The other day I drove by a local farm. I know the farm and the family. Two of the brothers were out in front of one of the barns working, together. One on the back of a tractor, the other appeared to be holding something up behind the tractor. I waved as I streaked by … darn it, I think I was driving too fast. Sorry, I know…
Happy Friday! Just so you know, the fog of the holiday sugar high and carb overload is still very much with me. Don’t you worry, though, I am valiantly clawing my way through the very last bits of Christmas cookies and fudge. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. 😉 And, I am also feeling a little overwhelmed at the matter of getting back…
In the crook of her neck I can be… The sky was gray and heavy with snow; brimming over in the last hour the flakes had begun to fall. Darkness filled the sky early these days as we neared the Winter Solstice. I slipped out of the house and headed for my favorite place, the barn. Out of the corner of my eye I caught the twinkle of the…
I am not a very political person, but I am a person who recognizes and has a great deal of respect for good people. We lost a good person this past week, former President of the United States of America, George H. W. Bush. Over the last 7 days, I was able to watch interview after interview while our country reflected on his life. Eyes brimming full with…
This is a story that started a year and a half ago…and it just goes to show how things happen in ways that we never could have planned. Stick with it and see how it all unravels. ~~~~~~ Once upon a time, there was a girl by the name of Kate, who grew up in New Hampshire and came to a small village in upstate NY. It was…
I have a friend who is not settled in a job right now. Things have changed, and she is searching…for more. Been there? I have…and boy, when I was in the middle of trying to figure it out I felt horrible about myself. When I looked around me it seemed as if everyone was on cruise control and happy in their profession. I would wonder, “Why can’t I find that…
Since when did I get so short?? Look at these 2 trick-or-treaters, they are huge. And one of them is mine—hmmm, plaid jacket maybe?? As I still am recovering from my sugar hangover I am thinking about trick-or-treating of years past. There used to be more of an age limit when I was growing up, thank heavens that’s been lifted. If I didn’t have so much fun…
Wow, where do I begin? Here I am in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana at the National FFA Convention. I am swimming in a sea of 62,000 blue jackets—and it’s amazing! These kids are energetic, optimistic, and fresh. They break out in song, they are poised, they smile. They hoot and they holler, they are practical, and they are leaders. They are outside of the box thinkers, they are dancers…and they…
Hybrid vigor. You just gotta love hybrid vigor. It’s a term that is used often in dairy breeding as a way to explain the outcomes of genetics … but I had forgotten about it until Saturday, when I met up with my college friends for the first time in, like, 20 years!!! It was a nice reunion on Saturday night. Funny how some things just don’t change ……
T-minus 1 week and 4 days until a whole lotta’ FFA kids are going to be pouring into Indianapolis, Indiana for the National FFA Convention. This year the Morning Ag Clips is going to be there–casing things out. I can’t wait to see all of the kids. I have heard that it is super large, and I am so excited to feel all of the energy that our young people…
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