Living in rural Indiana means you get used to a few things. Tractors at sunrise. Combines rolling through the fields. The...
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the puppies only wanted to make friends
Sitting in the family room early evening last night, Hugo spotted something out the window that was the farthest away from...
predicting the weather: ouija board or meteorologist?
The Ouija board might be fun for spooky vibes, but it's about as useful for weather predictions as asking your dogs. 🐶 So...
white tomato review by an expert
I get excited over fresh homegrown tomatoes. I can't wait until the first ripe one hits my plate! I like cucumbers, green...
mr pesky has a new pet cat
The neighbor down the road from the barndo has a trail cam. On that cam, he captured a bobcat near his home headed back...
what 6:00 AM looks like in Indiana
I drove a school bus for decades. Of course, that meant at certain times of the year I'd already left home before daylight....
my bowels can’t handle a parasite right now
I'm sure y'all have read about the explosive diarrhea parasite, right? Well... I don't want it -- and I doubt you do...
scary replaces boring: not what i had in mind!
We actually had sun yesterday without a dome of heat overhead. The weather was perfect. I put on my bathing suit and...
poof! 1,000 insects gone… just like that!
Did you know that toads eat around 1,000 insects every day? That includes flies and mosquitos, etc., so in rural Indiana in...









