farm friday – farm wifeing

After a blogging spring break, I am back! We’ve been busy with home improvement / cleaning projects, spending time with family and friends, and planting corn. Enough about that business! So you may be familiar with a noun I use now …

farm friday – 5 thoughts for iowa’s newest farm fiancé.

I’ve been a Bachelor fan for a while, and my interest only increased as Chris Soules, an Iowa farmer became the star of the show.  In Monday’s episode, Chris decided to propose to Whitney, who is becoming one of Iowa’s newest …

farm friday – spreading the word.

I lead a double life . . . spending days in the suburbs (after a long commute) at my big city job and nights and weekends on the farm in the countryside.  Rarely do these two lives collide, but recently …

the run down.

We’ve been busy.  I’m not complaining, but something had to give . . .  and the past few weeks it was the blog (always remembering to consciously not do it all).  Just so you’re in the know, here is the run down of …

delayed farm friday – nearing the finish.

In the spirit of consciously not doing it all and due to an unusual amount of work travel, I’ve been away from the blog a bit.  I happy to report that since the my last harvest update, the fields have …

farm friday – the flip side.

Being a farm wife during harvest time undoubtedly has its downsides, but on the flip side, there are things that I’ve really enjoyed too.  Here is my unofficial “Harvest Perks” list of 2014: The house stays clean.  If you recall, …

delayed farm friday – harvest is here.

Since we returned from Alaska, summer has slipped away and fall has made its entrance.  There is a chill in the air, football fills the airwaves, scarves and boots are emerging from closets, and the corn is drying up with …

farm friday – status update.

Status updates are integral in the life of an auditor (and probably a lot of other business professions).  Everybody needs a status update on everything . . . sometimes we spend more time talking about the status of our projects …

delayed farm friday – the county fair.

This week was our county’s annual fair.  I am no stranger to county fairs growing up in Iowa, but I’ve always been a pretty passive spectator . . . admiring the livestock, checking out the 4-H projects, and of course …

farm friday – over the head high on the 4th of july.

Happy 4th of July! Here at the farm the day is beautiful and the corn is WAY over knee-high by the 4th of July as the old saying goes. It won’t be long an this field will have tassels and …