Some things are out of our control
The summer haze has combined with soggy days around this part of the Farm Belt. If weeds were worth something, we all would be rolling in money.
A world of extraordinary beauty
Children were called upon to accomplish all sorts of things, and if a scary old grandfather asked a child to play checkers after the chores were done, there was no getting out of it.
Even small towns affected by COVID-19
Judith Sutherland details how her small town has been impacted by COVID-19.
Farm families survive storms together
Judith Sutherland recalls the July 4th flood of 1969 that changed the simple balance of life on her family's farm for a very long time.
Veterinarian is blessed healer, friend
Columnist Judith Sutherland reflects on having a veterinarian and friend right around the corner.
The joy of completing the set
When the toy tractor bug bit her father back in the late 1980s, Judith Sutherland's Dad wished to build a complete set of Allis-Chalmers pedal tractors.
Love of land runs deep at family farms
When you grow up on a farm, you have a connection to the land like no one else.
What do you mean my name is Judith?
Some can say that they come from a dash of royal heritage, others can claim a background family tree filled with military heroes. Me?...
Climbing trees took courage, but the payoff was rewarding
Daring determination and the ability to block out the fact that you just might get a whipping for even attempting it — that's what it took to be the tree-climbing champion.
Farms offer stress relief to friends, family
"Speak gently -- it is better far to rule by love than fear; speak gently, let not harsh words mar the good we might...
