Monthly Archives: April 2014

Animal Husbandry Blues

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Melanie

This property came with three sheep.  We weren’t very good at negotiating; we wanted the ride-on lawnmower.  However.  For a few months all they did was inch their way around the paddock like barrels on legs and lie down when … Continue reading →

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From Earth Mother to Trailer Trash in Three Easy Steps

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Melanie

I was reading a blog post by a lady pregnant with her fourth baby.  She included a transcript of the txt message conversation in which she’d told her husband about the pregnancy, then another in which she told him that … Continue reading →

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