Okay, I cannot believe what Nikki and Tom send me from Rouen, France, where they watched today's stage of the Tour de France.There are many pro cyclists I love watching--love as people from this great distance...but the one I've always most wanted to meet is Phil...

I feel as if I'm living in another country....when I think that, I wonder what would this place be like if we had let the South secede? Is it sacrilegious to say that out loud?Anyway, at the great risk of sounding like I'm stereotyping, I'm going to make some...

I have a bunch of things I want to write about, but I want to post this info about next year's trip. South Central College will host a student trip to South Africa May 20-June 7, 2013 (dates may vary slightly). Cost will be in the neighborhood of $3200-3400....

Farm SaleFor my brother BillThe farm equipment circles in funeral procession from the edge of the driveway all around the barnyard to the east door of the Morton Building machine shed, waiting for the auction to begin.  The John Deere combine sitting by the...

that I love summer?Here's my day: Make coffee about 6:30. Read, drink coffee, play with Freya. Read while I eat breakfast (protein pancake, made with eggs, oatmeal, cottage cheese, cinnamon, sprinkled with blueberries and sugar-free syrup). Water some flowers. Get my...