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The die is cast…

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 There’s no going back now… the decision is made.  We will not plant wheat this fall for June 2015 harvest.  No, this is not the first time we have planted no wheat, but it is rare.  Fall … Continue reading

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Happy Things Today

August 13, 2012 Happy things today: It’s raining; we were awakened by low rumblings of thunder and rain came this morning.  It’s our sister Sheila Hobson’s birthday!  And Ross and his family had a very successful weekend competing in the Quarter … Continue reading

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The heat wave is gone, at least for a while

July 9, 2012 Yesterday evening, about 7pm, we received some rain again.  When I checked the guage this morning, it read at .24″ (6mm).  I am not sure it came in time to rescue the second planting of DCB… I … Continue reading

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Rainy Days and Mondays….

Well, it was a wet, wet weekend.  Saturday morning I emptied my rain guage showing 1.7 inches of rain, and the rain continued, mostly on Sunday.  This morning, I dumped out 2.8 inches more that came Saturday evening and all … Continue reading

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