I launched Counting My Chickens on July 24, just over 5 months ago, and as 2014 draws to a close, it’s time to review what I’ve accomplished so far and to plan for the year ahead. And that’s the subject of today’s blog post.
As far as what I’ve accomplished, while my original plans for posting… Continue reading
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Took a day off today to make our annual pilgrimage the world famous Iowa State Fair. Here are a few photos from the day. In the category of “Are these signs really necessary?” Continue reading
Last weekend was spent at one of our favorite summer getaways: the campground on the old family farm where my husband’s grandfather grew up. And when we camp, it’s old school. We sleep in a tent on a queen-size air mattress that we share with the dog. There’s no electricity or running water, the toilet is an outhouse with a hole in the ground, and we cook over an open… Continue reading
Things got pretty exciting around the old suburban homestead last week. First, of course, was the mid-week launch of this website and blog. Then, on Friday, this showed up in the mail:
It’s the August/September 2014 issue of Our Iowa Magazine, and look who’s… Continue reading
“Who Does She Think She Is” by Jacqui Fehl
I always had a secret dream to be a farmer.
Well, maybe not always. According to my mother, my first career aspiration was “flying nun,” but I do not remember this… Continue reading