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Un-quiet but fine.

Posted on October 9, 2018 by valbjerke

It’s been a hectic year so far….we just spent our Thanksgiving long weekend tackling the last of the big outside projects – winter can hit anytime now. The last of the small wood is tucked under the porch – this … Continue reading →

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Bees 🐝 bees 🐝 bees 🐝

Posted on August 31, 2018 by valbjerke

I’ve wanted to get into beekeeping for years – in fact bought a book on beekeeping many years ago, read it – and promptly realized there weren’t enough hours in a day to work at work, work on the farm, … Continue reading →

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In Charge

Posted on April 24, 2018 by valbjerke

I’ve a piano in my house. (I may have mentioned this previously) Heintzman & Co. Built in 1928. For the last fifteen years it lived in my moms house, prior to that it spent its entire life in my grandmothers living … Continue reading →

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Change……

Posted on January 30, 2018 by valbjerke

There comes a point in everyone’s life when one takes a step back, takes a good hard look around themselves – and finally gathers up the nerve to jump into the void of ‘change’. There’s a certain amount of miserable … Continue reading →

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What the hell…..

Posted on August 8, 2017 by valbjerke

April 30 I lost my mom. Chatted via text message (as we did every single day)at 8:00 in the morning……nothing much – just a quick conversation about the fact that she should see some sunshine (as opposed to many past … Continue reading →

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Control-Alt-Delete

Posted on December 16, 2016 by valbjerke

Every year about this time I get the urge to reset things.  Sort of like when the computer wont boot up properly and starts to get glitchy because something didn’t load right – just click Restart and try again.  We … Continue reading →

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Officially doing nothing…..ish.

Posted on March 10, 2016 by valbjerke

Every morning I get up at an obscenely early hour, grab a coffee, grab my phone and quickly check my favorite blogs.  It’s nice to see what everybody else is  up to, how their gardens are going, their livestock rearing, … Continue reading →

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Forward into 2015 and back to the never ending story.

Posted on January 22, 2015 by valbjerke

After re-reading my previous posts – I find a recurring theme appearing here….. seems I only find time to write when it’s winter. 🙂 So again – winter is here, though not yet in a big way that I’m familiar … Continue reading →

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Wish I Was Here 😊

Posted on January 13, 2015 by valbjerke

My son posted this on his FB page this morning. Calls it – “the view from my office” (he’s driving logging truck) Told him I’d trade him views any day 😊

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That be the moon out my window this morning 😊

Posted on January 8, 2015 by valbjerke

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