Monthly Archives: February 2025

  When my husband John,  had his farm, he tried to raise many different  animals. One of his neighbor raised pigs. His neighbor Dennis  had a sow with a litter of piglets, he offered John one.   “Wait until they are weaned.” he was advised. When weaned, The piglet would be about twelve pounds and eating solid food.”  TheContinue reading “Arnold the pet pig 487 words”

The term Eskimo is a common term that can refer to several indigenous people from the northern parts of Canada, Alaska and Siaberia. They have a short stocky build and light brown skin tones. The barrel chest and short arms and legs helps minimize heat loss in the extreme cold of the Artic circle.It isContinue reading “Snow Everywhare, More to Come, February 17, 2025. 463 words”

Today is International Cribbage Day. This game is from two to four players. It combines a peg board to keep track of each player’s score. Eight dealt hands make a game. Using the cards dealt plus consider the four cards in the kitty, one must play their cards to collect the most points. Extra pointsContinue reading “Cards and Conversation, February 10, 2025 632 words”

The month of February has an odd history. The original Roman calendar had only 10 months. The winter season was not marked with months.It had 304 days in the year with around 61 days in the winter season. Romans used the winter months to visit with family and friends. Road construction and military training wereContinue reading “February Oddities, February 3 2025 375 words”