the humble farmer
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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
The humble Farmer: Tying up the loose ends of 2023
End of the year brings to mind a smorgasbord of musings, including tips for eating a banana and how to get an unsuspecting carpenter to plane your door.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2022
The humble Farmer: There are none so blind as those who wait for cataract surgery
A trip to the hospital prompts observations of the youth of doctors, the good sense of nurses and the chores waiting at home.
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PublishedJune 18, 2022
The humble Farmer: Volumes spoken in the correct pronunciation of the word ‘filth’
With curled lip and bared teeth, the writer's wife gives voice to an emotion as old as humankind.
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PublishedJune 11, 2022
The humble Farmer: To access health care, you need the help of a smart cookie
Keeping track of multiple prescriptions and voluminous forms is more than a one-person job.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2021
The humble Farmer: It’s time to call out fascism wherever we see it
There's a lot we can learn about what's going on in our country by studying what got started in Italy a century ago.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2021
The humble Farmer: I go where the in crowd goes – to get my vaccination
No more excuses for not visiting the hardware store to get what’s needed to fix the toilet tank.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2020
The humble Farmer: Step right up and tell me how to build a plastic barn
I should have expected unsolicited advice when I started posting a daily progress report on Facebook.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2020
The humble Farmer: It’s harder to stay on the level when you are in your 80s
A simple favor for a beloved spouse turns out to be easier said than done, thanks to challenges of age.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2020
The humble Farmer: Not a bad summer if you can afford to run the heat
It's hard to convince the garden that this is its big opportunity for growth.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
The humble Farmer: Who needs DNA? An ancestor with good connections – or a bad police history – is easy to track
Are your forebears on the list of Mayflower passengers, or in the town magistrates' records?
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