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After all the rain we have been receiving lately. I decided to check some of the produce in the garden last weekend to make sure everything was okay. Some of the onions were getting soft and some of our potatoes were starting to re-sprout, so I enlisted the help of my wife Karis and we “mudded”out the potatoes and onions. We had a great harvest of both, with large onions and even bigger potatoes! Usually I grow Yukon Gold potatoes, but this year I decided to grow the Rhode Island Reds and we were happy with the results. There were a few of the potatoes that had grown large enough that Karis and I could easily get a couple meals out of just one/
The rest of the garden is doing well, with the pumpkins, gourds, squash,Kohlrabe, cucumbers and sunflowers all producing large numbers and we are looking forward to harvesting most of them after the first frost. So how is your garden growing? |
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“What is it?”too easy!
Our “What is it?” item that we had last week was apparently too easy as I had all kinds of correct guesses. The correct answer
was that it was a Ignition Coil. The one that Ted Kittleson of Ceylon brought in was for a Ford Model T. Jerry Determan and Brad Hady were the
first two to contact me with the correct answer(Jerry even said that the ignition coil works good for keeping the squirrels away from bird feeders- you’ll have to ask him about that!) Other correct guesses cam from Milton Smith, Kent Janzen of Trimont, Lawrence Ternes of Ledyard, Tim Kabage, Laurence Lau, Duane Nawrocki, and Keith Frantsen. We have a new “What is it?” for this week.It was brought in by Dee and Duane Nawrocki of Fairmont and was brought in to the Hope Shop at
St. John Vianney Catho;ic Church. It is made of metal and has straps on it.
There isn’t much else in the way of description
this week. Do you thinkyou know what it is? If so,drop me an email at Jeff@fairmontphotopress.com or give us a call at 507-238-9456. The first person to guess it correctly will win two Renaissance Festival tickets courtesy of the Photo Press! If you have an item that can be featured in a future column, stop by the office so we can take a picture and see if our readers can guess what it is!
Our “What is it?” item that we had last week was apparently too easy as I had all kinds of correct guesses. The correct answer
was that it was a Ignition Coil. The one that Ted Kittleson of Ceylon brought in was for a Ford Model T. Jerry Determan and Brad Hady were the
first two to contact me with the correct answer(Jerry even said that the ignition coil works good for keeping the squirrels away from bird feeders- you’ll have to ask him about that!) Other correct guesses cam from Milton Smith, Kent Janzen of Trimont, Lawrence Ternes of Ledyard, Tim Kabage, Laurence Lau, Duane Nawrocki, and Keith Frantsen. We have a new “What is it?” for this week.It was brought in by Dee and Duane Nawrocki of Fairmont and was brought in to the Hope Shop at
St. John Vianney Catho;ic Church. It is made of metal and has straps on it.
There isn’t much else in the way of description
this week. Do you thinkyou know what it is? If so,drop me an email at Jeff@fairmontphotopress.com or give us a call at 507-238-9456. The first person to guess it correctly will win two Renaissance Festival tickets courtesy of the Photo Press! If you have an item that can be featured in a future column, stop by the office so we can take a picture and see if our readers can guess what it is!
Ceylon festival successful!
The rainfall leading up to last weekend and early Saturday morning didn’t dampen the spirits of the Ceylon Festival Committeeas the town hosted the 1st annual summer festival at the Ceylon City Park. There was food vendors, inflatables and other games, a car, tractor, motorcycle and semi
show, dunk tank, musical entertainment and of course the parade around the park. I was not able to make the festival due to other family matters, but heard some great comments from those who did attend. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped put on this celebration! Plans are already underway for the 2nd annual
summer festival in Ceylon. Next year’s festival will be held earlier in the summer with the scheduled dates of June 22nd - 24th, 2018.Mark it on your calendars!
Back to school!
We are approaching Labor Day weekend. Yes it is a three day “vacation” for most of us, but it also is the indication that it is school time once again
and the end of our summer “break”. Some of the area schools are already in session, and the remaining ones begin next Tuesday, September 5th. Many
of the parents will be hearing things like “Summer wasn’t long enough!”or “I can’t believe I have to go back to school already!”,but for many it is
a return back to “normal schedules”. With the return of school, we have to remind ourselves to be especially careful and awareof all of the students who
are making their way to school. Be sure to yield at crosswalks and also stop a safe distance from school buses who have their stop signals engaged and red
lights flashing. Many of the younger students are excited to have school start again and look forward to seeing friends and teachers, but they sometimes forget toeing pay attention to the traffic around them, so it is up to the drivers to be alert and watch for kids in the streets or near crosswalks and school buses. Let’s
keep the return to school a safe one for the kids and for the adults who work with them! Have a great week!
The rainfall leading up to last weekend and early Saturday morning didn’t dampen the spirits of the Ceylon Festival Committeeas the town hosted the 1st annual summer festival at the Ceylon City Park. There was food vendors, inflatables and other games, a car, tractor, motorcycle and semi
show, dunk tank, musical entertainment and of course the parade around the park. I was not able to make the festival due to other family matters, but heard some great comments from those who did attend. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped put on this celebration! Plans are already underway for the 2nd annual
summer festival in Ceylon. Next year’s festival will be held earlier in the summer with the scheduled dates of June 22nd - 24th, 2018.Mark it on your calendars!
Back to school!
We are approaching Labor Day weekend. Yes it is a three day “vacation” for most of us, but it also is the indication that it is school time once again
and the end of our summer “break”. Some of the area schools are already in session, and the remaining ones begin next Tuesday, September 5th. Many
of the parents will be hearing things like “Summer wasn’t long enough!”or “I can’t believe I have to go back to school already!”,but for many it is
a return back to “normal schedules”. With the return of school, we have to remind ourselves to be especially careful and awareof all of the students who
are making their way to school. Be sure to yield at crosswalks and also stop a safe distance from school buses who have their stop signals engaged and red
lights flashing. Many of the younger students are excited to have school start again and look forward to seeing friends and teachers, but they sometimes forget toeing pay attention to the traffic around them, so it is up to the drivers to be alert and watch for kids in the streets or near crosswalks and school buses. Let’s
keep the return to school a safe one for the kids and for the adults who work with them! Have a great week!
Drive safely – visit a shut-in or family member
– Eat, Play, Shop Local – watch out for school kids at crosswalks!
- Jeff
– Eat, Play, Shop Local – watch out for school kids at crosswalks!
- Jeff