Paula Vogelgesang, the author of the monthly column "Pennywise", is a monthly contributor to the Farm And Livestock Directory. Email her at pennywise@gwtc.net.
Posted on Apr 23, 2012
at 1:06 PM
“Where's more grease rags?”
This question posed by a son got me to thinking: Does anyone have a rag bag anymore?
When I was growing up every household had a 'rag bag'. It was just a part of life in the years...
Posted on Apr 23, 2012
at 1:05 PM
A lot of folks who live in apartments or mobile homes don't think they can raise any kind of a garden because of a lack of space and yet, they truly can.
Plant breeders have been coming up with all sorts of mini varieties...
Posted on Mar 21, 2012
at 12:11 PM
Kids don't need expensive play sets to have a good time – in fact, the simpler the better – more room for the imagination to flourish.
School will soon be out for the summer and kids will be looking for things to do. Since prices...
Posted on Feb 22, 2012
at 2:00 PM
It's a clear, cold, crispy winter morning as I head off to do errands in a few nearby towns – combining errands and making one trip saves time and gas over the long haul, even though it wears me out!
The last of the 5 inches...
Posted on Feb 6, 2012
at 3:43 PM
Oh, the Joys of March!
March is like a precocious child that can't make up its mind to be naughty or nice! Two weeks ago, March was the raging Lion: freezing, rain, black ice, snow flakes flying, and COLD! Yesterday was better. We enjoyed/endured a chilly...
Posted on Jan 2, 2012
at 7:19 PM
It's not quite miserable out yet as I write this, but the month of February out here on the plains of Dakota is typically cold and brown as far as the eye can see. The wind is up and the pines and cedars here in the...
