en-us http://www.kfrm.com/ KFRM 550 AM - The Voice of the Plains. http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=442 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=442 Welcome to the new KFRM website! We are very excited to have a new layout and be able to offer some new things to our listeners.There are obviously a few kinks to be worked out including the Listen Live link. We are working on them and will hav Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:42:03 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=443 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=443 Headed to speak with the Alfalfa County Oklahoma Farm Bureau this evening. I don39t think I have been to Cherokee. Looking forward to it. My grandfather ran in the Cherokee Strip land race that started in Blackwell b Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:55:45 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=444 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=444 This last weekend Angie and I pulled the bucks from the breeding pens and brought the last of the ewes home from grass. Now the long stretch of waiting till lambing starts to see if the breeding decisions we made will pay dividends. It stil Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:54:44 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=445 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=445 Took a trip to Silver Lake for my daughters volleyball game last night. Running a little behind schedule as normal and had to travel at a slower pace behind several semi trucks with fall harvest in full swing between Manhatten and Topeka. My fir Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:53:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=446 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=446 A new study by the Center for Food Integrity shows that the American public is increasingly concerned about the safety of their food Consumers are more concerned about food safety than the war in Iraq or global warming. Response Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:41:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=447 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=447 We are just getting used to our new website. As we get all the aspects working it will become more useful. If you are having trouble let us know. If you have a blackberry you can listen where ever you are on it by Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:35:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=448 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=448 I don39t know about you but I guess I wasn39t ready for this continuing cool andor wet weather we39ve been having. We went to a football game last weekend and felt like we were going to freeze even with heavy coats and blan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:35:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=449 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=449 I will be speaking with area bankers in Salina tonight. The topic is supposed to be Communicating with the American ConsumerIt39s part of our job. Seeing how I almost never have notes we will see what I end up talking about.nbs Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:47:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=450 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=450 At the Kansas Assn of Broadcasting until Tuesday evening. Went to the reception for legacy and hall of fame awards last night. Have come to this for many years. The stories always interesting. Every business as chan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:35:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=451 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=451 Boy I wish I could take credit for the weather over the weekend and today. I recently complained about the wet cold weather and look what happened! Really I know it39s out of my hands. Now if it will only last long eno Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:17:53 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=452 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=452 Was back home in central kansas this weekend for my nephews wedding and spent time with family and friends. Had so much fun I had to ask myself why don39t we get back there more often it39s only two and a half hours drive. As mobile a Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:11:56 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=453 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=453 The traffic has increased on our website even though we really aren39t promoting it yet. The markets and weather pages are due to change significantly in the next week. We will then be close to our final look. You may Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:55:36 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=454 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=454 It is easy for me to say I don39t have wheat to plant a great crop waiting in the field cattle to move and the pressures of being an involved father BUT take it from a guy who has been there. IT WILL ALL GET DONE why not enjoy it Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:47:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=455 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=455 Today is the day Ohio voters will hopefully approve a common sense approach to the animal treatment. They will vote on whether or not to approve a constitutional amendment to establish a 13 member Livestock Care Standards Board. This Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:45:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=456 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=456 Ohio voters approved the constitutional amendment in yesterdayrsquos election to create a Livestock Care Standards Board. It was supported by 64 of the voters with 36 in opposition. Jim Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:49:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=457 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=457 We are pretty much done with the redesign of the site. I hope to get another dozen videos recorded in the next month. The weather has put me behind on that too. I also would very much like to find sponsors for the pages Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:27 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=461 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=461 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is speaking to farm broadcasters in Kansas City. This administration will continue to make it a priority to reduce the dependence on foreign oil through ethanol production and innovation.Kyle Bauer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:24:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=462 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=462 It was 0 this moring at my house. Duane had 14 below 0 at his house. It is one of those days that we question why we would want to be in animal agriculture. Nothing goes right on days like this. As hard a Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:31:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=463 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=463 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas reporter and Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County line Kim39s County Line This post is in honor of my Grandpa Shelby Neelly who was born July 28 1904 and died at age 100. Grandp Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:44:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=464 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=464 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineKim39s County Line A note from Kim I realize many of you reading this are intimately acquainted with putting up hay. One of my goals for begi Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=468 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=468 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas Reporter Farm Wife on the StaffordReno County LineKim39s County Line Photo taken at Botanica Wichita KansasGod wants you to know that your remedy for anxiety is the question quotWi Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=469 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=469 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line I did my patriotic duty yesterday morning. Randy and I were voters Number 6 and 7 in the tiny Reno County town of Sylvia.For the first Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:45:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=470 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=470 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line Family reunions seem to be going the way of the handwritten letter. In today39s fastpaced world we are much more likely to d Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:46:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=471 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=471 There39s another blonde in Randy39s life.The blonde in question is a brownie. Admit it. I had you going there for a minute.These Blonde Brownies are chockful of yummy ingredients mini semisweet chocolate chips white chocolate chips and Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=472 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=472 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line Corn on the cob is the very taste of summertime. Randy bought some at a stand in Hutchinson not long ago. It reminded me Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:44:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=473 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=473 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line Judge vt 1 to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises 2 to sit in judgment on Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=474 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=474 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line I admit it I39m a packrat.I come by it naturally. My Dad likes his treasures. He has one collection of old tool Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:43:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=475 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=475 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line It39s hot. It39s very hot.So a frozen dessert is the perfect way to cool off.Jill amp Eric came home last weekend Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:53:21 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=476 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=476 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I39ve been working on some greeting cards through Heritage Makers and was looking through some suggested sentiments. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:15:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=477 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=477 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Rain is gracerain is the sky descending to the earthwithout rain there would be no life. John UpdikeIs there anything that smells bett Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:32:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=478 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=478 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County line Pie isn39t exactly known for its health benefits. Of course there sometimes is fruit involved. Minor detail The fruit is usuall Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:42:44 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=479 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=479 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Lurking somewhere beneath a 54yearold exterior is a little boy just itching to play. Randy got his chance last Friday at Turner Falls Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=480 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=480 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Life is often a rerun. I make dinner. I make supper. I clean. I do the laundry. I run after parts. I write. I work.And I do it all again the n Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:31:56 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=481 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=481 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife on the StaffordReno County Line It would probably take me the rest of my life to try all the recipes I have tucked away to try quotsome day.quot Some are in a pile in Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=482 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=482 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line The fog comes on little cat feetIt sits looking over harbor and city On silent haunches and then moves on. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=484 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=484 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line To everything turn turn turn.There is a season turn turn turn.And a time to every purpose under heaven.With a front row seat Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=485 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=485 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I have learned a lot from my Facebook friends. And to think A year ago I was sure I would never join the Facebook fray.For one both my Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=486 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=486 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line What does it take to produce a good stand of alfalfa? I suppose I could innumerate things like a firm seed bed cooler temperatures and j Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=487 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=487 By Kim L. FritzemeierCentral Kansas KFRM ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I was a Lost in Space addict as a kid. When I was 9 I tried to convince my parents we should name my new baby brother Don. They opted f Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:47:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=488 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=488 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas reporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Warning If you are not a fan of TV shows featuring the ER you may want to skip this post.I39m fine with ER shows on TV. I like medical mys Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=489 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=489 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI have a lovely addition to my wardrobe. It is all the rage among fashionable farm wives. The classic cap is enhanced with pink and gray camouflage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=490 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=490 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineRemember to be gentle with yourself and others. None can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for thos Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:51:44 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=491 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=491 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt is the case of the disappearing pears. As I young reader I loved solving mysteries with Encyclopedia Brown.quotEncyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:42:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=492 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=492 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Photo from www.pillsbury.comDo you ever imagine yourself at Pillsbury39s BakeOff?Me neither. I would be a nervous wreck with everyone watc Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=493 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=493 