Sometimes you get a prompt to tell a story and you suddenly realize that you remember more detail years later than you realized. That’s exactly what happened to me recently when I saw this question: What is the most terrifying experience you have had while travelling? My guess is a story like that prompts a lot of people to try and… Read More
Why Do So Many Farmers Like Country Music? Why Don’t More Farmers Like Rap?
In the last 10-20 years, country music has become something more people in cities listen to, but it has always been popular with farmers. There has to be a good reason. Recently, I was in Nashville with a lot of farmers and the reason became crystal clear as Luke Bryan (YouTube, Twitter and Facebook) took the stage. When he sang the first words to… Read More
Personalized Christmas Gifts Are Extra Special
This year I was very blessed during the holidays as I have been in the past. We had a great gathering of family and friends, making room for anyone who wanted to show up at the house to sleep or table to eat. I also loved the very real reminder that the holidays do not have to be the consumer… Read More
Recalibrating What it Means to NEED Rain or to Suffer a Drought
So happy about the rain that has fallen down in #STL today! My yard REALLY needs it! #justsayin — Janice Person (@JPlovesCOTTON) September 4, 2011 That tweet is really easy for lots of people to understand. So much of the US has been drier than normal and high temperatures. We have all seen lawns like mine. The yard that seemed… Read More
Peanut digging & thinking (with a bit of singing)
One of my tweeps — Gene Roney –posted this video today (I have no idea why the embed code didn’t work but I have decided to link & hope you come back)… it prompted me to reminisce about my days in Tifton and further south talking with farmers about all the things they do to protect peanuts from disease, insects, etc…. Read More