Day at the Farm

I am so thankful that Cliff grew up on a farm and that his parents are still there. My kids have so much fun going there - okay, I have just as much if not more fun. Anyhow, we love going there. This summer we took a couple days and picked blackberries at different parts of the property. There are apple trees and I got enough apples to make several jars of homemade applesauce with my mother-in-law. We've had several plums recently as well.

One of my most favorite parts is visiting my cow, Olive. I say my cow but she's really not, I just like to think she is. A month or two ago on a really hot day, we realized she was not doing well in her hutch. Uncle Eldon let her out and she was wandering all around, falling over, acting like she had heat stroke. So I spent the afternoon with her trying to cool her down and getting her to drink water. She laid on my lap most of the time. I'd start to get up to leave and she'd nuzzle her head further into my lap, it was like having a dog sleep on me. She was so sweet. They didn't seem to be too sure she'd live through the day but she did. I like to think it is because I took the time to take care of her. So now, whenever I go to the farm, I call her by her name and most times she comes to me. I wish I could keep her in my backyard, that'd be perfect.