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Postcard from 'Nam

LZ before it gets hot, cooler in peaceful memories, but still smokin'. (G-d, they're so young.)

(for Jeff & Bobby, and all the rest) He and I got into it a shouting match a big one snatches of overheard conversations “. . . he had Jane Fonda arrested,” and “. . . near Pleiku . . . ” and that lousy packet coffee “. . . either a major assault, or a major offensive . . .” and picking out several big, fat thorns and I said to this guy -- he was a sergeant, too -- “Otherwise we’re gonna get greased, according to my LRP t...

Calving Time

Ed called, said we have probably twins coming!

The picture above is a few years old, but they are twins! We weren't supposed to start calving until January 8th, 2013, but as usual on the farm you never can tell; if there are twins involved then they are often early arrivals. It was around 1:00 pm when Ed called me saying a cow was calving and it was probably twins since she had twins last year, and she was early again. I got the pail and filled it with hot soapy water...