This afternoon, my sister and I had fun feeding the horses and cows behind our house.
It’s like a wildlife refuge around my house. Okay, not so much a refuge, because I’m trying to get rid of many of them. Lots of rodents (gophers moles and rats) and lots of bugs, but I saw a few lizards today and three snakes last week. And my neighbor’s chickens end up in my yard a few times a week. Plus the horses and the cows. And Whitey, the cat that doesn’t even belong to us, really.
In other news, I am currently listening to Steps of Faith by Margaret Becker for the first time in a long time. And I love this cd! Good old Maggie B. is one of my favorite songwriters. They may be pretty simple and straightforward, but the speak what my heart feels so often.
Find Me
I’m gonna move on down to Elliston
Let my hair grow wild and free
Rent a second story studio
Find the other side of meI’m gonna sit out on the edge of the fire escape
Feel a little destitute
Search for feelings that will help me remember
The love that I had for YOuFind me, find me
I’ll wait for You
Find me, find me
I’ll wait for YouI’m gonna give away my stereo
Give away my T.V.
I’m going back to essentials, a chair and a lamp
And the Book that You wrote to meYou see, I’m looking for the You that used to speak so clear
I’m looking for the me that had a heart to hear
And I’m looking for the passion that help me her
On the edgeCHORUS
You see, I’m looking for the me that I used to know
I’m looking for the love that was out of control
‘Cause I feel a little cold here in the afterglowCHORUS
Find me, find me
I’ll, I’ll wait for You
My name is Rhonda. I am blessed to live in a beautiful place out in the country with my wonderful husband. In addition to our "real" jobs (I work at a garden center and he is a teacher), we have a small farm where we raise vegetables, eggs and chickens to sell at local Farmer's Markets. We are currently fixing up/remodeling a house into which we will soon be moving...hopefully. In my free time, (what is that?) I enjoy traveling, cooking, crafty projects, reading and watching the sun set on the hills.
Do the chickens have large talons?
cool lyrics to the Margaret Becker tune. Great photos too. Rhonda, I always look forward to checking out your blog .. you’re priceless !!
pretty thoughts, rhonda. i like the pics of you and the pony.
thanks for reading my blog.
Question: What do you call a cow with no legs?
Answer: GROUND BEEF
Question: What do you call a cow with 3 legs?
Answer: LEAN BEEF
i hear large amounts of dynamite works on the gophers!
Great idea, Scott, but I’m sure that would ruing all my vegetables also.
Great big gobs of … greasy, grimy gopher guts …
“Oh, he got all of that!”
I wrote a response to an entry called “childhood memories” written on November 2004. I work for Cambridge University Press and we are seeking permission to publish it in one of our books. Please get back to me at
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Thank you.
Sarah Cole