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I believe in the dignity of labor whether with head or handthat the world owes no man a livingbut that it owes every man an opportunity to make Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=494 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=494 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line We are family.Our family was about 51059 strong this weekend. That39s how many were packed into Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the college fo Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=495 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=495 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Let39s hope the cattle don39t decide to check out the nearest tourist attraction.On Monday we moved cattle from a pasture just south of the ho Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:43:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=496 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=496 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I have a confession to make This blogging endeavor is making me a much more attentive farm wife.Don39t get me wrong. I have always loved the Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=497 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=497 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou know the music in quotJawsquot when the gigantic shark is about to sink his teeth into the boat? Duhduhduhduh DUHDUHDUHDUH ...That39 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:12:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=498 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=498 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line It39s not what you look at that matters it39s what you see. Henry Da Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:17:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=499 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=499 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Randy is not picky when it comes to food. I hear about husbands who won39t eat casseroles. Others won39t eat leftovers. Some won39t ea Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:15:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=500 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=500 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line When I grow up I want to be a little boy.Joseph HellerThey may be balding. Their hair may be more quotsaltquot than quotpepperquot thes Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:25:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=501 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=501 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line This was taken with the panorama mode on my new camera. I still have some work to do in figuring out how to use this feature. But for the mos Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=502 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=502 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Do you need a recipe that you can throw together in under 30 minutes? BarBCups is a recipe that fills the bill.As I have said before if you Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=503 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=503 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterKansas Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Kelly amp Elise BallardquotIt39s a beautiful day.quotA year ago Tony amp Kelly Ballard regularly heard those words Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:17:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=504 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=504 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line An average annual Kansas wheat harvest of 360 million bushels would make 23.5 BILLION large pizza crusts.Yep that39s right ... 23500000000 wi Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=505 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=505 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Botanica Gardens WichitaToday39s forecast Sunny with a chance of butterflies.Today39s suggestion Look up!The annual fall mi Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:14:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=506 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=506 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOnce upon a time I remember giving my dad a birthday card that said To a Dad who39s outstanding in his field.You opened it up and there was a farm Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:54:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=507 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=507 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Ruth Cramer and her winning Governor39s Cookie Jar at the 2010 Kansas State Fair If you visit the Domestic Arts Building at the Kansas State F Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=508 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=508 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line 092110Is it bad if you know most Barry Manilow songs by heart?OK. Don39t answer that.I am not ashamed to admit that I had pretty m Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:50:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=509 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=509 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line A chill in the air equals chili on the menu.Fall officially arrived on the County Line yesterday. I pulled on a sweatshirt for the first time this a Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=510 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=510 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line You know that feeling when you first get a dramatic new haircut and you wonder if you39ve made a horrible mistake? You look in the mirror and you Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=511 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=511 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I39m going out to clean the pasture springI39ll only stop to rake the leaves awayAnd wait to watch the water clear I may I sha39n Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=513 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=513 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line One thing I love about being a Kansas farm wife is having a frontrow seat to the changing seasons.Only a few days ago we officially said goodbye to Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:28:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=514 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=514 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line This weekend was the celebration of Stafford39s 125th birthday. When Stafford celebrated its centennial in 1985 one feature was collecting Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=515 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=515 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line quotBaking is like washingthe results are equally temporary.quot Author Patricia BriggsI spent quite a bit of Friday working on a cake for Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:16:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=516 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=516 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI think in my next farm wife contract I will negotiate a bonus for miles traveled.Overtheroad truckers have to log the amount of time they spend be Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:34:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=517 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=517 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I love getting my new Taste of Home magazine. Sometimes it39s just the inspiration I need to try something new. And if I39m honest somet Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:32:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=518 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=518 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife Along the StaffordReno County LinequotWinter is an etchingSpring a watercolorSummer an oil paintingAnd autumn a mosaic of them all.quotStanley HorowitzI don39t remember ever s Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:18:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=519 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=519 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineFor the past couple of weeks our life has just been quotsowsow.quotSow some wheat in this field. Move to another field and sow some wheat in anot Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=520 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=520 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI am the first to admit that farming is a way of life. It39s hard to argue that point when my brother is a fifth generation farmer in Pratt County Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:28:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=521 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=521 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI was looking for a new way to use my freezer full of hamburger AND a recipe I could transport for yet another meal to the field.I solved both with I Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:59:15 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=522 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=522 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThis week in my email inbox I had this message Go Old School with Wildcats Vintage Apparel.quotOld school is the new school look and we39ve got Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:33:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=523 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=523 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe milo crop and newly planted wheat on the County Line October 2010 For man autumn is a time of harvest of gathering together.For nature it is Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:59:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=524 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=524 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI am about to lose my nomination for the Farm Wife of the Year Award with this admission but here goes Taking meals to the field is getting really ol Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=525 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=525 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOne evening I drove by the huge mountain of milo on the ground in Stafford and saw a line of birds perched on top of the grain. Others were lined up a Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=526 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=526 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou know the old children39s song quotTurkey in the Straw?quot Well the turkeys on the County Line have been in the straw ... in the tree stumps Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=527 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=527 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs the leaves39 color turns from green to shades of yellow red and brown the classic song quotAutumn Leavesquot drifts through my mind. Actu Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=528 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=528 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I just noticed something. My recent bar cookie recipes seem to have a recurring theme ... chocolate and caramel.But it39s hard to argue with t Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=529 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=529 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineA good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. Lao TzuLao Tzu has a different vacation plan than that usually embarked upon by t Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:29:59 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=530 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=530 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Linequot... let us place there carved high as close to heaven as we can the words of our leaders their faces to show posterity what manner of men Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:01:26 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=531 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=531 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe Eye of the Needle Needles Highway South Dakota If Doane Robinson would have gotten his way our drive down the Needles Highway in South Dakota Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:26:54 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=532 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=532 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI see my fair share of critters around the County Line.But we had a whole new menagerie of critters on our recent trip through the Black Hills and th Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:45:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=533 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=533 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt all adds up to one thing peace silence solitude. The world and its noise are out of sight and far away. Forest and field sun and wind and sky Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:21:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=534 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=534 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I don39t know this Dad and his little boy. The mom in me wanted to go snatch the little guy from the edge of the cliff. But another part of me t Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:32:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=535 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=535 By Kim L. FritzemeierCentral Kansas KFRM ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIn its purest form the flight of a golf ball carriesthe human spirit with it.Soaring hopes. Rising aspirations. Lofty goals. Against the winds of adve Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:04:36 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=536 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=536 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOctober 25 2010For travel to be delightful one must have a good place to leave and return to.Frederick B. WilcoxWe saw lots of beautiful places on o Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:37:15 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=537 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=537 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you want paper or plastic?If I39m in the grocery store I usually vote for plastic. That39s because I can carry more plastic bags at one ti Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:36:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=538 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=538 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOK. I realize the name is a little overthetop. I plead innocent I didn39t make it up.But this new recipe was a fiesta of flavor that won approval Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:50:51 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=539 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=539 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI love to hear a choir. I love the humanity to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes m Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:44:11 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=540 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=540 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineGreen tomatoes picked before the hard freeze overnight November 5 2010My tomato plants have been much more prolific at the end of