Thankful is a choice. Daily. With every moment. It’s a practice. This article is not about Thanksgiving Day but rather every day. It’s about the big things, like a new baby, a job promotion, and a new love. They are so easy to be thankful for. It is the little things, though, that get overlooked and are rarely appreciated that should be celebrated. A hot cup of…
Things on my mind… It’s here, the end of summer, finally on October 29th. I put my flowers to bed for the season yesterday, just in time for the cold, wet weather to arrive this morning. Fall is here in the Northeast. I cut every possible flower I could find in my garden that still had vitality. Now, I have beautiful bouquets all over my house, big vases,…
I love the smell of manure. I don’t get to smell it every day like I used to. Friday, when I was walking to the post office, I was caught off guard a bit by the familiar smell that wafted into my nasal cavity. It was like an old friend. But where was it coming from? It is not a typical smell in the village of Greenwich. It…
Ever seen one of these? I would be shocked if you hadn’t. They are a staple on our farm– a calling card. The yellow Genex Breeding Card. Never throw one out. It might have a valuable piece of information on it, scrawled in hen scratch, smeared with grease and oil–even an occasional splat of manure. On my home farm, my uncle was famous for using brown paper towels as…
Dear Jakey, Watching you play basketball has been one of the greatest joys of my life. Seriously, it has. I am your biggest fan! Through primary basketball, AAU, DAGS, and Varsity. Late nights coming back from practices and weekend-long tournaments, it has been so much fun, and I wouldn’t trade that time with you for anything. Your feisty defense and serious offense—you never let up, always working hard…
We got a star amongst this crew! Our very own MAC editor, Chandler Hansen, from Hansen’s Histories, is an actor extraordinaire! I bet you didn’t know how deep our team goes! And he has a beautiful singing voice too! I am so proud of him and was able to spend a fun evening last night being entertained by the cast of “There is Still No Business Like Snow-business”…
Dear Packer’s Anonymous, I am a wreck and I desperately need your help. I am a terrible trip packer. What is wrong with me? My mind becomes a swirl whenever I have a trip and I have to think about what to pack. It should be easy. I mean, count out the number of days, an outfit a day, toiletries and an extra pair of underwear and socks.…
The idea of an integrity clause. This past week, The Morning Ag Clips welcomed Kate Forrer as the newest member of our team. Her role is filling the position of the Executive Director of the Vermont Woodlands Association for us. On behalf of the team and myself, we would like to extend a warm welcome to her. She is a breath of fresh air, her arrival coming on…
It’s so close we can taste it! The MAC App! It’s a heavy lift, and it has taken a lot of hands in and out of the pot–for this last push to get it done. Getting a project across the finish line is hard for the entire team–regardless of whether or not they are working directly on it. (You guys make the dream work!) It’s about picking up…
The groundwork for writing about this picture was laid on Saturday morning, even though this picture was taken Monday morning. It must have been a foreshadowing. My parents came out for a visit this past weekend. On Saturday morning, the kids and I (2 of them) were sitting in the kitchen talking over coffee with my parents when Jacob got a text. He had just been telling us…
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