I canned green beans yesterday. The beans are purple hanging
on the vine and then turn green when heated. The jars look so lovely lined up
on the counter, that I hate to take them down to the storeroom. We’re about to get an onslaught of cucumbers.
Got a good pickle recipe?
Second crop alfalfa is being baled as I write. Hauling
starts tomorrow.
We’ve had a fun week. Seth and his whole FFA officer team showed
up for a few days between commitments. They mostly rested and worked at their
laptops, but they did get in some swimming, horseback riding, and watching the dancing at the Sho-Ban Pow-Wow. They enjoyed being incognito, except
for my family reunion where they were introduced to the crowd by my cousin Kent, a big FFA supporter.
The team comes from all parts of the nation - Wisconsin, New
Mexico, New York, Minnesota and Georgia. I love the southern and midwestern
dialects. I also like being called
“ma’am” and "Mama Pratt." One special night we played “bug” with Seth’s
93-year-old great grandma Bonnie. It’s a game she played with the kids when
they were little. Pretty simple, only requires a pencil and paper and one dice.
Whoever rolls the right numbers (3-antennaes, 6-legs, etc.) and makes a bug
first wins. Seth was the winner, I was second and Bonnie third. They suspected
a conspiracy; we told them it’s all in the wrist.
I think what impressed me most about the young people was
how well they got along. Yes they're all agriculture enthusiasts, but they still see the world differently. They spar a little and then joke it off. As the song says, they’ve slayed dragons
together. Their loyalty to one another runs deep in this year of firsts - of
all for one and one for all. They’re in Kentucky today being the face of the FFA at a meeting with Toyota.
Then Anna took off for college bright and early this morning. As her Honda headed out the lane a great silence descended on the house.
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| another smokey sunrise |
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