Soybeans are done.
Corn is next up. Year before last we got a newer, bigger corn planter so it takes less time. Also, DH and DS1 disked everything as smoothly as possible so Grandpa won't get jolted so much if he plants.
Now I wish I had taken a picture of all three of them in the same field, because Grandpa has not been able to do as much.
Maybe I can catch all three of them together when we make hay later.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
A reluctant reader ...
As you might guess, my Dear Husband (DH) is a pretty busy guy. Right now he and our oldest son -- the baritone player -- are on tractors plowing and disking the fields. We hope to plant corn soon. This week they have plowed and disked at fields on three different farms. The beef cows have started calving. There were plow points to replace, tractor tires to repair, crop prices and weather forecasts to monitor.
So I was surprised last week when he picked up a copy of my book. He sat down with it and started reading.
He kept reading.
When he came in at night, he picked the book up and kept reading.
When he was done he pronounced it good and wondered what would happen with the family in the story. Then he started to read the other stories. He is not a historical romance reader at all. Mostly he reads the Bible and the newspaper and a couple of farm magazines.
For him choose to read our book and enjoy it was a touching complement.
So I was surprised last week when he picked up a copy of my book. He sat down with it and started reading.
He kept reading.
When he came in at night, he picked the book up and kept reading.
When he was done he pronounced it good and wondered what would happen with the family in the story. Then he started to read the other stories. He is not a historical romance reader at all. Mostly he reads the Bible and the newspaper and a couple of farm magazines.
For him choose to read our book and enjoy it was a touching complement.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Since my book is coming out ....
...well, actually, my novella is included in a four-in-one collection, one of Barbour Publishing's "Romancing America" books.
The working title is "The Quakers of New Garden." At this point it's scheduled to come out in April.
My story takes place at the Levi Coffin House historic site in Fountain City (Newport) Indiana, part of the Wayne County Quaker settlement that served as a hub of the Underground Railroad. I set the story in 1840 and wondered what would happen if an injured slave hunter recovered at the Coffins' house, especially if he challenged the beliefs of the Quakers around him.
For that reason I've decided to change the direction of my blog and add more about Indiana history, not just the farm.
To research my story, "New Garden's Crossroad," I visited the Levi Coffin House in Fountain City, the Friends Collection archive at Earlham College, and the National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati.
Over the weekend I hope to write more about these sites, and include pictures.
The working title is "The Quakers of New Garden." At this point it's scheduled to come out in April.
My story takes place at the Levi Coffin House historic site in Fountain City (Newport) Indiana, part of the Wayne County Quaker settlement that served as a hub of the Underground Railroad. I set the story in 1840 and wondered what would happen if an injured slave hunter recovered at the Coffins' house, especially if he challenged the beliefs of the Quakers around him.
For that reason I've decided to change the direction of my blog and add more about Indiana history, not just the farm.
To research my story, "New Garden's Crossroad," I visited the Levi Coffin House in Fountain City, the Friends Collection archive at Earlham College, and the National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati.
Over the weekend I hope to write more about these sites, and include pictures.
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