A triumphant house painting photo. (Casey O'Neill/HappyDay Farms via Bay City News)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

This was an eventful week for us here on the farm, most of all because we painted our house. It’s a job that has been needing to be done for a couple of years, and I have to admit that I resisted doing it. I remember my Ma saying things like “and then I had to make it happen because your dad just refused to do it”, and it makes me laugh to see myself now in that role. 

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