The Little Things

We had our granddaughter “Little EM” come for a sleepover last weekend and it got me to thinking about the little things in life (pun intended) that make us happy. 

Be it a babies’ smile or giggle, the way they look at you as if to say “you’re an idiot” when you pull a face or do silly talk.  Be it the crisp chill that comes with the start of winter, be it the clear sky where you can see every star twinkle back at you because there is no “man made light” to...

University of Edinburgh – Animal Welfare Course

Over the past month or so I have been undertaking a course through the University of Edinburgh - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) faculty.  Basically the MOOCs are free courses and cover a range of interesting subjects with a Certificate of Attainment if you successfully complete the course.  I don’t get any qualifications out of it but the course I did (Animal Welfare) was a subject of interest and provide some interesting concepts an...

Living the Dash

I was reading over past blogs and after finishing I thought “I don’t remember seeing anything about the Dash”.  So forgive me if I have previous told mentioned the Dash on this blog site but to me it sums up my view on life.

I once read a story about a person who found a headstone that read “I lived the dash”.  You see most headstones do not tell you about the person, they tell you when they were born, when they died with a small dash to sum up their life.  This ...

Inspiration

Last Sunday Heather and I were having a lunchbreak and, as normal, were watching “Landline” on the ABC.  One of the stories featured was on the animal behaviourist Dr Temple Grandin (http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2013/s3877703.htm).

I had never heard of Dr Grandin before this story but I must admit after watching it I have been busy on the interweb researching this amazing woman and watching countless clips of interviews she has conducted.

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New Additions

We have recently acquire two new cows – Cagney and Lacey who are both Murray Grey calves.  The Murray Grey cow general grow to weigh between 500 – 700kg, are naturally polled, have a dark udder and pigmentation of skin and have a coat that ranges from light silver to chocolate or dark grey. 

“Polled” means  livestock without horns in species which normally are horned. The term refers both to breeds or strains which are naturally polled...