Life at Homeland Farm

    Once again, I find myself awake at night, with nothing but a poem floating around in my head. I know many of you are probably saying.."well, there are worse things then poems." Perhaps you think it is a Robert Frost poem or some famous, lovely poem by a lady dressed in a long flowing gown. Well, that is almost true. It is one of MY poems, and that long flowing gown? Yep, a flannel granny nightgown. So, without further ado, my poem du jour.                  Amazing Sleep (sung to the tune of Amazing Grace, of course..) Ahem...       Amazing Sleep,       how sweet the sound,       of Cliffy sawing ZZZZZZZ's.          I once was asleep, but now       I'm  not,       Am awake, and now I see...       It's three a.m. ...

     I love watching "The Waltons". For one thing, it takes me back to my youth..I miss all the older folks in our family that were alive and kicking during the years the "Waltons" were on television. I can still remember my Uncle Billy asking.."Did you see 'The Waltons' last night? It was an awful good show..Ole Grampa got into the recipe.." Most likely I had seen it, as I liked to watch that show myself. Now they play it in reruns every day so I can almost always get a daily dose of feel good television.        In today's world, especially after this past weeks events, feel good television is a welcome distraction from the harsh reality of life today as we know it. So much carnage and misery and violence on television every day, all day. A simple show about a close family is what we need more then ever. And I DO NOT mean "The Kardashians". Or the "Honey Boo Boo" family. Yikes.         Yes, I thi...

      Life is different today it seems. People are so busy that families don't even have time to eat supper together any more. I know some families where the kids eat at different times then their parents, or in different rooms. Some kids eat in their bedrooms, living room or standing. Some people eat in the car on their way to or from an after school activity. Now I am not saying that we haven't all done one of things at one time or  another. But here on the farm, we almost always sit down at the kitchen table and eat together.        I think that is one thing my children will remember as they get older and go off on their own. I bet when they have families of their own someday, they will try and do that every night with their kids. It is a good time for families to talk about their day, about up coming plans and life in general. I am always amazed at the topics of conversation that flow around the table at supper. It is ...

       In case you haven't heard of it, the "Harlem Shake" is a dance craze floating around on the internet where costume wearing people boogie around like they have lost their minds. Which is why I knew we Homeland Farm folks had to try our hand at making a video ourselves.        In the video, one person starts dancing while the others surrounding them act normal and go about their business, until they all join in and dance together. Naturally, I opted to be the one that starts the madness, and of course, since my "granny night gown" blog is so popular on here, that is what I decided to wear. I really bust a move, so be prepared. Just think what I could have done, if it weren't for my bad ankle!         So, without further ado, watch the video and ENJOY! (or not.............)