their life cycle tha Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:40:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=541 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=541 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBeing a farm wife can sometimes get in the way of your todo list.I39m a Type A personality who sincerely likes the order and symmetry of a todo li Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:08:52 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=542 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=542 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineA veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America for an amount of quotup to an Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:40:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=543 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=543 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI went to my niece39s high school play last night. Of course to my family Madi was the star. I39m guessing the family members of the other f Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:20:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=544 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=544 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineRain showers my spirit and waters my soul.Terri GuillemetsFor some rain is an inconvenience. It plays havoc with a perfectly coiffed hairdo and gets Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:20:20 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=545 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=545 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSeptember 6 2010I know people want to picture cattle blissfully grazing away in green pastures. We like having our cattle grazing on green pastures Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:53:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=546 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=546 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSome cow mamas at the County Line are discovering what it39s like to have an empty nest.As a mama who39s been there I can relate. I can39t h Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:59:42 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=547 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=547 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLast week we had an extra helper with one day of the great cattle roundup. We had weaned their calves the week before but now it was time to haul Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:12:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=548 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=548 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThanksgiving is just around the corner. And when you think about the flavors of Thanksgiving pumpkin and cranberries probably top the list for trad Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:14:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=549 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=549 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineFor all we eatFor all we wearFor all we have everywhereFather we thank Thee. Amen This was the prayer I grew up saying before meals as a child. As we Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:32:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=550 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=550 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWheat crop on November 18 2010 after a heavy frostThe leaves fall The wind blows And farm country slowly changesFrom summer cottons Into its winter w Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:07:07 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=551 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=551 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I39ll be a guest at the party today rather than hosting it. Our family gathering is at my sister and brotherinlaw39s in Clay Center.But Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=552 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=552 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAfter a turkey and dressing meal nobody needs snacks. But it39s Thanksgiving right? So if you39re looking for a couple of snack mixes to set Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=553 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=553 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMy walks along our country roads this time of year are punctuated with the call of geese as they fly overhead. Our home just south of the Quivira Na Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=554 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=554 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBraden amp his mom TamaraNecessity is the mother of invention.PlatoIt wasn39t truly necessary to weigh Braden on Thanksgiving Day. He wasn3 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:30:19 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=555 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=555 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt seemed fitting to return to the Holy Family Shrine near Gretna Nebraska on the first Sunday of Advent.Earlier in the day we39d watched a famil Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:43:32 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=556 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=556 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39ve never been much of a mathematician so I39ll not even venture a guess on how many meals I39ve put on the table over the years.The majo Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=557 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=557 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI was Walkin39 On Sunshine to be able to walk with my girl over the weekend. The scenery was a little different than I39m used to. We walked a Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:39:44 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=558 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=558 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI enjoy giving gifts from the kitchen. Who doesn39t like homemade goodies? And unlike knickknacks you don39t even have to dust them!Even if yo Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:16:18 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=559 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=559 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLast week I was fretting about getting my Christmas decorations up. I host PEO tomorrow and I didn39t think the PEO ladies would want to see my Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:10:28 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=560 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=560 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNestled there in the bubble wrap were years of memories. And I didn39t even have to have a series of nightmares like poor Ebenezer Scrooge to unwr Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:01:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=561 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=561 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou could serve this butter sauce on cardboard and you39d think you were having a gourmet dessert.But it39ll be even better with the cranberry ca Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:57:47 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=562 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=562 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Rest? You39ve got to be kidding. There is no such thing as REST this time of year. There are presents to buy. There are candies and cookies to make Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:25:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=564 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=564 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Looks can be deceiving. These cookies look fancy. But there39s a secret. I used a cookie mix as a base. You know I39m perfectly capable of makin Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=565 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=565 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line quotMakin39 your way in the world todayTakes everything you39ve gotTaking a break from all your worriesSure would help a lotWouldn39t yo Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:25:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=566 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=566 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I know a spot that I love full well39Tis not in forest nor yet in dellEver it holds me in magic spell.I think of thee alma mater.KSU! We3 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=567 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=567 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI didn39t intend to be a law breaker. But it was right there on the sign There was to be quotNo thru commercial traffic.quotWell cattle are ou Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=568 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=568 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you remember the old movies where the farm wife stepped out to her porch and ran the dinner bell? The apronclad mom would signal her family and Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:04:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=569 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=569 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt probably will not become the next Murphy39s Law or anything famous like that. But I39ll bet a few cooks might agree with my axiom Don39t Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:49:56 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=570 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=570 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhat says love like a beautiful robin39s egg bluecolored box? That39s what Tiffany amp Co. would have us believe right?But you don39t hav Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:02:10 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=571 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=571 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LIneThere is a new wrinkle thrown into the mix of my holiday shopping this year. Instead of purchasing a gift for a particular person for our Moore fami Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:55:44 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=572 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=572 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineEasy as pie? Really? Did the genius who first coined the phrase ever make a pie?A piece of cake? Well unless I39m making a threelayer frosted mons Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:11:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=573 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=573 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAdvent candle Stafford United Methodist Church 2010For many of us sadly the spirit of Christmas is quothurry.quot And yet eventually the Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:17:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=574 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=574 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife Along the StaffordReno County Line1994 Abby Brian Blake Madi Brent Jill amp Paige with my MomChristmas isn39t the only celebration we39ll be having at my parents39 hous Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:59:32 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=575 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=575 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou know your baby is an adult when he insists he39ll take care of his own grab bag gift for the extended family Christmas.This year instead of buy Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:56:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=576 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=576 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineFrosty branches outside the Stafford 1st United Methodist ChurchDecember 26 2010The last two Sunday mornings I39ve been tempted.No I wasn39t t Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:18:35 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=577 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=577 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhat39s black and white and purple all over?It39s a snack that39s perfect for KState39s appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl. Eat 39em up! Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:43:48 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=578 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=578 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMaybe you have more exciting plans than we do for New Year39s Eve. We will be loading a UHaul with Brent39s worldly possessions in preparation Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:20:21 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=579 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=579 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDecking the halls always seems to be such a big job. Though I love the end result I dread the mess of pulling the plastic tubs of Christmas decoration Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:08:04 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=580 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=580 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI love the brightly colored piano they39ve added to the decor at Cool Beans a restaurant at the depot in Hutchinson.And as we start 2011 I think Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:34:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=581 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=581 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI watched Brent drive away toward Manhattan one night last week. That isn39t anything new. Since he graduated from high school in 2006 he39s dri Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=582 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=582 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou don39t have to have ham or turkey to honor holiday tradition. We did have spiral ham for our own little family gathering. But at our Christmas E Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:21:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=583 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=583 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line As I told you yesterday this year39s Christmas celebration with Randy39s family included homemade pizza a tribute to my motherinlaw.Ka Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:25:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=584 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=584 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineKermit said it isn39t easy being green.It39s not easy being PURPLE in Big Red Country either.Eric has been subtly cheering for the Wildcats with Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:34:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=585 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=585 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI was one of those kids in the 1960s who loved watching the Beav and Wally on Leave It To Beaver. Even though it only ran from 1957 to 1963 reruns int Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:33:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=586 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=586 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSome people like shopping in malls. Others prefer the online world of commerce.And a couple of 4Hers