“They got a manure machine in there,” Keller said. He went up to the barn and peeked through a hole between tow boards. “On wheels. It’s fun to ride sometimes, when you don’t care how you smell.” — Sandra Neil Wallace Copy Share Image
“Little Joe was still behind him. Eli could feel it. He wanted to look back, but he couldn’t. The tears were too close. If he were Fancy, he’d turn around and kick and buck and moo and do just about… — Sandra Neil Wallace Copy Share Image
“They got a manure machine in there,” Keller said. He went up to the barn and peeked through a hole between tow boards. “On… — Sandra Neil Wallace Copy Share Image
“Milkers don’t spend half as long with their mothers." Eli spread his chore coat over Little Joe. "Not more than a few weeks. Sometimes… — Sandra Neil Wallace Copy Share Image
“Pa never told stories like Grandpa. Or treated the barn like family. Eli knew how Grandpa’s own pa had built the barn by hand,… — Sandra Neil Wallace Copy Share Image
“Little Joe was still behind him. Eli could feel it. He wanted to look back, but he couldn’t. The tears were too close. If… — Sandra Neil Wallace Copy Share Image