Personalities
Every spring and fall we always have a new batch of show calves that are in different stages of development. Some are newly weaned...
Waiting on Fall
We have almost made it to Labor Day weekend. Goodness it is so dry and brown in our part of the world. We have...
Signs of an old man’s farm
I took a walk around my small acreage on a recent spring day and took mental inventory of the many messes I need to...
Famous last words
Even before I was old enough to drive it on the road, I was somewhat proficient at making repairs to our 1948 farm truck.
I...
New chapters
Over the summer, my husband and I moved two daughters to two different college campuses. The first one moved into a small house down...
The summer stretch
Hopefully we are seeing the end of the summer days and the kids are in the final push for the last summer show, the...
Summer heat
I am not a fan of summer heat, but here I am traveling to shows and hauling kids and cattle all over the place...
Garden talk
Holy Toledo, it is hot in northwest Arkansas! Everything is crying out just to stay alive in this heat. Our garden produce has taken...
Cookwood days
No one cuts firewood in the dog days of summer – no one except those folks who cook their daily meals with it.
Because my...
Cutting grass
I did a lot of mowing today. I can’t say how much in acres, only in hours — usually around four, with a few...
