by Jennifer Beckstrand | Sep 9, 2019 | Author's Corner, Faith, Family, Farming&Gardening
There is so much unkindness in the world. People act like bullies online, with no consideration that there might be a human being on the other end. We’ve lost the ability to discuss our disagreements in a civil and kind manner, and it makes me so sad. But good...
by Jennifer | Apr 10, 2017 | Family, Farming&Gardening
By Richard Gappmayer (Jennifer’s father) When the German POWs would come to work on my father’s farm they would, during the first summer, be accompanied by a guard. This guard would be armed with an M1 rifle. I don’t know if it was loaded. I suspect...
by Jennifer | Jan 9, 2017 | Farming&Gardening
By Richard Gappmayer, Jennifer’s father. My father planted fruit trees and while waiting for them to mature, he planted strawberries in rows between the trees. We would plant the berries one spring, and then they bore fruit the next spring and several springs...
by Jennifer | Oct 10, 2016 | Family, Farming&Gardening
Peach and apple trees need a substantial amount of pruning. Too much foliage on peach trees will result in small peaches and unhealthy trees. The same is true of apples. This pruning is usually done in the winter after the leaves have fallen and the trees have become...