Ragnar 2 of 3
I finished my second run. 9.3 miles at a 8:00/mile pace, in the dark. Again I was faster than anticipated. I killed 8 on that leg and finally got passed. Apparently there are only about 17 teams left ahead of…
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Ragnar run 1 of 3
I survived my first run of 9 miles. I ended up running a little faster than planned: average 7:32/mile for 9 miles. Hopefully I won’t regret that later. I did get 11 kills (overtaking another runner). Vote for our team…
What is a RAGNAR?
A couple of months ago, some running friends asked me to join their Ragnar Relay Team. From the Ragnar website: “Ragnar is the overnight running relay race that makes testing your limits a team sport. A team is made up…
Putting the brakes on
Literally. I stopped at Tractor Supply this afternoon to pick up about 1000lbs of feed. As I was parking, the brakes went soft and felt odd. I backed up and drove forward again, and heard a metal noise under the…
Thomas Caleb Sawyer
We are sad that Thomas Caleb Sawyer will not be living and growing up with us here on Earth. However we are comforted in the knowledge that we will see him again in Heaven. While the outcome has not been…
Food, Inc.
Tonight, we re-watched Food, Inc. If you haven’t seen it, you should watch it. It is enlightening about life in general. For us, it reinforces our choices about how we raise food and what we choose to eat.
Anna now offers riding lessons!
Anna now offers riding lessons for kids! We will be taking a limited number of students for lessons during the week and on Saturdays. For details, including pricing, please see our horse page.
Officially Farming!
How do you know farming has a new role in life? 2 words – tax exempt. That’s right, today in the mail we received our tax exempt approval from the State of CT. And it was just in time, because…
Shopping with kids
Half marathon PR
This morning I ran my 3rd half marathon in Colchester, CT. The weather was nice in the low 40s, but there were winds of 25-30mph. On the first half of the course, the winds were not too bad. However, the…