As I wrote the headline for this post, I wondered if people would think I was overstating things but as I reread the prompter for this post, I feel certain the person who contacted me truly is desperate for good ideas. She was searching the internet for help and found my blog post on how some Wisconsin farmers were sending… Read More
Nameless Wednesday aka Name that Chicken!
Two weeks ago, when I dropped by the Nashville Farmers Market and bought a big old metal chicken, I had no idea that I was joining a cultural phenomenon. See I hadn’t read the Bloggess’ series of posts on her metal chicken. But as soon as I had shared a photo of my new quirky bit of art, people started… Read More
Getting Ready to Start #ACFC11
If you haven’t heard of ACFC11 (the AgChat Foundation’s annual conference to train more farmers to use social media effectively), get ready to hear a lot about it! I’ll try to do a post each day to share photos or some key things from the conference. There are more than 100 people who love both farming and social media in… Read More
My Visit to Italy’s Must-See Event, the Palio di Siena
There are a few things pointing me to write about a trip I took two years ago. The weekly Travel Talk on Twitter (#TTOT and a Facebook page on it) today is about World Heritage sites Timing — it is August 16. And every year I remember where I was on August 16th…. well in Memphis we remember another August… Read More
Getting a Good Farm Photo Shoot (Tips for Farmers & Photographers)
I’m in awe of the work some photographers do. I love travel photos, portraits, landscapes, etc…. and really love getting inspired by photographers. One who has struck me by images of rural landscapes is Canadian Sandra Parlow (photo site). She shoots dramatic skies, historic barns and wide open fields. I love doing the same things! As we traded a few… Read More
Riding an Old School Mechanical Horse — Wordful Wednesday
My great nephew Jake rarely gets to the place where he’s at a loss for words. While visiting for a final summer vacation, we had a chance to spend an afternoon at Uncle Chuck’s. That meant two awesome things for Jake, awesomeness that can’t be confined to one post! Check out our boy when he gets to ride one of… Read More