Dad’s legacy lives on in memories
“My father asserted there was no better place to bring up a family than in a rural environment. There’s something about getting up at...
We have so much for which to be grateful
"Dad hitched up the horses and told me the farm was my responsibility now. He was going in search of work, for a week,...
‘Pippi’ makes everything less scary
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a...
Summertime brings back memories
"The summer skies are darkly blueThe days are still and brightAnd evening trails her robes of goldThrough the dim halls of night." -- Sarah...
Bring back the good old days
“Never pass up a good opportunity to shut up.”
— Will Rogers
Tomes of writing have been published on opinions, philosophies, old-fashioned ways...
Our pony Topper is a keeper
"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...
Judge pony by character, not its past
"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...
We are blessed to live in rural America
"Fireworks bring us together to celebrate all that we have, our many gifts as a free nation." -- Pearl Tinus, 1955
No matter how...
Live by the Golden Rule every day
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. -- Matthew 7:12
The first time I ever heard the Golden Rule, I...
Never forget what so many have given
"I stood in the national cemetery and realized, through the stony silence, that I was standing on sacred ground. I was surrounded by monuments...