liked the merchandise at the County Line.Even tho Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:37:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=587 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=587 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI don39t have to travel far beyond my front door to realize I live in a wonderful world.It doesn39t cost a thing to get outside and watch a new d Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=588 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=588 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSnow is much prettier when you39re not driving in it.We just returned home from a 2720mile journey to move Brent to Columbia S.C. for graduate Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:12:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=589 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=589 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWe39re used to limestone. They have brick.We39re used to the Wabash Cannonball. They hold up a toast to their school and proclaim quotHere Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:08:47 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=590 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=590 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe snow on the hay bales looked like frosting on a cake to me.And I39m somewhat of an expert on frosting after Randy and I sampled sweet treats at Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:46:19 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=591 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=591 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIf you are in a pickup and pulling a UHaul trailer across the United States are you really on vacation?And if you carry a dresser a television ass Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:46:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=592 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=592 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno LineDo you know that old Sunday School song quotOh Be Carefulquot?It39s the one that reminds usquotOh be careful little tongue what you say ...Oh be Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:50:22 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=593 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=593 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWe went to Oklahoma! via Atlanta in more ways than one.We saw the musical Oklahoma! at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.And we did e Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:57:12 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=594 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=594 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBeverly isn39t my new best friend. She is kind of disgusting.Before anyone gets offended especially anyone named Beverly I must confess that B Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:40:07 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=595 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=595 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIs it soup yet? With the icy roads and chilly temperatures homemade tomato soup was on the menu this week at the County Line.Cream of Tomato and Rice Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:23:21 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=596 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=596 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineJanuary has been a month full of moves. The first move involved relocating Brent in a 2720mile round trip trek from here to Columbia South Caroli Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:20:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=597 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=597 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineHow now brown cow? Well it ought to be a brown cow. Or a black cow. It could even be a black baldy. But it shouldn39t be a black and white dairy c Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:53:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=598 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=598 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI love seeing my buddies Jacob and Jamar when I go to Manhattan. For you nonpurple people out there that39s Jacob Pullen and Jamar Samuels on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:23:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=599 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=599 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSoup just hits the spot during these cold winter days. So here39s another soup recipe to add to your arsenal to combat the chill in your bones.Sin Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:00:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=600 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=600 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s been a month since the smell of turkey and dressing perfumed homes across America. Or maybe it was Thanksgiving when last you enjoyed those Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:54:35 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=601 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=601 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou39ve heard of Murphy39s Law quotAnything that can go wrong will go wrong.quotBut I39ll bet you39ve never heard of the Cattlemen39 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:33:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=602 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=602 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAnd now Randy models the latest in heiferchecking apparel.A trench coat and dress pants are the garb of choice for this task right? And those blac Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:57:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=603 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=603 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLucky for Phil he didn39t see his shadow this morning. Otherwise there might have been a homicide to report in Punxsutawney Philadelphia today Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:39:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=604 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=604 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you remember the book Are You My Mother? It was published in 1960 as part of Random House39s Beginner Books series.I remember checking this boo Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:46:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=605 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=605 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineCheeseheads unite!True confessions I39m not really a Green Bay Packers fan AKA a Cheesehead. I am however a fan of one of their players. Jo Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:42:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=606 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=606 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWe had a little magic happen before we ever got into Century II Concert Hall last weekend.Two tickets miraculously appeared at just the right time no Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:14:10 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=607 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=607 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhat39s the perfect gift on your birthday? It39s a trip to the spa of course.Curl up in a nice blue robe. Get toasty in the sauna. Have the frie Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:52:48 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=608 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=608 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWinter is not a season it39s an occupation. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:59:22 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=609 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=609 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineComing up with a dessert to serve a ladies39 group is always a challenge. Ladies love dessert even though it39s probably not too ladylike to Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:13:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=610 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=610 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIf you39re looking for a yummy way to share love from your kitchen this Valentine39s Day here39s a triedandtrue recipe from my kitchen to Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:30:35 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=611 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=611 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAny book that helps a child to form a habit of reading to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs is good for him.Maya AngelouWell I hope Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:42:28 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=612 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=612 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBack when Jill and Brent were little I judged The Hutchinson News recipe contest several years. Randy and I always loved it. It was like torture to th Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:00:34 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=613 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=613 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineldquoPerhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.rdquoAlex TanOne of my bri Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:39:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=614 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=614 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde aren39t any more changeable than the Kansas weather.Was it just a week ago that we had 9 or 10 inches of snow on the ground Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:29:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=615 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=615 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe little dollops of blue in the wheat field looked like Hansel and Gretel had dropped bits of cotton candy to mark their way to grandmother39 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=616 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=616 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen George Washington was a teenager he discovered a booklet of 110 maxims describing how a wellmannered person should behave. The 14yearold Geo Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=617 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=617 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineEach day is a different one. Each day brings a miracle of its own. It39s just a matter of paying attention to the miracle.Paulo CoelhoAt this time Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:36:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=618 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=618 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe weatherman said a dirty word.Sleet.I prefer to delete that word from my vocabulary. And while we39re at it let39s skip quotfreezing rain Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:44:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=619 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=619 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen I was looking for a recipe to make chocolate cupcakes for PEO I rediscovered a recipe for Icewater Chocolate Cake. It was a state fair blue rib Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:06:09 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=620 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=620 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Is motherly love innate or learned?For some it seems as natural as breathing. This calf was born yesterday afternoon. The mom immediatel Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:41:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=621 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=621 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere39s not a paycheck made out to quotKim Fritzemeierquot when I help with cattle or run to the parts store.But don39t think I39m withou Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:45:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=622 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=622 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMarch came in like a lamb yesterday. Or in the case of life on the County Line March came in like a feeder calf. It doesn39t have the same ring Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:01:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=623 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=623 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt may not be quite as quick as a ham and cheese sandwich but this casserole does help get dinner to the table in a hurry.It was a favorite when the Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:50:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=624 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=624 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Between you me and the fence post it39s been a long week. A cold virus has invaded and left me dragging. But the activities keep on keeping Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:04:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=625 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=625 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinePerformance anxiety It39s that flutter in the pit of your stomach the dry mouth and the rapid heartbeat as the time ticks closer to that big eve Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:55:34 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=626 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=626 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere is nothing like soup. It is by nature eccentric No two are ever alike unless of course you get your soup from a can. Laurie Colwin Author of Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:43:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=627 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=627 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSometime before Christmas we finally moved the planter at the front of the house to the wash house. The plants that had so cheerfully decorated ou Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:58:25 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=628 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=628 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotThese beauties are hot wire broke.quotIt sounded to me like they had a future in stealing cars.When you go to a foreign country it39s alwa Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:45:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=629 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=629 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineStained glass window at Youthville Chapel Newton KSKansas has had its share of tourism slogans through the years. quotKansas It39s as big as Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:52:50 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=630 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=630 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineGooey chocolate ... What could be better? Well a little coffee to go with that chocolate never hurts.I saw the recipe for Mystery Mocha on the Pionee Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:57:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=631 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=631 Death is one of life39s lessons. Ironic isn39t it? We would like to shield our kids from the difficult things in life. But if we didn39t experience some of the hard things as kids when we39re in the midst of a family who loves us Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:50:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=632 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=632 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineChange always comes bearing gifts. Price PritchettWell maybe the temperature Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:13:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=633 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=633 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI probably spent more time Saturday on a state basketball court than I did 38 years ago.I was not the star of my high school basketball team.As I like Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:13:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=634 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=634 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the Stafford County Line March 17 2011Dear KState Wildcats Men39s Basketball TeamPlease please PLEASEBe hot hot HOTas Tuscon Arizona with your s Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:33:10 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=635 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=635 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI don39t know who Joyce is. But she makes a good ham casserole.The recipe had been sitting in my quotto try sometimequot pile for a long time. