This is a very special Christmas at our home this year. Farmer Glen has been suffering with a very painful hip for several years. I don't know how he managed to accomplish all that he did in 2011, including raising a beautiful garden; raising two steer; caring for horses, a donkey, and chickens; keeping bees; baking bread daily; keeping the house and outbuildings in good order; and cooking wonderful meals. But he did it, often while in a lot of pain. And now he's taken care of it. On Monday, he had hip replacement surgery. And as you can see from the photo, today (Saturday) he is already outside checking on the animals (actually, he was feeding the donkey holiday mints!). Having this surgery behind him, and knowing that every day he is going to feel better, is the best Christmas present of all.
To all our family, friends, customers, and blog readers, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2012.
Ohhhhh, you keep an eye on him! He'll be wanting to build a racing lawn tractor-mower before you know it!
ReplyDeleteSeriously..he does wanna keep the part about being out in the cold to a minimum.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Your tiny farm looks very pretty. Good donkey with you.
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