Normal, Illinois is considering allowing residents to raise and house chickens within the city limits. The city council is still discussing the regulations that would accompany allowing these "urban chickens" in neighborhoods, but I can't help but laugh. Is it just me, or can you picture these ... Read More about Urban Livestock
Does Puttering Need a Purpose?
Rain, dry-out, plant, repeat. Rain, dry-out, plant/apply anhydrous, repeat. This has been my life since mid-April. I know that's only been a month, but for someone like me, who needs an "end date" in sight, this repetition with no clear-cut end is killing me...kind of like waiting for the birth of, ... Read More about Does Puttering Need a Purpose?
Close, Very, Very Close
This is the theme of our lives in all aspects, both domestic and occupational: so, so close.Barring any disaster, be it natural, mental, or mechanical, we should be finished planting corn TODAY! Whoo-hoo! Joe, my dad, and my uncle, as well as our helper have put in long hours, stopping occasionally ... Read More about Close, Very, Very Close
Holiday Raincheck
Poor Joe.The guy cannot win. I have a spring birthday, right in the heart of calving season. Our third daughter was born the day after we finished planting beans, the very day after the most difficult, frustrating, and sleep-deprived planting season in the history of the world (well, that's a bit ... Read More about Holiday Raincheck
Hot or Cold?
I'm staring down a bacon cheeseburger.No, it's not some weird craving...it's a good idea gone bad, no, strike that: gone cold. You see, we've actually started working ground and planting TODAY, and although the world has a lot going on that is way more urgent than a cold bacon cheeseburger (you ... Read More about Hot or Cold?