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:35:25 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=636 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=636 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineldquoThe daffodil is our doorside queen She pushes upward the sword already To spot with sunshine the early green.rdquo William C Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:16:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=637 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=637 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Want to make friends and influence people? Home baked goodies will usually do the trick.For 40 years Kansas Wheat39s Bake and Take Month has been Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:08:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=638 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=638 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s just an ordinary miracle How39s that for an oxymoron?Here on the County Line we are surrounded by ordinary miracles. But if you just ta Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:52:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=639 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=639 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineRandy39s new toy has sleek lines. It comes in bright red and yellow.Nope he hasn39t chosen a sports car or one of those fancy souped up motor Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:14:32 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=640 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=640 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Vaffeldagen is my kind of holiday.What?! You39ve never heard of it?Actually I hadn39t either but today March 25 is International Waffle D Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:57:14 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=641 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=641 Thirty years ago today I married my best friend.Where did 30 years go? Gosh where did those two freshfaced youngsters go?Photo by Stan Reimer March 28 1981I guess they were left behind in three decades of working together a quarter centu Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:51:41 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=642 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=642 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe old joke is that today39s newspaper becomes the lining on the bottom of the birdcage. These days many people don39t even get newsprint on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:13:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=643 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=643 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas Reporter Farm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNecessity is the mother of invention.A mother may cause you to invent an alternate plan. That39s the new version of the famous saying after Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:36:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=644 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=644 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDirt roads give character. People that live at the end of dirt roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it can jar you right down to yo Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:20:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=645 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=645 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt may sound like an April Fool39s joke but it39s not. I39ve heard of peach cobbler. I39ve heard of blueberry cobbler. But chocola Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:02:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=646 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=646 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOne man39s trash is another man39s treasure so the saying goes. But sometimes it39s just trash. Why do people feel the need to use countr Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:54:12 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=647 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=647 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineA man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.George MooreThe people who live at the foot of Pike39s Peak pro Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:15:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=648 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=648 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineA little followtheleader is always good until someone decides to stray off the path. During the past couple of weeks we have been busy with a Count Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:16:46 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=649 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=649 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI slap the instruments into Randy39s hand as adeptly as a nurse in a surgery suite.Let39s just say the environment isn39t quite as sterile as Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:11:49 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=650 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=650 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineRIP my poor back porch freezer. When I went to the freezer last Sunday night to get my sugar free fudgesicle the only thing hard about the little p Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:30:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=651 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=651 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line ldquoEvery dew drop and raindrop had a whole heaven within it.rdquo Henry Wadsworth LongfellowIt was one of those mornings when I really shouldn Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:44:14 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=652 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=652 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAdmit it. When you read quotwild oatsquot you thought maybe this was true confessions or something. Nope just same old me.But I guess Facebook t Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:41:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=653 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=653 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineHam is on the County Line Easter menu. Jill and Eric are coming and Jill says it39s not Easter dinner without ham and cheesy potatoes.But depend Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:47:57 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=654 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=654 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen weather forecasters start using terms like quotDust Bowlquot it39s not good for farm country. Yesterday AccuWeather reported quotFoll Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:14:35 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=655 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=655 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI made a dessert for a church potluck last Sunday. At the time I didn39t know I was serving a national award winner.I made Ann Brubaker39s Doub Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:04:33 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=656 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=656 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI remember a long ago field trip to the Big Well in Greensburg. Back when I was growing up that39s what Greensburg was known for. Billboards outs Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:55:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=657 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=657 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSlogan on a tshirtquotBecause of the tornado we have the opportunity to be a living laboratory.quotBob Dixson Greensburg MayorThis is the se Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:05:22 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=658 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=658 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineA quote found on the wall of The Green Bean Coffee Co. Greensburg KansasIt39s been almost four years since an EF5 tornado swept away 95 percent of Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:06:28 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=659 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=659 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s not just guys who like cute chicks. If you39re a mom and grandma looking for a fun project to do with your kiddos or want an easy way to Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:42:13 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=660 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=660 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI know there are plenty of Kansas farmers planting corn seed in soil that39s too dry. From news reports I understand that in other parts of the Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:46:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=661 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=661 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere39s nothing like a fourwheeler ride to wake you up in the morning.We had some escapees last week. Randy turned some of the cowcalf pairs on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:50:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=662 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=662 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotWhooooo is invading my space?quot this owl seemed to question through squinted eyes.As a journalist I39ve been trained to answer the who Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:31:25 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=663 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=663 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m no animal tracker. But it worried me a little when I saw these tracks all over the road on my morning walk.And then I looked over to the pastur Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:01:23 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=664 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=664 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineA bull at the Ninnescah Pasture June 2010A job interview is a mighty important piece of getting a job. Here on the County Line it39s importa Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:29:33 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=665 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=665 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI will admit The beans look prettier uncooked. But didn39t your mom tell you looks can be deceiving? Beauty in this case really is only skin de Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:03:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=666 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=666 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIf I had my druthers F91 would be on her way to the sale barn.If Jake could choose No. 397 would be in the trailer with F91.And you39ve heard of Mon, 02 May 2011 07:55:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=667 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=667 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWe now interrupt this regularly scheduled program to bring you ... a broken big toe.Yes today I had intended to bring you more details from our annual Tue, 03 May 2011 08:28:02 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=668 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=668 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineInjury update Yes indeed I have a broken big toe. It has now been confirmed by an orthopedist who said it will take at least six weeks to heal. I Wed, 04 May 2011 08:46:18 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=669 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=669 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe only thing Mexican about this dessert is its name Sopapilla Cheesecake. But on this Cinco de Mayo that39s what this Kansas farm wife of Eng Thu, 05 May 2011 07:58:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=670 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=670 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinePhoto taken on the StaffordReno County Line May 2 2011When the wheat begins to head it usually signals a time for producers to look forward to the Mon, 09 May 2011 07:00:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=671 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=671 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAnd so our mothers and grandmothers have more often than not anonymously handed on the creative spark the seed of the flower they themselves never Fri, 06 May 2011 07:00:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=672 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=672 September 2010 The pasture was lusher then than it is now. Not a good sign! By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffodReno County Line You take your kids to college. And while you still Tue, 10 May 2011 10:23:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=673 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=673 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs the strong southerly wind blew away more than a hundred years of dust I was thankful the memories couldn39t be swept away as easily.On April Wed, 11 May 2011 08:26:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=674 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=674 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI have some new wind chimes hanging at my kitchen window. They are a bit tarnished and worn but they are golden to me.I gave those wind chimes to my Thu, 12 May 2011 08:22:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=675 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=675 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line In April we said goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa Neelly39s house. And