How to Shovel Manure and Other Life Lessons for the ...

DIVp class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0ptJoin Gwen Petersen for a lighthearted look at the hard life of a country woman--from raising chickens to shoveling manure to cooking Rocky Mountain oysters./p/DIVDIVp class=CATLEADERS style=MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in; tab-stops: 4.5pt right dotted 463.5ptIt's not a job you want to take on without a sense of humor. Oops--it's not a job at all. It's an all-encompassing life, being a country woman on the ranch or farm, and with wit and equanimity like Gwen Petersen's, it can be survived. In fact, with Petersen's help, it can be drop-dead hilarious. A much-loved cowgirl scribe in rare form, Petersen eases us through the rigors of country living, from raising chickens to shoveling manure to cooking Rocky Mountain oysters. You'd think midwifing a calf was no laughing matter--until Gwen steps in with her expert advice. She has wise counsel for sharing the yard with a gaggle of ill-tempered geese; step-by-step instructions for harvesting pig manure; and sound advice for staying cool through haying season and coping with the chaos of Christmas on the ranch or farm./pp class=CATLEADERS style=MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in; tab-stops: 4.5pt right dotted 463.5pt /pp class=CATLEADERS style=MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in; tab-stops: 4.5pt right dotted 463.5ptFor good measure, the book includes poems and recipes that will transport you to a country state of mind--whether you hail from the city's busiest streets or the ranch's quietest gravel roads. Equal parts handy how-to advice, rural humor, philosophy, and fond farm nostalgia, How to Shovel Manure and Other Life Lessons for the Country Woman/Iis all good./p/DIVDIVp class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%Parts and Innards/pp class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-outline-level: 1 /pp class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in