February often finds us with icy temperatures and heavy snow drifts that make it difficult to get in and out of the driveway - sometimes req...

  January seems to have flown by, and I feel like each day's weather brought something new. One day would be cold with chilly winds ...

Slipping into winter for our part of the Midwest has been gradual, except for the few days before Christmas when the "bomb cyclone...

Happy New Year friends near and far...welcome to 2023! Sending you my wishes for the happiest, healthiest, loveliest year ever!  And before ...

It's two days before Christmas and right now I'm settled in by the fireplace having (yet another) mug of hot chocolate. The fire is ...

There's nothing like reading this when skimming the early morning news... POTENTIAL PRE-CHRISTMAS BOMB CYCLONE COULD BRING BLIZZARD COND...

When the December sky is a gun-barrel gray and any warmth from the sunshine is lost behind the thick clouds and blown away by the brisk wind...

A short note to say "Thanks" to all for the sweet get-well messages...COVID has passed, now to get on with the fun of the holiday ...

  A few snapshots of what's happening around the farm... a gorgeous sunrise, and lovely sunset,  spying a vintage corn crib  sigh... old...