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A few years ago, my husband and I spent our weekends driving around looking for a retirement property. We wanted…
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as having some know-it-all tell you why your cucumbers aren’t getting bigger than pickles, or…
Today, the Great Plains is an area of great resources and beauty. Nevertheless, during past days and even current times,…
A Tribute to John Barleycorn John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise, For if you do but taste…
Ozark banana. Quaker delight. Asimoya. Hillbilly mango. This relatively obscure fruit goes by many regional names, pawpaw being the most common.…
Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things that you don’t even see. The whippoorwill, or…
Different portions of society consider differing seasons as the "busy time". For retailers, it might be the Christmas season. For…
"Oh, this is beautiful!" I sighed. My fiancé had brought me out to his property in the neighboring state several…
Words like cold-blooded, venomous, slithery, and cunning come to mind. Not very many living creatures hold such a place of…
As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife, our well-mannered children, and I spent the last…