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Farm bloggers and talkers have a tendency to focus on the farmer and the farm, the night chores, the day chores, and the in between seasons chores. The focus is on the why of what we do, what we wear … Continue reading
When Saturday dawned at home on the farm, we didn’t even have to ask what was on the agenda for the day.
Cartoons? No. I really don’t remember watching cartoons at all. In fact, at one time my siblings and I could pick one half hour of television to watch in the day. 30 minutes. That’s all. Do you remember Sunday night’s Disney Family Movies? We watched the first half hour of those movies and then taped (as on VHS) the rest to watch in half hour segments the rest of the week. We had a library of VHS tapes of movies with the first 30 minutes missing. Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days 2013, Family
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I am a farmer's daughter, a farmers' wife, a mother, volunteer and gardener. My childhood spent on Rural Route 2 was filled with adventure, achievement, and a bushel of disappointments. But an appreciation for hardwork, nature's power, sunrises and sunsets keeps me believing that life on the farm is the greatest challenge tempered by the greatest rewards. This is the life & times of an Illinois farm girl.
Rural Route 2 