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16 August 2013

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Sally Gerard

I must confess—I am in love with the dash. When I write, I find myself drawn to the simplicity of the dash—it’s beauty and decorum. I had no idea that there are at least five different kinds of dashes, including … Continue reading →

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12 August 2013

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sally Gerard

I’ve spent the last few days traveling through Nebraska and Iowa and the scenery on the back roads was tremendous. Anyone who wonders how planets in science fiction can be so different must not have ever left their back yard. … Continue reading →

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7 August 2013

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Sally Gerard

A calm and rainy day here, all grey and peaceful like. I wonder if Isa and her crew miss having weather aboard a star ship. Horses are dripping, but happy with no flies bothering.

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6 August

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Sally Gerard

Having a big bull elk blow through our pasture a couple nights ago, stampeded the heifers and both species seemed muddled with regard to the other. Is this how it is when humans meet other intelligent species in space? Certainly, … Continue reading →

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1 August 2013

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Sally Gerard

You never know what you’ll find in chokecherry season. As I picked along the chokecherry row, I discovered a bird’s nest with an egg in it just like the one I posted a while back that I found in the … Continue reading →

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29 July

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Sally Gerard

Rain and fog have hung in on the farm for a couple of days and it has been such a relief. Some moisture and cool will let the grass grow some in the pastures. We moved cattle and put all … Continue reading →

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24 July 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Sally Gerard

Sally Gerard turns 50 today! Cake for everyone and homemade ice-cream too. Enjoy this photo of the birth of day in the deep winter here on the farm. Delicious.

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a blast from the past

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Sally Gerard

Camp Creek Threshing show in Waverly, Nebraska provides a great glimpse into life as we knew it a hundred years ago. Their grounds host hundred year old stationary engines that provided power for rural folks before electricity, horse drawn plows … Continue reading →

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17 July

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Sally Gerard

Another shot from last weekends dip into antique farming. Heading to the Camp Creek Threshing show in Nebraska where they’ll have horse driven farming demonstrations too. I know Isa Torunn would love it! She’d be right in there wanting to … Continue reading →

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binding

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Sally Gerard

We bound wheat this weekend the way that wheat used to be gathered before there were self-propelled combines. The binder, hooked to an antique tractor, cuts the wheat and puts a string around each bundle as it is kicked out … Continue reading →

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