http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr Stories from a small farm in Michigan Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:46:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As usual, it's a PG-13 rated flick. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDMM0UMiehg[/youtube] http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/06/08/mrgs-16th-b-day-party/ Wish Madeleine a Happy Birthday... http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/06/03/mrg-turns-16/ Martha Kitty died earlier this morning. Martha was the loner kitty, a crazy calico. She chose when to give some lovin' and it was intense. She would knead my back for 15 minutes if I lay still and wore polar fleece. She also liked dress pants. After U&A, going on interviews ... http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/31/martha-kitty/ We used the Flip to record some of the happenings for Coleman's 13th birthday. Warning: This is rated PG13. [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8037253642837445711&hl=en[/googlevideo] http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/18/coleman-becomes-a-teenager/ MrG has this thing about training animals that are not normally in need of training. Say, a chick or fish. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=1IBBG37ioI0[/youtube] http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/09/mrg-tames-a-chick/ Robinson and I talked about getting pigs this spring. I do miss them. I know I made the right or practical decision to skip raising pigs this year, but I do miss them. http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/07/missing-my-pigs/ BoingBoing points to this post about Dutch artist Henk Hofstra's "Art-Eggcident" show. I think the artist should have at least one double-yolk. Speaking of eggs... The hens are laying again. http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/07/double-yolks/ It's a drama worthy of an HBO special. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=217ksfpyvkI[/youtube] http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/06/the-chicks-and-the-bug/ I'm on vacation. I needed a break from the Accounting department in a big way and it seemed this week was the only one available to me for quite some time. Busy times at work. Today, I decided to pull the trigger on purchasing a proper grass trimmer. I spend too ... http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/06/vacation-time/ I sneak up on MrG with my new FlipCam. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObNjRJOVShI[/youtube] http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/2008/05/04/mrg-and-me-with-the-flipvid/