I retired in 1982 from the Calif silicon valley to a small farm in NE Texas, where we raised Polled Herefords and hay for along time. drought put an end to that, but we continue to rescue and rehab dogs. We presently have 6 dogs and 3 donkeys on the farm as well as a small wildlife sanctuary, primarily for songbirds, but esp for Chimney swifts
my mom rescued me from the end of a chain-