Auld Macdonald Farm

Blog URL: http://auldmacdonaldfarm.blogspot.com

How our life has changed since we moved from Spain to Minnesota in 2005.

Located: Brook Park, Minnesota
Tags: rural life, horses, rural Minnesota, ranching, hobby farming, Arabian horses, Horse breeding

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More color comes to the farm on Mar 1, 2010Last week four horses were hauled home to their farm in Wisconsin (Thank you, Erik). Two of which were the sisters I mentioned some posts back that were ribby and needed equine dental work. Having had that done, they will surely continue to gain weig...



Mom moves to the MN Veteran's Home on Feb 28, 2010Last Thursday, Mom was admitted to the Veteran's Home in Minneapolis as a resident! We have been waiting for this since we learned in November that because of the stroke Mom had in October she would not be able to safely live alone again in her assis...



Mom visits the Auld Macdonald Farm on Feb 10, 2010In my October 29 and November 24 posts I wrote about my 85-year-old mother, Joyce, returning home to her apartment after a stroke and how that happy return was short lived. Mom just could not cope with being alone in her apartment and she needed the...



Happy New Year! on Jan 11, 2010Winter has certainly found us. We have had several days of double-digits below zero temps and it looks like almost the entire US is suffering with this 'cold snap.' I am so happy with our bright yellow and red Ritchie fountain. It is so nice not to h...



Happy December on Dec 2, 2009We enjoyed our Thanksgiving Day in our new farmhouse together with my Mom, son Richard and our friends Marcia and Dan. Dan brought scalloped corn, which was so yummy. Marcia brought my favorite bagged salad from Costco. Ian did a magnificent job with...



Thankful on Wildwood Road on Nov 23, 2009Where does the time go? I guess I have a bit of an excuse as Ian and I have been busy buying a new 80-acre farm, packing up the old one, turning over its keys and then moving lock, stock and barrel – all since I last posted!Ian and I began moving o...