we said hello to a little girl named Neelly Mae.Neelly is the first chi Fri, 13 May 2011 07:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=676 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=676 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line This is what you get for reading the back of the rice box ... dinner in about 30 minutes.Don39t you remember reading the back of the cereal box as Wed, 25 May 2011 13:44:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=677 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=677 quotRoses are redViolets are blueBut they don39t get aroundLike the dandelions do.quotSlim AcresThe County Line is no Botanica but I do have exotic plants in my yard. They are called dandelions. quotDandelions are among the toughe Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:15:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=678 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=678 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIf Facebook is any barometer it was graduation weekend for lots of families. I personally know people who collected their bachelor39s degrees m Mon, 16 May 2011 08:54:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=679 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=679 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m thinking we need to build an animal enclosure. Those pasture fences just aren39t doing the trick.I haven39t heard any reports of animal Tue, 17 May 2011 07:54:46 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=680 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=680 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe state of Kansas may not have sprung for new signage along U.S. Highway 50. But someone with a sense of humor did.Last week as I was approaching St Wed, 18 May 2011 08:19:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=681 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=681 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou39ve heard the expression quotSing for your supper?quot Well I didn39t have to sing for my supper. But I did have to cut onions.Jill c Thu, 19 May 2011 08:41:04 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=682 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=682 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOur trip to Omaha included a stop at Jones Bros. Cupcakes. The owner competed on last season39s Cupcake Wars on the Food Network. Having to make a Fri, 20 May 2011 08:44:58 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=683 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=683 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineRandy often looks at the world through rosecolored glasses. It39s a great quality to have in a husband.This time I think his idyllic glasses are t Mon, 23 May 2011 08:46:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=684 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=684 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThey found me.For years I39ve gotten questionnaires from Stafford County about jury duty. I39m all for doing my civic duty. But I live in Reno Tue, 24 May 2011 07:56:15 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=685 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=685 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineEvery day I feel blessed to live where I can see God39s creation evolving with the shifting seasons. Too often people see Kansas as a flat uni Thu, 26 May 2011 12:23:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=686 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=686 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMemorial Day weekend just isn39t the same as it was back when I was a kid. We still do the annual cemetery tour with my parents putting flowers o Fri, 27 May 2011 08:29:58 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=687 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=687 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMemorial Day should be about more than firing up the grill or lounging around the lake. For our family it always means a trip to cemeteries to place Mon, 30 May 2011 08:39:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=688 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=688 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIn one way it was an America the Beautiful kind of day yesterday. It included the very definition of the quotamber waves of grainquot Katharine Tue, 31 May 2011 08:23:38 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=689 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=689 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBrent was home for a few days last week between his intercession class and his summer school courses at the University of South Carolina.And as luc Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:51:52 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=690 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=690 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMeet Millie.She39s the newest addition to the County Line menagerie.We picked her up at the Hutchinson Animal Shelter yesterday. Who knew it would Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:25:26 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=691 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=691 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMay 30 2011 Ready or not here it comes. The hot dry days of the past week have turned that sea of amber waves much more gold than green this pas Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:03:52 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=692 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=692 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI know my Mexican meal offerings aren39t authentic. But they are highly requested meals around here.When Brent was home he asked for chicken enchi Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:54:46 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=693 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=693 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI must admit I am probably more likely to buy guacamole than I am to make it. I don39t know why. It39s not that hard or time consuming to m Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:12:10 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=694 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=694 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe hay crop on the County Line so far reminds me of that old 1970s song. Yes all you copy editors out there I know I spelled the song wrong in m Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:36:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=695 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=695 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you have foods that just naturally seem to pair up? When grilled hamburgers are on the menu my kids think that corn casserole and baked beans al Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:07:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=696 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=696 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs I drove by wheat fields early last week a thought kept drifting through my head quotLet us bow our heads for a word of prayer.quotAt the St Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:16:26 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=697 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=697 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line It may seem like just another day. There39s no national holiday. It39s not like July 4 or December 25 when folks have been counting down the Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:30:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=698 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=698 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineJune 14 2011You can see the double rainbow just to the left of the intense rainbow. You can travel the world over and see beautiful places and specta Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:45:26 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=699 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=699 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWheat harvest 2011 has had more stops and starts than a beginning driver learning to operate a stick shift. Yesterday was the first day we didn39t Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:28:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=700 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=700 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI gave the boot quotthe boot.quotAfter 6 weeks of wearing the lovely fashion accessory necessitated by a broken big toe I decided it was time to l Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:00:47 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=701 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=701 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBrent39s first harvest 1988 The Dads in my life didn39t sit in their recliners on Father39s Day. Their favorite way to spend their special Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:24:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=702 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=702 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs we harvested one crop another was taking root. The milo crop is up and attempting to hold its own during these hot dry days of summer.This time Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:26:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=703 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=703 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWheat harvest 2011 on the County Line is in the history books. When we consider how much wheat in western Kansas was quotharvestedquot with a dis Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:08:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=704 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=704 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineFlat Dennis came to visit during harvest. He looked a lot like the North Dakota custom harvester who sometimes cuts some of our wheat crop.But this Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:11:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=705 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=705 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBeing fake isn39t an attribute to which I usually aspire.Is there anything that39s better fake than real? Well fake nails are better than my n Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:15:18 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=706 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=706 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMy Community Kitchens Cookbook from the Byers United Methodist Church probably wins the prize for the most battered and stained in my whole cookbook Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:01:19 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=707 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=707 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineGale Collier just knew she had a winner. The Redmond Oregon mom developed a braided yeast bread recipe with fresh peaches and a crumb topping. It Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:13:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=708 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=708 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s a brilliant marketing plan. Gather a bunch of your friends. Stir together some flour yeast water and salt along with a few other key ing Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:24:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=709 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=709 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNote While this blog post talks about a specific small rural church I hope it conjures up memories of churches in which readers have been a part du Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:45:07 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=710 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=710 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLooking for a fun way to celebrate the 4th of July? StarSpangled Cookies can help light up your holiday table with a little fun.I shared the recipe Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:05:33 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=711 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=711 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOne of the treasures I found at my Grandma and Grandpa Neelly39s house was a little book called We Love America Simple Stories of American Living.T Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:54:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=712 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=712 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNotice anything special about this cake? Isn39t that checkerboard pattern great?quotMan Jill went to a lot of work to make a checkerboard cake f Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:35:04 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=713 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=713 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineFor those of you who were disappointed there wasn39t a real cake recipe attached to my Best Cake EVER post yesterday this one39s for you.Sorry Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:03:02 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=714 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=714 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMary Mary quite contraryHow does your garden grow?With silver bells and cockle shellsAnd pretty maids all in a row.I wouldn39t know a silver bell Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:25:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=715 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=715 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineJill isn39t a fan of the taco pizza I39ve been making for years. It39s a favorite for Randy Brent and Jake. Let39s put it this way It39 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:33:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=716 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=716 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSunday started with such promise. A blue sky to the west and a faint rainbow over a neighbor39s soybean field held the illusion of answered prayer Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:38:45 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=717 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=717 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDorothy I don39t think we39re in Kansas anymore.Believe you me there are plenty of people who hear quotKansasquot and can39t think of a Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:48:04 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=718 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=718 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI will invest a little sweat equity in the 4H program today. Today is the first day of the 2011 version of the Stafford County Fair. For the last 15 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:32:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=719 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=719 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Travel offers a different window on the world. You can learn a lot when you travel My sister learned that I can stay on my side of the bed thes Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=720 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=720 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhole