RETIRED? WHAT’S THAT?

by Mountain Gaitway

Last Friday (29May2015) was my (Tim's) last official day of working (and getting paid for it). They call it retirement. I'm starting to wonder where that word came from. "re-tired" - does that mean tired all over again? That's how I'm starting to feel. Working on the barn, putting up fence, working with the horses, plowing my way thru a 700 page code book (acting as my own general contractor, I have to understand all the code requirements), getting permits, meeting with subcontractors to get est ...

DUCKLINGS ARE HERE!

by DucksGolden Cascades

Our new batch of ducklings has arrived! They were hatched Tuesday, June 2 at Holderread Waterfowl Farm in Oregon, and shipped out that evening. After a postal service mishap in which the shipment was delayed, we found that they were sitting in Colorado Springs and would remain there overnight unless we picked them up there. Off we went, yesterday afternoon, to get them. They were all safe and sound in their shipping box! Per instructions, we gave them some water with a little honey in it prio ...