This morning I flipped my calendar with a definite good riddance to March. One of my Facebook friends shared a similar attitude when she said, "Well, March was interesting," to which her friends added a barrage of colorful comments. March ...
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In just two short weeks March Madness went from being a tournament to a pandemic. It also permeated our internet with how-to wisdom, everything from the proper way to cough to productively working from home. The fact is, being self-employed ...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day in what surely has been the strangest month most of us have ever seen. I won't dwell on the chaos, since we all know what that's about. Yet, two weeks ago, who would guess we'd be ...
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You know how you walk into a local bakery and the aroma of fresh baking fills your soul to its deepest depths? That was my husband and me this last weekend as we followed the Wisconsin Foodie trail in Sheboygan ...
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Last week The Cap Times ran an interesting story titled ‘We Are A People.’ It’s multifaceted to say the least and I was surprised it didn’t evoke more conversation. The story talks about Kickapoo Coffee, a fair trade, organic roaster ...
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I used to be an avid quilter and when my daughter got married I promised them a wedding quilt. I'm not always on time with my handcrafted gifts, especially for something as big as a quilt. But when their 5-year ...
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It's called the seed catalog effect. It's when outside the January winds blow and inside we cozy up with seed catalogs, and it's then that our green thumbs become their most ambitious. There's something about those glorious displays of bounty ...
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Last weekend, while presenting my Marketing Your Uniqueness workshop at the Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) Convention, I posed this question: "Why do you do what you do; what drives you?" Put another way: What is your passion? My workshop ...
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This, my first day back to work in the New Year, is always one of my favorites. I've got a new calendar all ready to go, the sun is shining, and I'm absolutely full of anticipation. Don't get me wrong, ...
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Isn't this a cool tractor? It's a 1939 Ford 9N, packing in 80 years of all-purpose, workhorse reliability. These days its main jobs are moving our chicken coops in summer and hauling wood in winter. With a bit of patience ...
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