Reyna Bradford
Milking in the Dark (written 8/20/21)
Tonight's chore time began like any other, except for one critical detail. Tonight there was a chance of thunderstorms. We've had very...
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Reyna Bradford
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Full House, Full Time, Long Summer (written 8/14/21)
This summer truly has dragged. When I glance reluctantly back at it, the time blurs into one, long, monotonous busyness. Milking twice a...
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Reyna Bradford
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
Not Yet (written 7/6/21)
It was the morning of the Fourth of July, and Kola couldn't get up. I had carried the dogs' breakfast dishes into the laundry room where...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jul 27, 2021
- 5 min
My Very Own (written 6/19/21)
Back in January, I had a big birthday. I'm not going to tell you exactly how big, but it was a birthday big enough to make a person pause...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
A Rat Tale (written 6/15/21)
Rats just don't live very long. For some folks, that may not be much of a problem. But for unique and slightly crazy people like me, it...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jun 21, 2021
- 4 min
Goat Notes (Written 6/11/21)
So kidding season is over for this year. As usual per every year, this one was also full of ups and downs, weariness and worry, surprise...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jun 9, 2021
- 6 min
Finale (Written 5/29/21)
Something was wrong. I stood there in the middle of her pen, one elbow propped on the fence, anxiously plucking at the towel I had slung...
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Reyna Bradford
- May 7, 2021
- 3 min
Missing in Action (Written 5/6/21)
My life didn't exactly flash before my eyes, but it did come close. I had been both anticipating and dreading this moment for weeks. If...
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Reyna Bradford
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
The Big Barn Hunt (written 3/10/21)
Today was one of the first, dazzling days of spring. Cascades of sunshine, the wind roaring in from the south, and temperatures flirting...
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Reyna Bradford
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
First Frogs (Written 3/8/21)
I listen for them every year. Every first week of March. Nights still chilly, but days getting warmer. And they're usually warm enough....
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Reyna Bradford
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
A New Frame of Reference (Written 3/4/21)
It took a while, but the dogs and I have finally gotten our Christmas present. It was a very big-box item, and it's homemade, thanks to...
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Reyna Bradford
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
Got Milk (Written 2/19/21)
This is the time of year when I begin checking udders. To the uninitiated, it may seem a little racy. But if you're a dairy-goat farmer,...
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Reyna Bradford
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
Out of the Cold (Written 2/17/21)
Endurance. Perseverance. Survival. It has been just as much of a psychological battle as a physical one over the past week and a half....
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Reyna Bradford
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
A Big Day for a Big Dog (written 2/5/2021)
I never thought I'd live to see the day. I never thought Kola would, either. Thirteen. For a giant breed, the equivalent of a hundred and...
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Reyna Bradford
- Feb 4, 2021
- 4 min
Playing Possum (written 1-30-21)
I have suspected for a long time that Drifter really isn't the world's greatest livestock guardian dog. And tonight, when I found a...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Road Less Traveled By (Written 1/26/21)
There is some weather in which I just won't walk. Some adverse conditions are obvious. Lightning and extreme heat, for example, are...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
Short & Sweet (written 1-6-21)
Both of us were seriously overdue for a haircut. Scotch got his this past Monday. Much like the last visit to the groomer, (all of six,...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
Breaking Trail (written 1/1/21)
The first heavy snowfall of the winter arrived today at sunrise. It was Christmas-card snow: feathery, hushed and beautiful. It was the...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Naughty & Nice (Written 12/19/20)
Here's another one for Tassie's brag bag. My mom and I went Christmas shopping yesterday. Naturally, we were going for the dogs. It was...
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Reyna Bradford
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
Keeping Track (written 12/17/20)
Tassie, Karen, and I have been off track lately. Literally. Between the Thanksgiving holiday, uncooperative weather, people not always...
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