What handsome boy. When he was born I saw the white heart on his forehead and thought how unusual that is, and such a large heart too. I wonder if anyone else noticed it? I think all cows have sweet faces but the breed Beaumont is especially sweet. Thanks for making my day.

My fav sum tea is Celestial Seasonings Peach. We can make some sun tea a lot of months in Florida.

When I was little, in Eastern Oregon, we had a creek behind our house. A bit bigger than the one pictured here but we put a couple boards over it and was able to cross it. We also had a lot of fun running across it to get to my friends houses. It seemed at the time that it was a big river but seeing it now I believe it was only about 6 feet across. Of course when you are small lots of things look bigger. At one point I would gather Pollywags, and watched them grow into frogs. Growing up in the “city population about 6,000 people” which included all the ranches and farms around, I was still very much a farm girl. I used to have friends that had ranches so I could enjoy being a cowgirl, riding horses with my friends, learning to barrel race, finding out what real canned dill pickles tasted like, helping the cooks during haying season. At one time helping to birth a colt. I instinctly knew how to gently break a horse. No one taught me I just seemed to know at an early age that you did not jump on them and ride them to the ground.
Now I am 71 years old and can not get up on a horse any more. I miss it a lot but find I have other things to do with my coming years. One is to enjoy every post, magazine, and sister issue of Mary Janes magazine. I have enjoyed them ever since I first picked one up at a store. I even got my Daughter interested in it as well. I am still waiting to move which keeps getting pushed further away. I know it is just going to take time and am doing what I can to get ready. Love and best wishes, Kay (Old Cowgirl)

What a sweetie! Perfect little farmgirl!
CJ

Milk Cow Kitchen arrived today. Tell the girls (especially RoseEtta and mom) we are very excited!

Is this a western blue bird? looks a bit different than ours in PA. just love blue birds, you know ” the bluebirds of happiness ” ?

Oh my! this could be a photo of all the heirloom tomatoes I raise and save seed from for my little seed company Amishland Heirloom Seeds. I see the long pointy ones with squiggly stripes that are called “Speckled Roman”, and the big yellow one could be one of several, like “Pineapple” or “Golden Queen”. I do so love the diversity of tomato varieties and all their wonderful flavors. The brownish ones in the photo could be any of the so called ” blacks” and they have a deep, rich, winey flavor. Most of these black ones come from the former Soviet Union, the deep dark secret of the “Cold War”, was how great their tomatoes were and we didn’t even know they existed!

I would love to know what breed of cattle you raise, they are stunning ❤️