We Are Community 163 Google says my peach trees have “brown rot” disease.  I think she is correct.  They also have Japanese beetles.   I have three white peach trees which were loaded with lovely nice sized white peaches with   a…

We Are community 162 One of the things that I never thought about as a younger person was the number of members in my dad’s family. I had a father, an uncle and two aunts.  We had family gatherings fairly…

We Are community 161 Was very sorry to see that Susie Sigfried had passed.  She was a friend and a fellow antiques dealer.  She had a great shop in Nauvoo and we went to many auctions together.  Also saw that…

We Are Community 160 Today is my birthday.  Another successful trip around the sun.  I have had more trips than many people are allowed and I am thankful for each one.  I could feel sorry that I am alone or…

We Are Community 159 Was not a week for the weak!  Sunday, I tried a bike ride which was not a good idea with the stitches in my leg so tried a nap which was much better. Monday, I visited…

We Are Community 158 Two “holes in one” in one day-pretty good.  Don’t know about you but I think actually lobbing candy directly into a waiting bag from a moving hayrack is pretty good!  Was riding in the 4th of…

We Are Community 157 The big news this week were the storms that have ravished a lot of Hancock and McDonough Counties on Thursday and since.  I was in Quincy for a doctor appointment on Thursday and drove home in…

We Are Community 156 Everyone is invited to an open house to celebrate a milestone birthday for Ralph Frakes of Plymouth.  It will be held at the PCCC on July 2nd from 2 to 4 pm.  Ralph has helped everyone…

We Are Community 155 Today is Father’s Day.  A day we celebrate men who have been great fathers, role models, men who have guided children, men who have been the bed rock of families, men who have cared for other’s…

We Are Community 154 Most people would not be excited when shown two very large very heavy pieces of brown sewer tile but by now you know that I am not “most people”.  People often ask “if I buy antiques”?  …