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…
I don’t know about you, but I get charged up at any agricultural conference. Sign me up! Business Acumen, Social Marketing, Being a Business Partner… I attend as many different breakout sessions as possible. My mind becomes buzzed with ideas and to-dos as I listen to the speakers – and then I hit the trade show floor. WOW! ZING! That bag, you know the one? It’s the one…
And thank goodness it is! In terms of years, 2024 has been among the most challenging of my 50. In January, the year “2024” got right up in my face and said, “Kate! Pay attention! You are going to learn now, or else!” So, with only one choice, I set about and worked on learning my lessons because I had to. They were not to be ignored any longer. You…
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…
One of my favorite Christmas stories is that of a cat. A Christmas Cat. Where I grew up, in New Hampshire, it was the home of a writer/illustrator and her daughter, also a writer/illustrator: Tasha Tudor and Efner Tudor Holmes. My grandmother always bought their illustrated stories and gave them to me when I was a little girl. I loved them. The old-fashioned stories speak to simple…
Thanksgiving 2024 is officially in the books, and the 2024 Christmas season is in full swing! It was a good Thanksgiving, full of family, laughs, and snow this year! I truly enjoy Thanksgiving. Unlike Christmas, there isn’t the underlying stress of shopping, decorating, party planning, and wrapping. Trixie and I may have been the first dog and 54th human across the finish line for the Thanksgiving Day Turkey…
The best piece of information that I got when I re-entered the workforce in 2011 was this: “You are going to screw up.” Bluntly, my new boss left it at that. I was a bit speechless. But after the initial shock of the statement, it kind of freed me up from worrying about doing the wrong thing. Because I was going to at some point. After that first…
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