmers and Record Keeping

September 17, 2023

Ever seen one of these? I would be shocked if you hadn’t. They are a staple on our farm– a calling card. The yellow Genex Breeding Card. Never throw one out. It might have a valuable piece of information on it, scrawled in hen scratch, smeared with grease and oil–even an occasional splat of manure. On my home farm, my uncle was famous for using brown paper towels as…

Family

And then there was one

September 10, 2023

There used to be three little faces in this picture. Like clockwork every year. All decked out in their new sneakers, shirts, and backpacks. But this year, there was only one. Just one, on the first day of school. As I sit back and think about the past summer and the launch of child number two out into the world, I am also thinking about the launch of…