Category Archives: Places to visit

Heading North for a couple of days

Posted on August 8, 2012 by farm2011

I think I’ve got everything packed for my annual trip with the girls to go to the cabin. We leave this morning, and even though we’ve been doing this for around 30 years, I still second guess what I’m bringing. … Continue reading →

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Ragbrai 2012 !

Posted on July 29, 2012 by farm2011

I thought all week what I should write about this years Ragbrai. You know you think of one thing when you are ‘in the moment’ but then when the next thing happens – you think about that. OK, maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by farm2011

Another hot and dry day. The corn and beans continue to struggle and everyone is really hoping that we’ll get some rain soon! Daryl is talking about contracting fall corn, but not sure what we’ll end up with. Pretty scary … Continue reading →

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Full circle today

Posted on June 30, 2012 by farm2011

Saturday morning started out bright and early with St. Lucas Fun Day, and what a lot of things were going on in that town! I went to watch the first game of the day, Tee Ball. My nephew was in … Continue reading →

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Unexpected museum and kids

Posted on June 28, 2012 by farm2011

I had taken Kyle’s car into the shop the other day because there was a couple of things we wanted looked at before he took it back to Canada. The mechanic was able to get it all fixed except the … Continue reading →

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Even if it’s hot outside –

Posted on June 27, 2012 by farm2011

Even if it’s hot outside, we are still having a good time. Well almost everyone. Kyle’s cat, Thor has to go outside once in awhile and I’m thinking that he likes to sleep in the air conditioned room instead. We … Continue reading →

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Castalia Tractor Days

Posted on June 10, 2012 by farm2011

Yesterday we had the chance to go to the 20th celebration of Castalia’s Tractor Days. With a town of 173 people and only 49 families – they sure can put on a fun day! Now I’m not a big fan … Continue reading →

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What beautiful weather we had today!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by farm2011

As you can tell by now the weather in Iowa gets a little crazy. Someone said that if you don’t like how the weather is, just wait a couple of hours and it’ll be something different. I think they hit … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day and Being Brave

Posted on May 28, 2012 by farm2011

We were planning a big day at the ball park and it would have been perfect if William could have come with us. But he had made commitments to help with the Memorial Day programs at the local towns, so … Continue reading →

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Still here after the wind blew through

Posted on April 16, 2012 by farm2011

Wow, did some crazy winds blow through here the last couple of days. When Daryl and Kyle came home from Nebraska, they said they drove through some pretty bad weather – and it turned out that the bad weather they … Continue reading →

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