Monthly Archives: September 2012

36th Annual Rendezvous Days

I originally intended on Saturday morning to go to town and get a new phone. But when I went I drove up to the business, the parking lot was packed! With a wedding in the afternoon, I decided to go … Continue reading

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Autumn

I think Autumn means different things to different people. Some of my friends just LOVE the fall time and I never could understand why. I think I never just took the time to look around and see just how pretty … Continue reading

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Field work continues

Daryl has been busy combining and hauling corn back and forth from the other farm that he rents.  It’s his brother’s farm and since it’s less than a couple of miles away, it’s pretty convenient. I think combining has been going … Continue reading

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Field work continues for Daryl

When Daryl brought in the soybeans to the Co-op to get tested the other day, he just couldn’t believe that they were testing around 10%. He said that when he was combining them, he could still see that some of … Continue reading

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Weddings

It seems like weddings kind of come in waves, and we’ve been invited to a couple of weddings coming up in the next few weeks. We also went to one this past weekend and I’ve been thinking about it a … Continue reading

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Busy

Busy, how is that for a title? Well it was the best that I could come up with that describes what’s been going on around our farm lately. I think it’s good that I’ve got more to do with my … Continue reading

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Fall is here

The temperature tonight is supposed to be down into the high 30’s and you can really feel that fall is truly here. Daryl was able to get the corn that he had in the bin dried and he used some … Continue reading

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Happy Cows

I was getting to the end of the small bales of hay that we had stored in the shed, so Daryl went and brought a large bale from the other farm. The cows were just hanging out in the pasture … Continue reading

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Barn doors and the Iowa State Cyclones

I knew that I needed to be organized in the morning because Daryl and I were leaving around 1:30 in the afternoon to go visit William at college. We also had tickets to the college football game that night. So … Continue reading

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Checking things off my list.. and adding a couple more

So today I wanted to get the tomatoes and peppers canned that I had sitting in our entry way just waiting for me. I don’t know about you, but I can sure make a mess and a lot of dishes … Continue reading

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