Here is the start of a new year many changes to come. Hope all is well with everyone. Corky & Missy are having fun running at the farm of a friend great exercise for them and quiet time for me once we get home.

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won’t come out
of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

This week, I found out.

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were
not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during [...]