I’d really like you to meet Ruth Swezey. Truth be told, she will always be Mrs. Swezey to me. She was my English teacher at Hector High School and even though she is completely fine with me calling her Ruth now – after all, it’s been 27 years since I graduated…
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Happy Monday, all! It was a gray, dreary, windy, cold and rainy spring day here – barely surpassing 40 degrees, not that I noticed or anything. The only saving grace on this ugly day is the fact that I can actually use my favorite umbrella! Of course, the real (read:…
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Last week, I debuted my first blog post for Successful Farming’s “Women in Agriculture” family of bloggers on Agriculture.com. I am beyond thrilled to be asked to contribute to this website on a regular basis and I’m humbled by the amazing women in my company. Does this solidify my status…
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Turkey tussle, anyone? A few years ago while coordinating the annual Thanksgiving Media Day for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, I attempted to shoot a little video for our members, letting them know what was happening and thanking them for their assistance and support of this event. I had good…
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I think it’s fair to say I have never (in my whole entire life, actually) wanted a spring break vacation more than this year. The day we left to begin our travels to the Florida Keys, it was barely 14 degrees with a frigid northwest wind – on March 22, mind you.…
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Note: I wrote this post last Sunday but didn’t have a chance to post it when I arrived in Florida. The picture below is of Joe and his cousin, Audree, not too long after we checked into our resort. 🙂 As I write this, I am traveling to the Florida…
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Are you ready for spring? I am – with a double exclamation point!! The calendar certainly indicates it is spring but in Minnesota, this always takes a little longer than we’d like here in the North Country. In the meantime, I’ve been getting into a spring mood by ordering from…
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If you’ve followed my blog over the past few weeks, then you know this is my absolute busiest time at work. This week, I am heading out Monday morning to coordinate the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – the largest regional trade show for the poultry industry in the U.S. This…