Eight years ago I thought if I had to drive another toy tractor from one side of the living room to the other, I might lose my mind. As has been established, my farm boy came into the world knowing how to cultivate, plant, fertilize, spray, harvest and chisel. And so before he was old enough to spend whole days in the real fields, we farmed our living room, celebrating several growing seasons in ...
Dancing in Heaven
Capturing a well-lived earthly existence is difficult to do in a mere 500 words. Small in stature, yet formidable in spirit, Grandma June was every bit a country gal, farmer’s wife, mother, sister, friend and to so, so many - nurse. My six degrees of separation with so many people is Grandma June the nurse. She spent 42 years at KSB Hospital caring, teaching and learning. ...
The Legend of Blacko
Barn cats were prolific on our farm. My siblings and I would spend days searching for new kittens, finding cocoons tucked in the straw in different barns. Not all the cats were friendly, but my siblings and I adopted a few. Soon instead of prowling in the shadows, they’d wind through our legs and purr with a quick scratch behind the ears. ...
Making the Bed
As a new mom, I had a plan. Because all first time moms have a plan. The baby will come, the mom will rest and life will move on. I’ll pause here so all mothers can chuckle, because you know ya’ll had a plan too. ...
Cows Out
My Farmer and I spent the day in with the Cultivating Master Farmers group learning about estate and succession planning. Interesting day and overwhelming topic. Our trip home almost complete, my phone rang. Breathless, my dad ignored hello and asked where we were, if we were close to home . . . being his home. ...
The Secret Lives of Farmers
Farm bloggers and talkers have a tendency to focus on the farmer and the farm, the night chores, the day chores, and the in between seasons chores. The focus is on the why of what we do, what we wear or don’t wear, what we drive or don’t drive, how we wave in greeting and speak in tongue. At least it sounds like that to some. ...
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