This post is for our son John, who is currently serving in Afghanistan. Happy 4th of July, John. We love you and are so proud. You are an amazing young man! This is a photo of our son John. Recently, he was injured by an IED blast. Thank God, he is okay – he has [...]
Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
11 Jun
Wool (via O ECOTEXTILES)
Life has been busy (as usual) on the farm. Spring is a time for barn clean-up, lambing, vaccinations, mending fences, planting a garden, and tree planting. Actually, the list goes on and on. A few days ago, I washed Eino’s brown Finn fleece (ooh-la-la!) and set it to dry. I often am asked how I [...]
9 Jun
BP, Boycotts and the Free Market (via The Ve Magni)
I have linked to another WordPress blog post which is a very well written piece of work. The link is at the bottom of the page, but first a few thoughts of my own. In the early days of the oil spill, I kept thinking that as unfortunate and environmentally horrible as this disaster is, [...]
20 Jan
Meet the President(s)
Meet the ?? This past weekend my daughter Amanda called to say that her school was to have a Very Important Person come to visit on Tuesday (yesterday.) This person was so important that the Secret Service spent two days photographing classrooms, gathering names, birthdates and social security numbers. The school staff was told they [...]
