Farm Girl Field Notes

Memories

Guin says it’s been 5 years since she asked me to write my memories…well time flies when you are having fun…so I must be having a Great time. And yes my path across this adventure called life had been Great. My grandparents had a path that led to their “big pond”. Down across the peach… Continue Reading

Slow Down

Slow moving vehicle season is almost upon us.  Tractors with plows and other implements will soon be driving between farm fields to prepare and plant. It’s not easy to be patient when you get “stuck behind” a tractor going 20 miles per hour, but when you do, you are allowing farmers to get their jobs… Continue Reading

When Life Gives You Lemons…

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or in my case, when life gives you small, seedy, “button” berries, make strawberry jelly. There is no question this year has been wrought with challenges.  The most obvious is the current drought, but it started much earlier.  The warm up this spring brought out the stone fruit… Continue Reading

In His Time

“Dudley, turn that off please.” I didn’t think we needed to add more water to the area on which I had just run the sprinkler. He replied, “But I need to make mud puddles!” “I just had it on.  Turn it off.” “But we love mud puddles,” Dudley stated emphatically. Realizing that my boys had… Continue Reading

Growing through the Challenges

So my last blog was posted July 3rd! I always start the season with the best of intentions. I tell myself I will write one every two weeks or so. That works fine for the first couple months then goes by the wayside as weeding and picking take over, along with the ever present and… Continue Reading

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