Heartbreak brings new beginnings
As Judith Sutherland lays her dog Reo to rest, her husband welcomes home a secondhand flock of sheep.
Fall brings memories of harvests past
Judith Sutherland shares what she remembers best about fall during her childhood – running her hands through an abundance of golden shelled corn.
Remembering a childhood friend
Judith Sutherland remembers her cousin Connie fondly as she grasps the grief she has over losing her life-long friend.
Farms teach about love and loss
Judith Sutherland recalls a cow from her youth that taught her about love and loss on the farm and details how the lesson prepared her for life.
Old skills become relevant again
Judith Sutherland reflects on 2020 and how we have, in many ways, circled back to the way of life in which many of us were raised.
Doing business close to home
Judith Sutherland shares her thoughts on the memories and relationships we can build by doing business close to home.
Summer’s end brings happy memories
Judith Sutherland's grandson and great-nephew enjoy watching the kicker baler make its way across her western boundary field.
The telephones of yesterday
Judith Sutherland ponders the advancements of the telephones and how they've shaped the way people communicate during her lifetime.
Lack of rain brings tough choices
Judith Sutherland empathizes with the farmers across the Midwest as they battle drought conditions.
The curious history of water witchers
Judith Sutherland's grandfather, R.H. Young, was a gifted a water witcher, or dowser.
