Hornet’s nest tells the true story of snowfall
Remember that high hornets' nest I wrote about in the Jan. 21 column? Old-timers believed the higher the hornets built their nests, the deeper...
Tell Mother Nature it’s summertime
In just a minute or two, the longest day of the year will dawn and summer will officially arrive.Someone had better tell Mother Nature,...
Walking, resting and visiting at the Canfield Fair
With the scary hurricanes and scary tornadoes and scary severe thunderstorms swirling all around us, we keep waiting for the other shoe to drop,...
A pet owner’s nightmare
They were such an unlikely pair, but pair they were. Playing together. Sleeping together. Eating together.They were Hamilton, 70 lovable pounds of boxer mix,...
Find comfort in Farm and Dairy
Isn't it reassuring, in this scary world, to open the pages of Farm and Dairy especially in fair time and to see pictures of...
Is summer really coming to an end?
Just at twilight, the doe and her fawn tiptoe up the back fence line, their ears alert to any move I might make as...
Life doesn’t always go how we plan
To paraphrase the famous lines from Robert Burns' To a Mouse poem: The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
(If...
On My Mind: Looking forward to reaching summit
Awaiting my morning wake-up call -- Toby knows exactly when 8 a.m. comes -- my mind rambles, and on this morning I reflect on what my imagination can create. (What would we do without a good imagination? It can make or break your day.)
Feathered friends pose some problems
How could it possibly be the middle of July when it was spring just a moment ago and June was almost non-existent?Somehow, the...
Book stirs up memories of canal days
If you’re not from the tri-county — Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana — area, you might not find this column of interest.
On the other hand, if...
