Proud to stand for our flag
The flag is an enduring symbol reminding us of our freedom to make decisions and should never be taken for granted.
Ask lots of questions
The most successful farmers are those that ask questions and seek advice in a tough market, never assuming their way is the only way.
Grateful for that million dollar rain
I never once thought I would see it, nor say it, but after weeks on end without rain, there is reason to celebrate.
Being a farmer is not really work when it is who you want to...
Family farming, with its challenges and bounties, cycles through the seasons, each one demanding a whole lot of sweat equity.
Simple gifts, and love, mean most
Rare and wonderful are the people in a life that bring a feeling of jubilant joy just in the recalling of a day spent with them.
Polio is one more concern our generation doesn’t know
Thanks to progress, we have overcome many of the challenges of earlier generations, including polio.
What matters most in the end
As summer kicks in to high gear, if there is time in your day to pick up a good book, I recommend, Heart In The Right Place, a memoir written by Carolyn Jourdan.
Life in an old coal town
Sutherland meets a woman from a small mining town in West Virginia like the one she enjoys reading about in a Homer Hickman novel.
Bigger and faster isn’t always better
It seems the idea of going back to our country roots is now in vogue.
Losing Doris, the queen, for good
Doris the Dorset has reached the end of the road. There will be no more surprise visits, looking out the window to see the Dorset sheep wandering up my sidewalk.
