Twice a hog farmer
I’ve not always been a journalist. Twice I was a hog farmer.
My first experience with hogs came when I was in junior FFA at...
Thankful for a village
What a month July was! When I started sharing stories about my family’s day-to-day life on the farm, our children were small. Stories have...
Back in the day
Back in the day I was a pretty good hay hand. At 17 and 18, I never had trouble finding work, and I never...
Fair days
County fair season is starting to slow down for many families in the Ozarks, just in time to gear up for larger regional and...
Beating the summer heat
All the wonderful things I love about summer must be done in the unforgiving Arkansas heat. We are making it happen. This past week...
The old weathervane
I went to help my dad feed a group of cows the a couple of weeks ago. As we traveled to the farm, he...
The sound of rain
I sat down to write at my computer after lunch, but could proceed no further than my first paragraph.
Scarcely had I begun to tap...
Learning new things
Have you ever heard of an area of our state called The Golden Triangle? When I saw this on our itinerary for the May...
Old milk cans
The mercury approaches 100 degrees every day.
Patches of the yard are turning brown. The violets of spring have withered. Plantain leaves curl like endive....
Big plans for the future
Country Singer Chris Lane recorded a song called “Big, Big Plans.” It’s a romantic ballad about how he has big plans for his future...
