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<\/a><\/p>\nWith one hand to pull clumps and one hand to brush,<\/p>\n
Cleaning Bruno’s coat will only take until lunch.<\/p>\n Don’t bother waiting, girls, I don’t have time to brush you.<\/p>\n Stop changing the station, C.C. we’ll need music to get through.<\/p>\n Scoop up the fur (but leave behind the Silkie hen).<\/p>\n Use it to mulch the azaleas and roses so we don’t have to weed again.<\/p>\n Ugh, not enough so we’ll trade ducklings for skirtings from Avillion Farm<\/a>.<\/p>\n We won’t even miss them because Cookie Dough just hatched some more in the barn.<\/p>\n Spread that out, too, but it’s still not enough.<\/p>\n Oh well, movin’ on.\u00a0 Can’t get hung up on unfinished stuff.<\/p>\n Weed the daylilies lost in this mess on the hill.<\/p>\n Thanks for the help, Angel, that’s one weed less to pull.<\/p>\n It’s startin’ to look good but but I’ll only get half done today.<\/p>\n Because the barn needs to be cleaned out and the I’ve got to fix up the hay.<\/p>\n The brooder room gets mucked and a fresh coat of DE sprinkled in the pen.<\/p>\n Just in time for those new ducklings to make it dirty again.<\/p>\n The holes in the nest boxes that always let in the rain need to be stopped.<\/p>\n Saran Wrap and duct tape are just the right tools for the job.<\/p>\n I’m not working alone because Dad’s grading the pasture pen.<\/p>\n Plus he moved all the compost—Daddies are a farmer’s best friend.<\/p>\n Of course, working on a farm is rarely a lonely place.<\/p>\n ‘Cause the bottle fed babies are always right in your face.<\/p>\n \n Ran to the Ol’ Mill <\/a>to pick up some more feed.<\/p>\n Transplanted the cucumbers that I just grew from seed.<\/p>\n Hauled the trash bags to the dump and the recycling, too.<\/p>\n The fish in the aquarium on the deck needed worms so I grabbed him a few.<\/p>\n Filled up the birdfeeders for birds on the go.<\/p>\n Rushed back inside when I noticed the grass might need to be mowed.<\/p>\n Once in the house I decided to bleach the mudroom walls.<\/p>\n \n Made cookies for the new neighbors and managed not to eat them all.<\/p>\n Well, today’s work is finally done and two broken nails are the only harm.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n