Cheering for a friend in World Series
Baseball, to me, is still the great American pastime. So many of my memories from childhood revolve around playing baseball in the side yard with my sisters and brother or fielding a team with lots of cousins in the wide open grassy area near my Aunt Dee's pond.
Touching lives one reader at a time
Years ago, I received a card in the mail from a Farm and Dairy reader, wishing my daughter well. This gentleman had read my column, and said it touched his heart in a way that he could not quite explain.
Spring: The milk inspector is coming
For farm families, spring cleaning takes on an entirely different meaning than it does for most people.
The seed catalogs are a sign of spring
"The snow holds for what seems to be forever in the valley and in the far pasture. As I plan my garden once again,...
Lessons learned along life’s path
"There is a little man in that child who has already stood his ground with the stubborn calves in the barn and the pigs...
Kitchen is heart and soul of farm
There is nothing more joyful than laughter and conversation wrapped around a hearty meal with friends.
Addiction to oil is a slippery slope
I found out something this past week that sort of has me stumped. I am addicted to oil. Now, I am trying to figure out how this happened.
Not sure where politicians are leading us
Harry Truman once said, “No man should be allowed to be president who doesn’t understand hogs.”
I chuckled when I read that quote, knowing...
Farming: One of life’s great struggles
Lately, I have found myself wondering what ever became of baseball great Gaylord Perry. The impressive major league baseball pitcher, who boasts a Cy Young award in both the American and National leagues, became famous years ago for quitting baseball to go into farming.
Enjoying more and more, less and less
It has been said that of all the things available to human beings, the land of our Earth is one thing that is taken far too much for granted.
