“You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.” Sometimes you need a little inspiration, a little lesson, a little…something. Consider this to be your “something” today. This was a quote I heard from a speech given many years ago by Wayne Dyer. I stumbled onto it through Simon Sinek, someone I regularly follow. The quote stuck with me. So much so that I shared it…
Easter. When I was young Easter meant spending the night at my grandparents’ house. My sisters, cousins, and I looked forward to the Easter Bunny visiting, while I am sure my parents, aunts, and uncles looked forward to the night off from children. Staying at Grammy and Grampa’s became a tradition that started when my mother’s younger sister, Alison, was still living at home. She was and always…
Is this cool, funny, or sad? Margaret and I were occupied on Friday afternoon in the office with the topic of action figures and what Chat GPT perceives us to be. I guess this has become a “thing.” I admit, it was fun, especially at the end of a gray, rainy, and busy week of work. But recently, it has given me another reason to pause and think…
I was back in the saddle this week – the dairy saddle – when I ventured west to attend the Western Dairy Herd Conference in Reno. As a guest of the Axiota team, I covered their speaker and helped promote the event on the Morning Ag Clips. I am happy to report that it felt good to get back into it. It’s dairy speak. It’s science-based, economics, and…
Fire up the evaporators, and start filling your tanks! It’s Maple Season! When I think about spring, every other memory ties back to maple sugaring. As a little girl, I remember riding in the back of the old Toyota pickup truck. Roger would pull up to a sugarbush, and all of us kids would hop out and scatter, searching for the bucket yielding the most sap. We would…
I was consumed this past week by what I think was the flu, which has now turned into a cold. I am a mess, but I am on the mend! While I was consumed, I was also taken hostage by a book, and I am so glad I was. I recommend that everyone reading this column order it up. It will change your life! The Let Them Theory by…
Who is going to the Commodity Classic in Denver? ME! And I am so excited! I have never been to Denver, and I have never been to a Commodity Classic. The Morning Ag Clips has been supporting this major ag event for years…I thought it was about time I checked it out and met all of you who will be there. What do I want to know? …
A farm is different in the winter. Quiet falls all around. The big white flakes drop silently as steam rises in the freestall. The fields are still. The tops of cut-off cornstalks peek out under a tent of snow; the field mice and voles nestled down in the dead root systems to escape the winter cold. Hunkering down, watching out the window, staring into the quiet as a…
My head is swimming, and I am feeling overwhelmed! Why can’t things be easy?? The other day, when I was out for my walk, the strangest thought came into my head–at least for me. I thought about robberies. I thought about crime. And I thought about how lucky we are not to have much of that here in our little farming village. But do we? At least it doesn’t…
Being 50 means: …love and gratitude. …freshly fallen snow, a candle-lit walkway, and two magical Christmas trees. …3 beautiful children, willing to help, and an army of family and friends who always show up with open arms. …twinkling candle lights, coconut cake, and holiday carols. …a polar plunge and a Christmas Cosmo. …a roaring twenties fringe dress, pearls, and long black gloves. …a warm puppy, laughing friends, and…
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