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Carberry Visits Oak Grove School A.D. Carberry was the Superintendent of Schools for Crawford County. He made visits to the 116 rural schools. The following is an excerpt from the book, Seneca Seasons: A Farm Boy Remembers. Find it on … Continue reading →

Late Summer in the Hill Country     The summer season is winding down. Days are getting shorter. We’ve loss an hour or more of daylight since the June 21 Summer Solstice. I noticed last night, while the Brewers were losing again, … Continue reading →

The summer season is stunning here in Monroe County in southwest Wisconsin. Timely and plentiful rains along with sunny and hot days have insured a corn, soybean, oats, and hay crop that is more than promising. A bicycle ride on … Continue reading →

One of the finest Fourth of July parades in the Midwest can be found in Tomah, smash dab in the middle of Monroe Country in southwest Wisconsin.  The small city of 9,000 folks supports a 10 AM parade of over … Continue reading →

It happens every spring. The whole countryside is “greening up”. It’s a most delightful time of the year, when the leaves take on that light green color and you can peer deeply into the woodlots. Later, the tree leaves take … Continue reading →

Letters from readers: A gratifying aspect of writing a book of memories of growing up on a farm in Crawford County near Seneca is the letters we receive from readers. Seneca Seasons: A Farm Boy Remembers has struck a chord … Continue reading →

Several people have commented about my use of term “Zerk” in our book Seneca Seasons: A Farm Boy Remembers. A Zerk is a grease fitting on machinery that needs oiling or lubricating so as to reduce friction or wear on … Continue reading →

Ann and I had a unique opportunity to speak at the Midwest Farm Show at the La Crosse Center on Wednesday January 14. We gave a talk/PowerPoint about our book Seneca Seasons. My sister Diane, and her husband Owen Ducharme … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy week in Tomah, getting ready for Christmas. A real treat every year is the St. Mary’s School Christmas Program put on by the 200 + kids, faculty, and parish employees. On Saturday,  Ann and I went … Continue reading →

Yes, winter has set in, the quiet season, when the countryside is barren, bereft of greenery and growing crops. But there’s ample life out there, deer and wild turkeys, and we see formations of geese overhead. I think those are … Continue reading →