Farming… Flooded Missouri River Valley, Le Mars, Iowa & South Dakota 23 Aug 201123 Aug 2011 When we passed through the Missouri River Valley, sand bags still marked places where they had tried to control the rising water from this year's flood. Much of the fields…
Entertainment… Illinois and Iowa Offer Surprises 22 Aug 201122 Aug 2011 Mighty Mississippi RiverWe arrived in Illinois last night as the sun was setting and it's salmon-colored ridge spread across the western horizon in front of us for over an hour.…
Entertainment… Road Trip Update 21 Aug 201121 Aug 2011 Welcome to IndianaWe are in beautiful Indiana farming country. Fields of corn and soybeans line both sides of the road. My husband has buck fever - the terminology for deer…
Farming… Drought 19 Jul 201119 Jul 2011 We have been watching the weather reports all spring and summer hoping to see several days without rain in order to plan for cutting the hay. While we see a…
family… The Thing About Farming Is… 15 Jul 201115 Jul 2011 The thing about farming is... It decides! Whatever plans you may have for the day or the weekend, may be totally upended by the weather - good or bad, the…
Entertainment… Everything Needs Something 11 Jul 201111 Jul 2011 Lately I have been reminded of a conversation that I had with a lady about swimming pools. I was bemoaning the fact that I had sacrificed the money I had…
Entertainment… Friends, Food, Fireworks and Fun Family Fourth Festival 3 Jul 20113 Jul 2011 Our neighbor has a beautiful farm with an old farmhouse, out buildings and a spanking new barn for his beloved horse. And every year he and his wife throw a…
Entertainment… Dining Alfresco in West Jefferson 30 Jun 201130 Jun 2011 Last night my husband and I went to Lansing, North Carolina to look at a Rocky Mountain gaited horse. We liked it very much but had a few questions about…
Entertainment… God and a 357 Magnum 28 Jun 201128 Jun 2011 When we first starting looking for land in Virginia, we met a nice lady who had her own real estate agency. She was a little older than us, quite petite,…
holiday… Essoyes and the Giant Machines 23 Jun 201123 Jun 2011 The town was nearly deserted - its few hundred residents away at school, work, or shopping in a distant village. Besides a small grocer, bakery, bank, butcher, pizzeria, art studios,…
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