A Very Long, Very Bad Day
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Friday was a very bad day here at Rural Route 2. In the morning, I went outside with Pixie, and as I was standing out there, I heard a strange sound from down by the garden. I knew it was a cat, but it wasn’t a cat scream, like cats fighting. It was just a [...]
A Statement for Practicality
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
I was going to say that it all started when we were baling our hayfield a few weeks ago, but it actually started longer ago than that. Then I was going to say that it started last fall. But it’s actually been longer ago than last fall. It really all started when I was a [...]
One of *Those* Days. . .
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
When the day started out with a jackhammer Friday morning, I knew it was going to be “one of those days.” After I arrived at the newspaper office Friday morning, I could hear crashing and banging coming from the back of the building. The newspaper office used to be a John Deere shop many years [...]
Horsing Around
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
I’ve been around horses for a lot of years — about 40 years, I guess. But I’ve never had anything like this happen before. The other night, I decided to brush my little black mare, Isabelle, so I could put some fly spray on her and some lotion fly wipe on her face. When it [...]
Give Me a Home Where the Kittens Roam
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
A six-minute video and pictures are now posted on Rural Route 2. Click here
