The auctioneer’s chant filled the farm-site last Saturday. One by one, items were offered for sale and found their new homes. My father had sold his large equipment after he harvested his last crop:…
The phrase “they have their head in the clouds” is sometimes taken as a derogatory description of someone. If you really think about it, it means free thinking. Someone not bound by typical limits…
My parents are farmers. They actively tilled the soil, planted the seed and harvested the crop. Even after my dad’s stroke and subsequent health issues, together they farmed until the day my father…
I am writing this blog from a little island off of Cancun called Isla Mujeres. A friend and coworker of mine let me know about a Cuban Restaurant that he thought I would like. We did try it and it…
Last Saturday, nearly 3,000 riders from 250 communities in 26 states took part in the Eighth Annual Tour de Tonka (http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/tourdetonka/Pages/default.aspx) bike ride. Bikers…
“An unsurpassable degree of accuracy or excellence” – I took this from Webster. This is something that those who are driven strive for. I have come to realize that as humans, we either secretly or…
