THE JUKE BOX

Posted by Juke Van Oss on

THESE COLD MORNINGS BRING BACK MEMORIES OF THE FARM WHEN MY JOB WAS TO MILK THREE COWS MORNING AND NIGHT.  I WOULD POSITION THE MILK STOOL NEXT TO A COW NAMED "LOCKSHORE NOBLE BLOSSOM," A GENTLE GURNSEY, AND SPEND FIFTEEN MINUTES OF QUALITY TIME KEEPING WARM WITH THE FRIENDLY BOVINE, AND GET A FULL BUCKET OF MILK.  I WOULD MILK TWO MORE AND LEAVE THE WARM STABLE FOR THE BLEAK WINTER BLAST OUT OF DOORS, AND GET READY FOR SCHOOL.  SOMETIMES I MISS THE SIMPLICITY OF THE COUNTRY LIFE.  DOES YOUR LIFE SEEM COMPLICATED?

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