FRANCIS'S BLOG 04/18/2026
Where’s RC? 🐴
This is different. . .
Stormy is out eating with me before RC! 🐎
Oh, wait—here he comes.
I missed you, RC. 🐴
Kitty Capers 😺
Schroeder kept the cat-cops busy by running all over the farm house (here he is exploring the basement):
And Major Tom stays toasty by the space heater:
Good for you, Major Tom, for staying a safe distance from the heater. 😺
Clear, crisp Sunday 🐴
Not much going on this morning. . .
Just me having a solitary moment with my hay. 🐴
Dukie meets the Horses 🐎
Dukie came out to the farm yesterday with Bill:
We had seen her before, from a distance, but we weren’t sure if we should allow her in our paddock (I know I wasn’t):
But Dukie was very nice. And we all followed her and Bill around:
We decided that she’s a very nice dog!
Get well, Aunt Susie! 🐴
Friday morning is warm and bright:
We’re all having a nice breakfast:
In the department of Thanksgiving Leftovers, we had intended for Schroeder to be in our Thanksgiving pageant. . .
But he just wasn’t taking his part seriously. 🙀
The Ann's Horse Farm Theater Guild present The First Thanksgiving 🦃
The cats and I are reenacting the first Thanksgiving:
Noodle and Finn play members of the Wampanoag tribe:
We invited the other cats to participate, but they weren’t really enthused:
Happy Thanksgiving! 🐴
Cold Wednesday morning, but bright and sunny! 🐴
I’m thankful that I always have first crack at the hay. . .
I’d hate to compete with our favorite swarm of locusts every day! 🐴
Hey Pumpkin, do you smell smoke? 🐴
Pumpkin needs a lesson in Fire Safety! 🙀
She is definitely too close to the space heater! 🙀
Her hair is sticking through the protective grating! 🙀
Move away Pumpkin, so you don’t end up a crispy critter! 🐴
Kitties by the creek 😺
Finn and Noodle are down by the creek this morning:
Here’s Finn basking in the sun (Noodle ran off somewhere):
And here she is way down by the water:
She had to hop down many rocks to get there. 😺
Charlie is a repeat offender 🐎
Once again, Charlie spends the night with the farm equipment:
But RC and I can’t be bothered to watch the cat-cops get her out. . .
We’re out enjoying the sunny Sunday morning! 🐴
Great day if you’re a duck 🐴
We ate our breakfast in the rain today.
I had to come in and shake the rain off. 🐴
How to stay warm if you're a cat 😺
Kanna keeps cozy in a nesting box, while Pumpkin basks under a heat lamp:
And it looks like Finn has the heater reserved for the afternoon:
You’ll have a lot of company, Finn, when it’s 5 below! 🐴
Horse crime 🐎
This morning, Charlie was found stuck behind the manure carts:
You would think if she were smart enough to get back there, she would be smart enough to get out. 🐴
Quiet breakfast with friends 🐔
Finn and Kanna invite Dot to breakfast:
Chicken is great whether it’s in the can or walking around the farm! 🐔
The Department of Horsefarm Security never sleeps 😺
DHS Chief Schrödinger stands guard at the front door:
He’s on the lookout for any suspicious packages that aren’t marked “cat food.” 😺
Sunny crisp Monday 🐴
We’re having a nice breakfast, and enjoying the sun. 🐎
Henry and Iris have their hay next to our new, two-headed horse. 🐴
At least it’s above freezing this morning 🐴
There’s snow mixed with rain this morning.
Finn decides it’s a good day to stay in bed (in this case, “bed” is a pile of wood chips in Iris’s stall). 😺
Kanna’s getting better 😺
Kanna, who has a bad cold, came home from the vet feeling much better.
She’s keeping warm, and brought back plenty of medicine for the other cats’ sniffles. 😺
Thirsty horses 🐎 and ailing kitties 😾
The girls (Charlie, Misty and Iris) share a drink:
And poor Kanna has runny eyes and is coughing. She went to the vet this morning:
Get well, Pretty Cat! 😺
Traffic jam on the bridge 🐴
Here I am, patiently waiting for Her Majesty (Iris) to finish what she’s eating and move along:
We’ve found it’s not safe to walk around her unless you can give her a wide berth. . .
And I was in no mood yesterday afternoon to get kicked in the creek.
Cat cubby-holes 😺
Schroeder finds the duck’s nesting box to be a great hangout:
And so does Kanna:
Poor ducks! 😺
Fowl deeds 🐴
Paschal, L’Orange and Pooter were caught, again, perilously closed to the road!
Those trucks aren’t your friends! 🙀
Gretel gets her feathers back 🐔
Poor Gretel has had a bald head and back all summer:
But she has new feathers coming in, just in time for winter! 🐔
We hate when the time changes in the fall 🐎
“Central Standard Time” my hoof! 🐴
Our breakfast was one hour late! 🐎
Rainy Saturday 🐴
It’s a drizzly, chilly morning. . .
But Kanna’s staying toasty under the heat lamp. 😺
Happy Friday! 🐴
Misty and Nimbus keep each other company in Misty’s stall.
Sorry about the flashbulb eyes. 🙀
Oh great, I’m an Uber 🐴
Noodle and Finn said they needed a ride down to the creek:
I was feeling charitable this morning, so I thought, Why not? 🐴
Along the way, the cats confessed they could’ve gotten to the creek a lot faster by themselves. . .
But my back is so warm and cozy (I guess that’s a cat-compliment). 😺
Gretel is a smart chicken 🐔
Each morning, Gretel always makes sure she’s found in her nesting box:
She knows she’ll get breakfast in bed:
While the other chickens are out scratching around in the cold, she’s about to have cracked corn and mealworms! 🐔