Mother Nature messing with us!

Today is April 24...and no corn planted in our area yet. Seriously, Mother Nature needs to be a little more helpful!



With the cost of food, (and I want to emphasize Americans spend the least amount of their income on food of anyone in the world!) perhaps people will go back to planting big gardens and canning. First, you get your own organic food. Second, you're getting fresher food. Third, you'll waste less and there is certainly a sense of pride when you put those jars in the basement full of wonderful vegetables and fruits!

Sanity and earthquakes

Something happens to you when your bed starts shaking at 4:35 in the morning...you question your sanity! Are you dreaming or what the heck is going on?

It only took a couple of seconds to realize we were having an EARTHQUAKE this morning. Centered in the metro St. Louis area, we felt it up in western Illinois!

The windows rattled, the bed was shaking, it was still dark out and in my mind, I went tripping back to 1968. I was 7 years old sitting in the back seat of Mom and Dad's Chevy Impala. Mom turns to us girls (my sister, Cathy, cousins Terra and Lori) and said, "Will you girls quit shaking the car!" Our eyes were big when we replied..."We're NOT shaking the car!" The telephone poles outside the car were swaying and my mom said OH NO!

Kansas is burning tonight!

My Jayhawks did it! Rock Chalk Jayhawks....we believed in you. Congratulations to you all. Way to go Coach Self. You had such class this week.

Just a few of our cattle.

This has to be one of my most favorite places in the world. This is the beach at Perdido Key, FL about a mile from Orange Beach, AL. This Flora/Bama line is absolutely beautiful no matter what time of year I've visited and it's just so peaceful. People are absolutely the friendliest and so mannerly. I wish the "Yankees" would remember their yes ma'am and yes sirs as much as these folks do.

Thanks to all our friends at the Flora/Bama line and their gracious hospitality!