#LinkedInFacebookInstagramTinder Meme

I know it's supposed to be Tinder, not Twitter, but I am not the one you guys.

Dolly Parton apparently invented this meme, so it feels appropriate I do it too.

What's not included in the original meme is Tumblr, which is my favourite time-waster. Unlike all my other social media accounts, Tumblr has nothing to do with my professional work. That is strictly where I go to play. I make silly art for my favourite shows/movies/books and engage in conversations about those topics freely. On my other profiles, I only hint at my level of dorkiness, whereas on Tumblr the freak flag is flying my friends.

Have you participated in this meme? Is there a social media platform you use just for personal silliness?

Canadian Agriculture Day

Happy Canadian Agriculture Day!

A little late on the blog post, but things happen. This day we celebrated Canadian Agriculture and took the time to appreciate farmers all over the country for all the things they produce that make our lives better.

My favourite thing about farming is that I get to do it with my family. My mother is my boss, we work side by side and our relationship is strong because of it. We make each other laugh to ease the load of our chores, we keep each other safe from accidents, and we talk about whatever is bothering us in life to sort of work it out. Then there are times when we don't talk at all. We have the radio going, we're doing something that requires a level of physical strain, and we just go through it and get it done.

I also love when my sisters help. Being a family of women, our bond is tight. My Mum and my sisters are my best friends. I love it when we all work together and spend the day cracking jokes over what we're doing. Whether that's building a fence, picking rocks, scaping garlic. We work hard together and celebrate the finish with a big meal. The husbands are there to help too, and they add another level of humour and fun to the mix being of various non-farming backgrounds but also being very hard workers with positive attitudes.

I believe it takes a family to run a farm. We need each other to keep this going, emotionally and physically. The work is hard, but at the end of the day, we have each other to make it less hard.

What is your favourite thing about agriculture?

The Struggle is Real

Frozen bales are the WORST!

Being that I am the younger generation, as is the custom on family farms, I am the runner. The go-fer. The gate opener. This was the role my mother played until my Grandad's passing, and it will be my role for a long time yet. It's a respect thing to some degree, I'm younger, I'm faster and I've got less experience. My Mum didn't get a level up until she was in her 50s, the same will probably go for me as well (Lord willing). I'm okay with waiting my turn, that's the way of it.

When it comes to frozen bales, however? Jumping Jehoshaphat. I am not about that life. Forever I struggle to hack at the ice and dig through the hay to find where the twine is caught. The hay is solid in some areas, the cows are totally impatient. Not shown in this strip is the herd of them surrounding me and attempting to nibble at the bale while I angrily thrash at it. Such is the life of a farmer I suppose. Much rather be hacking at bales than sitting behind a desk.

Are you the younger generation on the family farm? Is this something you relate to? and if you're not a farmer, is there another way you relate to the generational higher archy?