Ahh August

Or, auuuugust, it is truly the worst time of the year here. The heat gets oppressive, and the humidity stifling. We have had thunderstorms almost every day for the last week, with just enough rain to make it suana-like outdoors two minutes after it stops. Yesterday was really bad, the power blinked several times, the satellite [...]

Poppa and the long, cold winter

My Poppa was a prominent farmer back in the day, a sage old man that all of the others looked to for advice.  There was a local watering hole that many of the locals went to on Saturday nights, a sort of impromptu town hall if you will. They would discuss weather, planting schedules, current [...]