“The summer skies are darkly blue
The days are still and bright
And evening trails her robes of gold
Through the dim halls of night.”
— Sarah Helen Whitman, 1803-1878
What a beautiful summer! I would wish for this to last all the way to Christmas and beyond if I thought I could get my way for just one […]
“Never pass up a good opportunity to shut up.”
— Will Rogers
Tomes of writing have been published on opinions, philosophies, old-fashioned ways of accomplishing all sorts of things, as well as “New Age” thinking on how to manipulate others to see things your way.
Not enough is said these days about following good, old simple advice that […]
“It excites me that no matter how much machinery replaces the horse, the work it can do is still measured in horsepower…even in this space age. And although a riding horse often weighs half a ton, and a big drafter a full ton, either can be led about by a piece of string if he […]
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
–Sir Winston Churchill
I never would have believed that there is such thing as a perfect pony, but I have witnessed it long enough now to know this is not a fluke. This is the real deal. And […]
“Fireworks bring us together to celebrate all that we have, our many gifts as a free nation.”
– Pearl Tinus, 1955
No matter how old we grow to be, bring out an amazing fireworks display and each of us lights up like a child in the depths of summer vacation.
Last night, we were once […]
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
– Matthew 7:12
The first time I ever heard the Golden Rule, I was a very young kid in Sunday school. A very ornery boy was acting up, pushing all the buttons of my dear Sunday school teacher.
After politely asking the little boy to […]
“I stood in the national cemetery and realized, through the stony silence, that I was standing on sacred ground. I was surrounded by monuments of heroic Americans who deserve to be held in high regard for all time.”
– Martin Abrams, 1947
Today I was given the opportunity to visit with a true American hero. […]
“There were certain things about the farm which Ma understood better than anyone else. For more than her husband and son, whose romanticism often got the best of their practicality, Ma was a real farmer. She knew with certainty where the best apple pies and tart pickles and cream and butter came from, what made […]
“It has been my experience that the only people who don’t coo about cows are ranchers. Talk to ranchers. Some of them just can’t stand cattle. And this considered opinion comes from years of involvement — gathering herds from the range, running them through chutes, testing them for pregnancy, impregnating those that require it, finding […]
“There are moments in every life that define us anew. Find a way to make that moment happen for you.”
— Anonymous
Have you ever found yourself wishing to live a new life?
A friend of mine sent me a quote that reads, “What could you accomplish if you knew you could not fail?” What a […]
