before & after

One of my current ongoing projects is scanning in hundreds (and hundreds) of old negatives of photographs from my great-grandfather, Lyle Mc...

barefoot and beautiful

In response to Wild Thing having horrible feet Clay has been doing his research and learning the tricks to barefoot trimming. I don't kn...

training chickens

The chickens are loving their spacious new chicken coop. And they are loving their grass filled chicken run and daily scraps. But they are s...

morning has broken

Lately Clay and I have taken to waking up at 5:30 in the a.m. to get an early start on the day. In the middle of summer in Missouri it is th...

good gifts

Margaret and I made a little trip to Wal-mart yesterday and while we were strolling through the shoe aisles, trying to find practical sandal...

remembering those before

On Memorial Day we paid a visit, with Annie, Matt & Ada, to Springfield National Cemetery to pay our respects to my brother-in-law's...