If you are not astounded by technological advances, you are probably not yet drawing Social Security.
Robert Skoglund
The humble Farmer: How Maine lost income, fresh produce and rich manure
The demise of our poultry industry also means some old-time dining skills a boy learns in a henhouse are gone.
The humble Farmer: Every generation of young Americans manages to be ‘the dumbest’
Go read your diary for the year you were 19 and you’ll wonder how you ever lived to be 20.
The humble Farmer: Some marriages hold delightful surprises even after many years
The average happy union settles into a monotonous regularity, but others grow stronger by the unexpected.
The humble Farmer: Sometimes it’s the bad things we do that make wicked good stories
This warrants our attention because of famous people who have been accused of doing bad things long ago.
The humble Farmer: If only our lives were as rich as soap operas and Harlequin books
The story arcs, themes and plot lines are entirely predictable, but it’s a routine to marvel at.
The humble Farmer: Town dumps our gain despite the loss of rats and seagulls
They have replaced long-gone post offices, garages and village stores as a community meeting place.
The humble Farmer: One man’s trash is another’s treasure, but it’s all worth keeping around
Barns and attics must be in short supply, judging by all the backwoods storage sheds cropping up.
The humble Farmer: Barnstorming tour brings back memories of Maine barns
How many old Maine barns can you remember that are now long gone? A few others have survived.
The humble Farmer: Wicked stepmothers and some governors have much in common
The fable of evil persona has made a comeback in the ‘everything for me and nothing for you’ attitude.