A school board member up north was retiring after having served his district for nearly forty years. A young reporter interviewed him for an article. “In forty years,” she said, ” you must have seen a lot of changes in the way the schools are run.”
“Yup” he said, “and I was against every one of them.”
an excerpt from Could Have Been Worse by Rebecca Rule
Keep a sense of humor this election day!
Loved this view yesterday of the flock eating the morning feed. Lots of butts and happy hoofers!
One night back in April of 1998 we heard all sorts of automobile sounds outside on the road, we didn’t think too much of it, someone just turning around perhaps. The following morning we found a black lab in our open shed, hiding in the back, not tied, but quite rattled, he sported no collar or tags. He absolutely would not leave the shed so we gave him a bed and a big bone to chew, called the humane society and they took him away. We felt his rightful owner may want him back. As it turned out we think his rightful owner was the one who left him the night before, not wanting to feed him anymore. We have an idea who but it doesn’t matter anymore. When no one had claimed him after a week, we decided to adopt him. We were told he was untrainable and should be put to sleep. We named him Sidney. The next few years proved to be a real challange for even our steadfast dog care and skills.He stormed anyone who came by the house, friendships were jeopardized and even police reports filed! By then we were in too deep to turn back. I used to call him the big black boogyman. His alpha personality has subsided, and at 8 years old, he is a complete mush with those he knows and likes; he loves this farm and his life here. He loves the fall and winter most of all. Anyone who knows Sidney personally knows that a kiss on the lips is unavoidable; no matter how hard you try to avoid him, he’s faster! We are thankful this great big crazy lab came into our life!
I have just gotten back from Newtown Ct….this rug hooking show was the best! The weather today was simply miserable; rain, wind and more rain but the turnout was fabulous. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! Maryann was my cohort and thank you for all your help and good company! And Chloe, Maryann’s Corgi, came along and gave us comic relief and canine company. The blue ribbon winner was awarded to an incredible hooked rug, long and narrow in shape, depicting the 4 seasons in a New England town, stunning! To see more photos check in at www.newtownhookedrugshow.com The Earthues web store at www.longridgefarm.com will be up and running soon….stay tuned!
I am off this afternoon for Newtown, CT to the 5th Annual Rug Hooking Show, to promote Earthues natural dyes. It’s all day Saturday so if you are in the area or into rug hooking I hear it is a great place to see, buy and immerse yourself in the art of rug hooking! I am working on my first hooked rug and will take it with me. Although it is not a complicated art it requires a steady hand, good color sense and glasses! My rug (of course!) is a sheep bearing a floral stem in it’s mouth and surrounded by various colors of background and shapes. It’s fun to do, practice will improve my skills! Enjoy the weekend, whatever you may do! I know, I know…summer picture, but on the road nonetheless!
