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Tag Archives: Bardstown Kentucky
Ach~ Ramblings About Heat!
I think everyone is aware of the awful heat the country experienced over the last several days. We are now told it will likely continue into next week and resemble the conditions that produced the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. … Continue reading →
Posted in Cattle Baroness, cattle information, farm advocacy, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl, Uncategorized
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Tagged agriculture, Bardstown Kentucky, Calf, Cattle, Charolais, Charolais cattle, city-girl, Conditions and Diseases, country, cows, Drought, Farm, farming, Kentucky, Livestock, nature, Pasture
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Pride and Prada-ness
I arrived back in Kentucky from my latest trip last Tuesday evening. Funny, after three more weeks away from home, the farm felt strange. The deep green grass, now browned by a month long drought, mimicked the scrubby, sparse landscape I left behind … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Cattle Baroness, cattle information, farm advocacy, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl
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Tagged agriculture, Bardstown Kentucky, Big Blue Nation, Calf, Cattle, city-girl, country, Dillards, farming, Humor, Macys, Neiman-Marcus, New Jersey, Prada, University of Kentucky
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Help Me Obi-wan Kanobe
Like Han Solo and Chewbaca racing to Alderon, Mike’s two Chicago partners, at this moment, are zipping lightspeed to the farm with an unspecified plan of attack. I can tell Mike is getting excited that the friend force will soon be with him. … Continue reading →
Posted in Cattle Baroness, cattle information, farm advocacy, humor, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl
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Tagged agriculture, Bardstown Kentucky, Barn, Calf, Chewbacca, city-girl, country, Farm, farming, Han Solo, Jedi, Kentucky, Luke Skywalker, nature, Princess-Leia, Star Wars
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…and Disappointment Follows
My excitement over the arrival of the turkey chicks yesterday was dampened by their non-arrival. Mike even went to the Post Office to pick up some other parcels and inquired about them. Nope. They got in chickens, ducks, and geese … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Cattle Baroness, cattle information, farm advocacy, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl, Uncategorized
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Tagged agriculture, Animal, Bardstown Kentucky, Barn, Caddyshack, Calf, Cattle, city-girl, country, cows, Dairy farming, farming, Kentucky, Kindergarten, Livestock, Milk, nature
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Spring! (or Where the heck have I been?)
Yes, I have been remiss in keeping up the blog and I am sure you noticed that no announcements arrived in your inbox and Facebook posts from the blog dwindled to nothing. I apologize. I could make the excuse that … Continue reading →
Posted in Cattle Baroness, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl, Uncategorized
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Tagged agriculture, Bardstown Kentucky, Calf, Cattle, city-girl, country, Farm, farming, Kentucky, My Old Kentucky Home State Park
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Do They Miss me?
So much for our 50 degree days recently. The weather turned off colder than a witches…well you know the expression. Fortunately, Mike has taken care of the calves, allowing me to stay warm and toasty in the house and to … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Cattle Baroness, cattle information, farm advocacy, humor, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl, Uncategorized
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Tagged agriculture, Bardstown Kentucky, Calf, Cattle, city-girl, country, cows, farming, Pip
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Beware of Cattle Crooks
Today is a brand new day and I am feeling a little less cranky. Only a little. Thank you for understanding. The weather turned off cold yesterday afternoon and although it is still spitting snowflakes, we only got a dusting of … Continue reading →
Posted in Cattle Baroness, cattle information, farm advocacy, humor, Kentucky, lamentations of a city girl
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Tagged agriculture, Bardstown Kentucky, Calf, Cattle, Charolais cattle, city-girl, Colostrum, country, cows, farming, Holstein, Kentucky, nature
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