Caring for Elderly Parents

Whew! What a week!! Randy’s mother has had the flu and my mother’s cold turned into a mild case of pneumonia.  Further blood tests have revealed she is slightly anemic. While helping Mother this week, I learned she has been eating KFC, yogurt, or…

Food Morality

Bugs on the windshield the past several days?! It’s just now March 1st today!  The calendar says spring is still nearly a month away yet the grass is greening and jonquils have pushed through the soil and leaves are trying to open their tender…

Chipotle Commercial vs. Feeding the World

Great truth and perspective on this commercial from fellow farmer’s wife, Kristin Reese: While the short video from Chipotle has been out for a while now, I just watched it today. The video vilifies large farms and encourages viewers to buy from local small farms like…

Love Your Heart this Valentines Day!

According to a recent survey of American consumers, a majority of Americans agree the best way to say “I love you” to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day is with a steak! And since lean beef is good for your heart, you are also saying…

Meatloaf with a Banana Mixed in and a Walk with The Duke Down Memory Lane

Twice now, I’ve caught my city-dwelling daughter driving thru one of those “chicken-places” where a black and white spotted cow has to do the advertising. She says it’s for the sweet tea but I know that’s not all.  Hey, I like fried chicken, too!…