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Okay darn, it is going to be down to near zero again tonight. This has been such a strange winter here in this Colorado forest. We have had a warm December with only trace dustings of snow, only enough to remind you of what a white ground looks like before it melts back to brownContinue reading “January 5, 2020”

Boy, has it been some time since I posted last. I could go on and on with the usual excuses that life has been too busy, etc. But the real reason that it has been so long since I have posted is that I have been too focused on this Covid pandemic and just tryingContinue reading “January 3, 2022”

Hard to believe that February has come and gone. For being retired from the pediatric clinic where I was working when Covid struck, I have been busier than can be on our Albergue Garcia Farm. Most of my time has been taken up being an ICU nurse and caregiver for my horse, Gracie. As youContinue reading “March 1,2021”

It has been a cold week at our Albergue Garcia Farm along the Front Range in Colorado. The snow has been very welcomed as our poor Black Forest area has been in such a drought. All of the trees are covered with snow and ice and it looks like a winter wonderland out there. TheContinue reading “January 26, 2021”

Wow, just writing that date above this blog is a real eye opener. So much has happened since the holidays. Let me distract you with the latest news on our adventure farm. Bonnie has a boyfriend. Bonnie, as you recall is our 10 month old Blue Butt sow who this past year avoided a tripContinue reading “January 14, 2021”

It is 2021.Most of the time I say, “Boy this past year just flew, didn’t it?” But that is not the case this year. The year seems to have taken forever to go by. Looking forward to new beginnings this year. I think we still have a lot to process from what happened last year.Continue reading “January 2, 2021”

This afternoon before sundown while feeding the animals, I told Bonnie our pig about the post from yesterday and how much everybody loves the picture of Daisy, the chick. Well, she has insisted that I post the video of her blowing bubbles and she thinks you will all like this even more than the pictureContinue reading “December 23, 2020”

Boy, it has been a couple of beautiful days on our farm with the snow melting and watching for the Christmas star at night. And, the end of this week is Christmas! So what a perfect time to talk about Easter eggs! Finally our little pullets that we bought in June 2020 started laying eggsContinue reading “December 22, 2020”

One thing is true, we have all had to be flexible during this COVID pandemic to survive. If you are not flexible, you will become brittle and the weight of this crisis will break you into emotional pieces. That has been especially the case at our Albergue Garcia adventure farm. In March when the shutdownContinue reading “December 17, 2020”

We all need a focal point. Something to take our minds off the troubles around us. When the pandemic hit our lives in March, I was the medical director of a busy pediatric clinic at Peak Vista Community Health Center. On the weekends my husband and I were working on our greenhouses and getting ourContinue reading “December 14, 2020”