Life Is Simple

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Farmers and ranchers have always suffered from job-related health problems. Most of them over the age of 50 (myself included) have some sort of permanent hearing problems from spending a lifetime being around and/or operating loud machinery. It would be much more “cool” to my sons if I could blame my hard-of-hearing problem on the rock music of the 70s, but in reality, I know it’s from 57 years of running everything from feed grinders to chainsaws to every kind of unmuffled motor that exists. At least my wife’s yelling doesn’t sound so shrill anymore.

Across the Ozarks

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How about this weather? Do these record-setting, freezing temps mean we’re experiencing “global cooling” now? The new verbiage I hear on the radio has been “climate change,” since newscasters can’t talk with a straight face about “global warming” when Florida’s winter crops of strawberries and oranges are threatened with record lows.

Headin’ for the Last Roundup

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Although I was disappointed with the price of milk in the early 60s, I was greatly encouraged when Kennedy was elected president. “Jack will take care of us Democrats,” I thought, “and the price of milk will be good.” So we borrowed $4,000 to build a new walk-through milking parlor and milkhouse.

Life Is Simple

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Farmers and ranchers have always suffered from job-related health problems. Most of them over the age of 50 (myself included) have some sort of permanent hearing problems from spending a lifetime being around and/or operating loud machinery. It would be much more “cool” to my sons if I could blame my hard-of-hearing problem on the rock music of the 70s, but in reality, I know it’s from 57 years of running everything from feed grinders to chainsaws to every kind of unmuffled motor that exists. At least my wife’s yelling doesn’t sound so shrill anymore.

Across the Ozarks

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A belated Christmas tree tale... We found our Christmas tree in the field this year. Finding the perfectly shaped pine or cedar, with a crisp, sunny day highlighting the enchanted experience, may be how most of us envision those home-grown Christmas trees coming. But, if you’ve ever gotten a tree straight from the pasture, fencerow or gulley, you know that usually the experience is much less magical and much more work.

All We Need’s More Rain

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There you are, you left your knife on the bureau cause you didn’t want to lose it to a scanner at the airport, and it's gone when you need it most. Turn around in a crowd of men today and ask for a knife to open something and they don’t have one on them.

Life Is Simple

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Growing up on the farm, there were two things I swore I would never do when, and if, I ever became an adult. 

Across the Ozarks

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We found our Christmas tree in the field this year. Finding the perfectly shaped pine or cedar, with a crisp, sunny day highlighting the enchanted experience, may be how most of us envision those home-grown Christmas trees coming. But, if you’ve ever gotten a tree straight from the pasture, fencerow or gulley, you know that usually the experience is much less magical and much more work.

Headin’ for the Last Roundup

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When my father left the farming business for Texas, there were no grandmothers or grandfathers or mothers or dads left to lean on. Instead, there were Helen and Connie and Andy, leaning on me.

Life Is Simple

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As a youngster, my parents always had a huge vegetable garden. Out of necessity, we grew almost everything we needed to survive. For most people, garden work is both enjoyable and rewarding. Heck, some people even find it soothing and cathartic. I, on the other hand, always despised garden work.
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