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Before I picked up the kids today after school, I checked out a new grocer, Turco’s Italian Deli on the Oak Park side of Roosevelt Road. I haven’t tried the stuffed shells I bought, but I did get a homemade cheese pizza for four bucks. Fantastic. Maybe one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had.Continue reading “Another Local Gem”

I couldn’t believe the Trib headline this morning about a 5.2 magnitude Midwest earthquake centered in southern Illinois. We didn’t feel it at our house. But I’ve heard from someone further out in the burbs that her husband told her to quit shaking the bed. There was similar rumbling at The Farm. Here’s Hoosier Outsider’sContinue reading “All Shook Up…Earthquake at The Farm”

This morning we were reading in the Indy Star that residents were rattled last night by a loud boom that shook houses and left fire streaks in the air. Speculation ranged from an airplane crash, UFO sighting and meteorite shower. The comments section in the paper even included offers to anyone who could recover spaceContinue reading “Kokomo UFO Mystery Solved”

Two-day-old chicks at the farm… I’ll update you to see how long it takes to turn them into broilers. Maybe in time for summer BBQ.

Since my family offered some insights into what makes me a farmgirl, I’ll note a few things about me that would make it hard to abandon urban life. Here’s a start: — I love the concrete jungle, especially the rich architecture that makes up Chicago and the Prairie home styles in Oak Park. — IContinue reading “Farmgirl or Urban Princess?”

I was about to flip the channel on American Idol tonight…an hour of Mariah Carey?…but I stayed long enough to see the talented David Cook and enjoy Carly Smithson’s “I Can’t Live if Living is Without You” probably because Mariah didn’t make it popular. Thankfully, that honor goes to Badfinger and Air Supply. Who doesn’tContinue reading “Love is in the Air”

Expect to hear/see media reports this week about a report that is coming out of a key international agriculture summit in South Africa. I’m seeing tidbits in the African ag press and energy news sites about an International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development report that will be released on Tuesday. Expect alsoContinue reading “Coming Soon…A New Global Ag Vision”

The theme for this week’s Farmgirl Blog-a-Thon — Farmgirl Heart…What Being A Farmgirl Means to You — is perfect because I’ve been thinking a bunch about what it means to be a Farmgirl, or an aspiring Farmgirl.Garden Goose, who’s running this a-thon, suggested posting a photo of us Farmgirls, our collections or our farms. IContinue reading “Farmgirl At Heart?”

We were sad to say goodbye to River Runner. He kicked it back to the Land of Enchantment tonight. He and I had a very nice day yesterday. I had an early shift at work, so I got to take the afternoon and give him a guided tour of the city. That whetted his appetiteContinue reading “We Love Visitors”

I am so excited…not just because my favorite legal site, ABAJournal.com is up for a Webby (have I not mentioned that) and not because my favorite publisher was named one of the Folio40 for being one of the most influential “doers” in magazine media. No, I’m excited because we took delivery today of a completelyContinue reading “Celebrating & Gathering Tools of the Farmgirl Trade”