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Old Mule Farms - Graves Station, Ga.

Thoughts from the Old Mule

Joining Hands

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  The old farm is gradually showing the first signs of the coming seasonal changes. September and autumn seem to join hands around the old homestead reveling the tell tell signs that we all have been looking for. It also energies the thought of working on our fall garden, as well as other farm interest's that tend to migrate as the later months roll around. What has been a very long heated summer wave, will lesson as our friendly age old cycle steps up on the back porch once more........Dan

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Homecoming Friends

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  Summers heat finds home across the old farm just as it has for decades now. Long awaited rain showers also find there place just like clockwork to feed our thirsty land for the next burst of growth to come. This reoccurring cycle is a welcome friend among the big oaks that stand alongside of the old farmhouse. Everything in its place, timed with the precession that can only come from above. Our thoughts have already made plans for our fall garden that will carry us into winters edge.....Dan

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Energizing Thoughts

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  I find my early morning back porch sitting the best seat in the house for energizing the old mind on things to come. Well actually all things past and present as well as those not seen yet. All of those things that you know they are on the horizon and heading your way. A look on the faithful side will always bring a clear focus every time. With that said let us march onward to fulfill another challenge in summer's heat………….Dan

 
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A Slow start to Remember

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  Time has sure slipped by us here on the old farm, seeing how its already June. From a very dry start to our year to the nice rainfall that has come of late, the blessings continue across the farm. It might just be that the slower pace that has found me in these later years also has brought about a lack of remembrance to post of the things that make up our daily life here on the farm. Through the years the peace that can be found within the rusty fences that surround us is the one stable thing that holds all things together. That and faith makes living more than life, so come along as we enjoy the old farm together....Dan

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Day By Day

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  A winter mix has found its way to the old farm as early January makes headway among it all. About all that fills our day at this time is the feeding of our livestock, making sure all is well across the old farm. Fire side sitting with coffee in hand leads my mind towards what goes into the stew pot for suppertime on a winter's night. With a barn full of hay and enough ground corn I believe all will safe as we live out life one day at a time.........Dan

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A Humble Thanksgiving

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  It's not just a day for thankfulness comes to the old farm year round. We do pause however on this special day to recollect, remember, and give thanks for all that finds its way along the paths of Old Mule Farms. Yes, we do it in a traditional style that our family has been enjoying for decades now. A great feast, a set table, a buzz within the old farmhouse that only comes through gratitude and a humble spirit. For us a bountiful harvest comes year round, but to take a special moment to bow our heads is the oldest way to say how thankful we are to keep marching onward....Dan

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Prevailing Light

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  Slowly the sun rises on another day and without doubt the brightest day of all. Hard work will always prevail making right any wrong for the toughest of days here on the farm. The strength of any of us comes from a deep faith in all that is right. The rest will stay in the darkest deeps of night, but to see the light is a motivating boost for any farm life. Nothing comes without a price. A pure heart, a clean conscience, is what makes for a restful time of peace. How blessed we are to enjoy what lies around us......Dan

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Moving In

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   Cooler starts to our farm days has begun as fall begins to show itself across the old farm. Our focus now is to make ready the necessary stock for winter is moving faster as each year goes by. What has been a great productive year so far is only going to get better as the slow down shapes up as fall moves in......Dan

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Carry On

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  Constant rain showers each afternoon drives us back to the barn just about every day. Even at the barn there is work to get at, it's just the outside work left undone around the farm that we need to catch up on. From fence building to leaking pipe repairs our work sends us in many directions at times. Nothing wrong with being busy, and nothing wrong with working constant. The reward comes at days end with satisfaction full of pride and the year round rewards of knowing that our life has meaning where our work makes possible a way of life known these days to very few. We are within days now of some long awaited summer harvest so let the work continue......Dan

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Family History

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  The old farm is busy as summer brings on an even hotter heat wave than normal this year. So be it, but we always take time and moments to celebrate July fourth. Our family has a rich history as my fourth Great grandfather was with Washington when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Down through the years this great country of ours has seen much just as the old farm has witnessed many things. All in all, we know that where we are and what we are is because of many who have given to make things happen. Daily we reap the benefits of much in a land steeped in prosperity. History is right here where time stands still each day on Old Mule Farms......Dan

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