Friday, November 21, 2025
Today is a rainy day. The prediction is for this rain to continue throughout the day. It is okay, for what we must do today can be done in the shop or the office. Gray, soggy days like this one in November makes us grateful that our crops are harvested and that the field work is completed for the season.
A rainy November day here in SWIN
We had our end-of-fiscal-year planning meeting with the accountants yesterday, and now we have a template of how we will end the year on 11/30. The result is slightly better than we anticipated this summer, for the corn yield was above expectation. We are grateful for how it will end up. The mountain of recent office work helped make that meeting go smoothly.
During the week, one little grain bin was cleaned out, and the old F-250 pickup was serviced and detailed… really looks nice now. Our N550 no-till soybean drill was inspected. It has completed 3 full planting seasons now, and it was due for thorough examination. The report is better than I expected, and the few bearings and bushings and other items are things we can do ourselves this winter. This inspection and repair give me good reassurance that the drill will perform reliably next spring/summer. An exhaustive re-build is still a year or two away. That’s good news.
We put up most of our Christmas decorations this week. Yes, I know it’s early, but the next 3 weeks are looking pretty busy, and the days this week were drizzly and chilly. So, we dragged out the bins and totes from the basement and made the house feel a little more like Christmas.
Old “Snowy” takes up his position out front.
It takes us a little longer these days to assemble and light and decorate the tree. I have to take a couple breaks during the process! But the result turned out nice again.
Yesterday afternoon, they brought in the older S780 combine into the shop and started the washing/scrubbing process. This is the final machine to get cleaned up after the harvest. It’s good that we have our shop, even though it is comparatively small, (only one machine at a time can come inside) for the day outside is chilly and rainy.
Started the wash yesterday, will finish today. The goal is to have it as close to #Andyclean as we can make it!
Yes, it needs a good cleaning…
Brandon D is very diligent and thorough…
The forklift gives a safer platform for washing up high.
Our youngest granddaughter took her first steps this week. She will turn 1 year old on Tuesday. Amazing how fast that year went by!
Thanksgiving is coming up next week. It is probably my favorite American holiday. Of course, I like the traditional meal, but more importantly, Thanksgiving Day fosters an improved attitude. It helps us focus on our blessings. That focus results in a thankful heart, which is a good thing. We have many reasons to be thankful. Expressing that gratitude to our Maker and to one another draws us into a kinder and gentler place. That’s where I want my spirit to be this Thanksgiving. May Thanksgiving holiday be a blessing to you and yours.
