dave in the shack

In the sloping field east of the house I was driving the Minneapolis tractor pulling a three bottom moldboard plow mounted on a three point ...

On this Thanksgiving I’m thankful for much, but I’m especially thankful for my shack. It’s finished, as much as any place you live in is to...

During this summer drought I've been watering my garden early in the morning. Sometimes I'm out there when the paper lady shows up....

I miss my son. He’s been living out of the country for nearly two years. I saw him Christmas before last and it’s just been too long. We S...

My Dad had pale blue eyes and tried hard at times to hide his feelings. I think he feared they made him weak. But when you looked in his e...

A terrible thing is happening at my bird feeder. I’ve been feeding birds for a long time and feeling good about it. My feeder is on a pole...

When we had dinner, which was the noon meal on the farm, the radio was always on. We might be sitting there talking, or listening to Mom te...