September 30, 2009 Our very busy summer kept me from "controlling" the garden in the manner to which I am accustomed . All that me...

September 28, 2009 Last night Keith and I spent the evening at Spence Farms located in Fairbury Illinois. Kris and Marty Travis, founders o...

September 23, 2009 A long time ago in a land far away (Cullom Ave, Chicago) one of the Ruet boys used to work in a plastics factory. Sometim...

September 22, 2009 The wedding of our youngest son Kyle went off without a hitch, well I guess Amanda and Kyle got hitched but other than th...

September 18, 2009 Tomorrow our youngest child, son number three, Kyle, AKA "Kilalan" ,is getting married. When Kyle was 3, his 5 ...

September 17, 2009 Last year on our family's hay rack ride, I spilled some hot chocolate on my camera. I wiped it off immediately with a...

September 15, 2009 Last week Keith and I delivered 2 whole hogs to 2 Chicago restaurants. Keith is the map reader as he is the one with a se...