It was the show in Portland, Indiana where I saw Wendell Kelch’s International Harvester truck, the Red Baby. This truck was made by International Harvester and before I had seen the toy version, but never the real thing. Wendell shared his beautiful truck that he brought to a show for the first time in Portland. […]
The area where we live is known for two things, Abraham Lincoln and Route 66. This coming June 16-18 of 2017, we will be involved with a tractor drive that is part of the Land of Lincoln Expo, a fun tractor show. The tractor drive will be on parts of historic Route 66. The show will be held at […]
This year was the 51st Tri State Gas & Engine Show in Portland, Indiana. At this massive show, I heard one young man say to another, “This is the largest show this side of the Mississippi!” This year International Harvester was the featured tractor and while we were enjoying views of this show from the […]
My husband Keith is a farmer, but when he was young, he was also a pilot. This was possible because Bob, his 2nd cousin, who also was his landlord loved planes and decided to buy a Cessna. Together the two took flying lessons deepening even further the bonds between the two. Bob Reichert was like a […]
I love Amsterdam. I have been there twice and loved the canals, the old, old buildings that tilt, the windmills and the beauty of the city. When I read Rita Fridman’s wonderful guest blog she is sharing with Traveling Adventures of a Farm Girl I was taken back. This is wonderful to read about the […]