He’s Going to Be a Farmer
Dear Son, Today we stopped by the farm. As is your habit since you started walking, we visited every tractor at the shop and you sat in the driver’s seats to “drive” each one. While you were making...
View ArticleFrom dog poop to joy
This was taken the last night we were in the field. The harvest journey was much shorter than usual this year but long enough for me to feel what I didn’t even know I was feeling. My days have been...
View ArticleTo Our Farmers That Stand Behind Us
As Rural Housewives we take pride in being just that – a rural housewife and all the roles that title entails. But how many of us wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for our farmers? Many of us are here...
View ArticleLine Dry
When I was a kid, I hated the chore of hanging clothes on the line. Dragging the basket of wet clothes to the line, pinning every item and then going back in a few hours to take all the clothes down...
View Article9 Pitfalls of the Holiday Season for a Farmer
Believe it or not the Holidays are sneaking up on us. Tomorrow, we have our first family function with our annual Messing Family Thanksmas (we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas in one). Since it is...
View ArticleSo Many Reasons to Be Thankful
This last week has been a hard one for me. My husband and I have had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Right now I am not ready to talk about the details, I’m sure in the future I will share...
View ArticleWho’s Your Neighbor?
Growing up in the city I was surrounded by neighbors. I only had to walk out the front door to see four houses across the street and one on each side of me. From the back yard I had a view of all the...
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