We have hung calendars. I have ceased baking cookies by the dozen.

‘Twas the weeks before Christmas, when all ‘cross the farm There was many a reason to sound an alarm The creatures were indeed stirring, causing quite a tizzy The chaos that ensued has …

Aug. 19, 1932 Dear Annie,   “Got yous letter tuuday and we also send that darn bead away am glad it is gone surely we done fine packing dont let them tell you that it wasent pack …

Lately I ponder how it would be If each child had come with a handbook It could be delivered after their birth I would surely take more than a quick look   It would tell …

I spent the day being interviewed on camera a few weeks back. It was exhausting — thinking deeply about things, answering questions coherently and attempting to limit the number of …

Carried away go my thoughts Like fall leaves on a brisk breeze My feet are in boots My mind does as it may please It floats to the meals I will make for the crew It flies to the work — …

I heard the furnace hum the other night as the wind blew us in the door after chores, and all I could think was how great squash soup would taste. I might have the only 6-year-old who craves squash …

Labor Day weekend marked our first foray into the cattle showing world.

Happy June Dairy Month. It should surprise none of you who have read this rambling column before that I have a slight obsession with books.

Temperatures this week may trick us into thinking we skipped over spring in favor of the heat of summer. The calendar, however, tells us differently.

A woman’s strength is there when She walks back through the barn door After one of her beloved bovines has Done the unthinkable, then stomped once more She shines on A woman’s strength is …

For those longtime readers of my rambling columns, you will perhaps recall all of the joy surrounding the book Craig and Fred five years ago

Before I get to rambling on like usual, let me define doula for those of you who are new to this term.

A few months back I got a new, cool gig Middle School Battle Books coach Oh boy, this gig was big! We planned our attack To read 20 books on the list Bailey, Stella, Megan, Oliver – the team …

Mud season is here.

“Ain’t it funny how a melody can bring back a memory/ Take you to another place in time/ Completely change your state of mind, ” Clint Black, “State of Mind.”

Last week, as the temperatures plummeted again, we told ourselves to look forward to Saturday when the mercury would climb.

“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all,” said Laura Ingalls Wilder.

I’m a professional Is what we say Around the farm, doing this and that Carrying on our way

For the first time in years, we will truly have a white Christmas in our neck of the woods.