Posted in Iowa, bed and breakfast, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, farming, humor, life, life in the country, perseverance, personal, random, religion, spirituality on May 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
“I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. “
Sir Winston Churchill
British politician (1874 - 1965)
Sir Winston Churchill is one of my hero’s. Almost single handily his attitude instilled hope during one of the darkest periods in world history. I am [...]
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Posted in Dillon's furrow, History, Iowa, Iowa History, My Walk about, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, life, old military road, perseverance, personal, random, religion, sex, spirituality on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you have any baseball fans or stamp collectors in your life who you have a hard time finding a gift for ? We need to talk. I think we can help each other out.
I have in my possession the perfect gift for your special person. Here’s the deal…I am doing a research project on local history. You can [...]
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Posted in Iowa, apple orchard, bed and breakfast, christianity, church, country living, enjoying life, faith, farming, life, life in the country, perseverance, personal, random, spirituality on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I suspected something in the soil was killing our young apple trees. Between 2002 and 2003 we planted 120 trees. In 2004 they started dying…seemed to be in somewhat of a pattern, so I called the County Extension service- they sent out a field rep to help identify the problem. We took soil samples, [...]
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Posted in History, Iowa, Iowa History, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, farming, life, life in the country, perseverance, random, religion, spirituality on February 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Today we’re in the middle of another Winter storm. At 6 AM this morning it was rain changing to ice- the thermometer said it was 20 degrees. By 9 the rain was changing into large snow flakes. which we’re due to get between 4 to 10 more inches of along with the winds.
As [...]
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Posted in Dillon's furrow, History, Iowa, Iowa History, My Walk about, christianity, church, country living, enjoying life, faith, humor, life, old military road, perseverance, personal, random, spirituality on January 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
That my friends is a 5 dollar Gold piece…When I get that coin (not if but when) I will have crossed the line in the Bigger and Better game I’m playing. I have installed a new “tab” at the top of my blog page (bigger and better/ care to make a trade?) please [...]
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Posted in Iowa, bed and breakfast, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, farming, life, life in the country, organic, perseverance, personal, random, religion, spirituality on January 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I grew up on a dairy farm - today I would call it a gift, at the time, I felt like an indentured servant. We moved to a farm when I was 10. When I was 12 we started milking. Twice a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year. Ours was a small dairy herd, 18-20 cows. My [...]
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Posted in Iowa, bed and breakfast, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, life, life in the country, perseverance, personal, random on January 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our oldest daughter dropped off a new magazine over Christmas called Our Iowa. This was the first issue loaded with glossy photos and great articles. Here is the website if you’re interested : http://www.ouriowamagazine.com/
I was reading one of the stories titled “Letters From Home” about a man who grew up on a farm [...]
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Posted in Art, christianity, church, country living, enjoying life, faith, life, perseverance, personal, random on December 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Oma is German for Grandma. Oma came to Ellis Island from Germany at 19. One of my strongest memories of her is her rye bread. Before she died she showed me how to make it. The recipe was in her head, I still remember the two of us calculating the ratios of flour, potato water, honey, yeast.
Making [...]
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