wheat is definitely part of the dietary quotbuzzquot these days as Americans are urged to add more whole grains to their diets.And while I3 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:17:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=721 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=721 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line If you think you39re hot just think about this poor mama with these four heatseeking missiles. They are constantly pushing their wiggly hot Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:02:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=722 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=722 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWe live in an instant world. Our cell phone is literally attached at the hip. Kids are just as likely to text a friend across the room rather than t Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:48:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=723 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=723 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe Mom and Dad Moving Co. caught a break last week. A moving company with a real logo and a bonafide truck pulled up to Jill and Eric39s house in Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:07:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=724 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=724 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNew moms have some creative methods to record the monthly growth of their babies these days. My niece Paige has been taking monthly photos of her da Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:00:59 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=725 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=725 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLet39s face it Even the most eventempered soul is finding it hard to keep cool and collected in this heat. With the thermometer racing past the 10 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:13:07 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=726 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=726 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line The thunderheads filled the sky Sunday afternoon. It looked promising. We were teased with the aroma of rain when a few drops fell onto our winds Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:03:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=727 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=727 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBob amp Janis Moore July 21 2011I pledge my head to clearer thinkingMy heart to greater loyaltyMy hands to larger serviceAnd my health to better li Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:20:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=728 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=728 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI have no idea whether Braden my greatnephew will be FFA material. He39s only 11 months old so we39ll give him a little time to decide. But Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:26:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=729 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=729 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAugust 18 2010 A Walk on a Dewy MorningThere are always two people in every picturethe photographer and the viewer.Ansel AdamsPhotographer Ansel Ad Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:35:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=730 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=730 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere may be corn on the cob at the farmers39 market or the grocery store this summer. But there39s not much corn on the cob in south central o Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=731 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=731 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI like to cook and bake. But I also want to make the most of the time I spend in the kitchen. When Brent was home I decided to do a little multitas Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:19:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=732 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=732 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThis is our tomato crop for Summer 2011. Sad isn39t it?Randy came into the house presented it to me and said this tiny cherry tomato needed a silv Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:23:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=733 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=733 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineCherry limeades were a special treat at Grandma Marie39s house. After she died I brought the juicer home because my kids had such great memories of Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:25:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=734 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=734 Sorry the photo39s not better. I should have realized that before we ate all the salad.I have way too many cookbooks. Shhhhh! Don39t tell my husband.On the other hand he probably wishes I would sometimes consult those cookbooks and make Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:43:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=735 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=735 Obviously this photo was taken during harvest but the sandwiches are good yearround. Pull up a chair. No chair? OK pull up a pickup endgate.Yes this is a ham sandwich. But as they say on all those food shows quotThis sandwich is elevat Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:03:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=736 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=736 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotThere are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.quot Robert BraultI39m celebrating being home. After 3325 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:05:19 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=737 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=737 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt was all Randy39s fault. He started humming the Beatles39 The Long and Winding Road. It played a constant sound track in my head as we travele Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:08:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=738 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=738 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineCue the Olympic Fanfare. The Olympic torch was in my hand! It took me back to the days when our family living room became an imaginary skating rink a Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:22:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=739 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=739 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Photo from a July rain LAST summer There39s a welcome sound on the roof this morning. It39s raining! We had 1 inch in ou Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:41:26 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=740 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=740 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotFor me the worst part of playing golf by farhas always been hitting the ball. quotComedian Dave BarryOh Dave I can so relate. That39s Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:45:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=741 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=741 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDuring harvest it39s not unusual to see a wheat truck parked at the local AmPride convenience store while the hot wheatdustcovered truck driver Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:44:26 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=742 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=742 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you remember those little flip books when you were a kid? You put your thumb along the right side and ruffle the pages of the book making it loo Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:46:58 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=743 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=743 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSlow moving vehicle signs are a fact of life in farm country. The glow in the headlights signal drivers to slow down as they approach a slowmoving Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:16:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=744 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=744 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNo matter how sophisticated you may bea large granite mountain cannot be denied.It speaks in silence to the very core of your being. Photographer An Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:08:09 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=745 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=745 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe thermometer on the top of Rendezvous Mountain said 57 degrees. But factor in the psychological impact of seeing snow on an August day and being Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:51:53 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=746 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=746 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen you39re a girl from the flat lands of Kansas it39s easy to get distracted by the majesty of the mountains. Practically as soon as the q Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:01:38 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=747 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=747 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMaybe if I39d taken off my glasses I could have pretended I was still in the mountains.After all there was a mountain of sorts at the corner s Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:32:48 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=748 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=748 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThis Italian Pizza Bake is ready in no time ... with no freezer burn in sight. It may not be quite as quick as pulling a pizza from the freezer case o Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:55:02 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=749 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=749 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineEither that tub is shrinking or Millie is getting bigger. The pile of laundry wasn39t the only thing that grew while we were on vacation.Mill Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:37:27 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=750 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=750 Land in CRPAnd now for your crash course in CRP. No I39m not about to take over for the American Red Cross and teach you CPR though that39s a very good thing to know.CRP is the Conservation Reserve Program. The program involves taki Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:12:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=751 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=751 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineTractor fever It39s a malady that can strike at any time. Symptoms include restless leg syndrome tapping fingers and a general malaise.The cure? Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:14:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=752 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=752 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhat39s colorful enough for a party and easy enough for everyday? FudgeFilled MampM Bars!I found the recipe in my Journey Toward Excellence Skyl Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:26:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=753 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=753 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineOur Little Ladd will be a Lady! We are of course tickled pink.Jill our daughter amp Eric had a sonogram on Monday. There is always some question Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:58:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=754 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=754 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineEven a diedinthewool optimist has to face facts at some point. Randy fought the good fight. He kept insisting that milo is a hearty crop. With a Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:55:54 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=755 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=755 By Kim L. FritzemierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWe all have goto recipes in our arsenal. When our church gathers for a breakfast or brunch I often volunteer to bring coffee cakes.Banana Spice Cake w Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:46:05 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=756 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=756 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDanforth Chapel Kansas State Univerity The parable of the sower resonates with me. I was born on a Kansas farm then I married a Kansas farmer.I39 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:54:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=757 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=757 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBack when I was a kid we saved recipes by carefully copying them onto recipe cards. I still have some of the recipes I transcribed by hand as a 10 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:00:09 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=758 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=758 By Kim FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line My Farmer may not bring home flowers all the time. But who needs flowers when there39s an amazing sunset just down the road?He called me from the tra Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:06:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=759 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=759 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineTime flies. Change is the only constant. That39s been dramatically illustrated in our extended family this year as we39ve watched two babies c Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:24:12 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=760 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=760 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen is a weed a flower? When is a flower a weed? When a wildflower is in your pasture it may be a weed. But it doesn39t make it any less beauti Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:32:50 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=761 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=761 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s a tough job but someone has to do it. I realize that judging scrumptious chocolate cakes doesn39t sound like a daunting task. The tasti Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:07:38 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=762 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=762 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s the best thing since sliced bread. Bet you didn39t know sliced bread was made possible after Iowa inventor Otto Rohwedder introduced his Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:11:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=763 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=763 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineShe is the Pied Piper of longhorns gently calling the behemothhorned steers into a journey that blends past and present.As 210 longhorns crested a h Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:10:11 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=764 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=764 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThey look like they stepped out of the pages of a history book. These guys and gals aren39t Saturday night cowboys. Their cowboy hats and chaps ar Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:19:20 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=765 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=765 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineHave you ever had people intently watching you eat? It39s a little disconcerting. Is there a smear of chocolate on my lip? Has my smile become ob Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:01:11 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=766 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=766 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSeptember 9 2011It was one of those moments when I was at the right place at the right time.But maybe it39s more than that. Maybe it39s having e Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:15:40 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=767 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=767 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineJill amp quotSmallsquot at 23.5 weeks on September 17 I love frosted sugar cookies. Is the love of sugar cookies an inherited trait? Jill is a Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:58:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=768 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=768 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m not a fan of dusting. Just look at my house at the moment and you will concur.Randy is not a big fan of dusting either as in having to quo Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:02:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=769 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=769 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLadies first. It39s a good policy to teach your adolescent son. It39s a good idea when trying a new recipe that features chicken. Since my Nu L Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:04:42 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=770 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=770 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThis little girl with her hand in the air was just one of 55 reasons to leave work undone at home. So was the little guy who wanted to know how many k Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:36:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=771 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=771 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s kind of hard to compete with Johanna the Cow. She was one of the star attractions at the Ag Day for fourth graders at Ellsworth County last we Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:07:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=772 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=772 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere39s been plenty of dust in the air as Central Kansas farmers begin to plant the 2012 wheat crop. Randy began planting here on September 19. He Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:59:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=773 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=773 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe right recipe is an important tool for any baker.Getting that right mix of ingredients is equally important when it comes to getting a wheat crop Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:00:42 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=774 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=774 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineS39More Cookie Bars give you the taste of the campfire without having to light a match. Of course you will have to light your oven.Jill and I bo Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:50:18 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=775 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=775 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen I first heard the name Buy Buy Baby I was thinking Bye Bye Baby. You know I pictured a cute little baby girl waving byebye to her loving gr Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:23:34 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=776 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=776 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotI have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed thereand I am prepared to expect wonders.quot Henry David ThoreauIn the su Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:01:43 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=777 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=777 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSometimes your job may not seem that important. Your name isn39t on a door in a downtown office building. There39s no goldplated nameplate on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:26:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=778 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=778 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineShe isn39t nearly as wellbehaved as her namesake Millie the KWCH weather dog. But she39s a farm dog not a TV star.She39s been part of the Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:09:18 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=779 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=779 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNeed a snack to take to a tailgate party? Try this School Spirit Munch.The recipe began its life as a Halloween treat that I saw in a farm magazine l Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:23:54 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=780 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=780 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI don39t think many of the nearly 50000 people at Bill Snyder Stadium minded sitting in the rain on Saturday.Sometimes people head for the parking l Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:43:35 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=781 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=781 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotAd astra per aspera To the stars through difficulties.quot Isn39t it fitting that the state flower so ably illustrates Kansas39 motto? Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:13:34 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=782 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=782 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineToday is the true Columbus Day. Yes in our quest for 3day weekends Columbus Day was celebrated on Monday. I personally didn39t notice much di Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:21:33 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=783 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=783 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMaybe I should go in the bumper sticker business. I39m sure you39ve seen them. quotHonk if you love Jesus!quot quotHonk if you love this Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:53:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=784 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=784 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI call this photo quotCowgirl A Self Portrait.quot OK here39s the truth I39m not much of a cowgirl. A sorting stick does not a cowgirl Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:59:20 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=785 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=785 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m always a little selfconscious at the sale barn. Yes I39m in the minority among the maledominated room. But that39s not it.I39ve go Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:07:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=786 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=786 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineApples and caramel frosting? You can39t get much more falllike than that. I saw the recipe on Facebook and these Apple Toffee Blondies seemed to Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:28:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=787 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=787 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotThe answer my friend is blowin39 in the wind.quotThe answer to some of our cattle feed needs for the winter was indeed blowin39 in th Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:29:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=788 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=788 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineImage from Google Images More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. It39s Super Cow! The ability to high Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:08:21 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=789 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=789 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinePerhaps the heifers were reluctant to leave their summer home. It39s often hard to depart from a picturesque view even if it39s a little run d Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:11:04 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=790 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=790 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineToday is Food Day. You mean you didn39t get the day off? Me neither. In fact we39ll likely try to gather up those heifers that didn39t coop Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:45:57 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=791 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=791 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m a fan of quotplanned overs.quot It39s leftovers with a purpose. If I39m getting a skillet dirty by browning hamburger I usually bro Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:00:52 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=792 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=792 By Kim L. FritzemeierCentral Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineRome wasn39t built in a day. But our milo harvest was. Well it actually took a little longer than that but not much.Milo harvest never has the urgency Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:47:47 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=793 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=793 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere was never a night or a problemthat could defeat sunrise or hope. Bern Williams My daily devotional yesterday said We don39t need more to Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:40:52 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=794 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=794 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s nearly Halloween and the store aisles have been filled with tempting bags of candy practically since the 4th of July. Since we rarely have Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:47:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=795 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=795 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinePhoto taken June 26 2011 at the closing of Byers UMC At first glance it may seem sacrilegious to mention Halloween and church in the same breath Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:02:38 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=796 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=796 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSome people may think green salads should be left behind with the summer. But while I may add more soup to the mealtime offerings in the winter mont Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:22:45 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=797 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=797 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotYou first.quotquotNo you first.quotquotNo I insist. You first.quotAs I sat on the 4wheeler and waited for the heifers to make the d Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:46:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=798 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=798 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotStep right up little lady. It39s almost your turn for that annual exam that39s a true favorite for every female around.quotquotWhat? Y Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:03:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=799 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=799 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineCalls after 10 are not good. My mind flashes first to bad news.And besides such calls would usually wake me up from my prebedtime doze in the recli Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:20:10 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=800 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=800 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineHow beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. John BurroughsThere39s probably a lesson there isn39t there Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:07:28 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=801 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=801 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineTradition can get you in hot water. It can also be as soothing as a hot quotbath.quot It39s that delicate balance that39s the tricky part.S Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:57:04 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=802 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=802 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSunrise in a winter wheat field November 9 2011quotThe weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful.quotWait a second. Let39s r Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:59:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=803 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=803 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotNobody has to make a whole pie.quotPerhaps it seems a bit misleading for an apple pie making day to be quotadvertisedquot in that manner. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:11:46 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=804 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=804 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineHomecoming parade Manhattan KSOctober 28 2011We often take for grantedthe very thingsthat most deserve our gratitude. Cynthia Ozick It was at Byer Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:53:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=805 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=805 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou whose day it is get out your rainbow colors and make it beautiful.Traditional Nootka SongIt sounds like good advice on this Monday morning does Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:30:21 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=806 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=806 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI know there are some poor misguided souls who don39t like pumpkin. My sister is one of them. Fair warning This post is not for you. It39s har Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:28:25 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=807 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=807 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThey are two little words. You can count the letters without even using your toes to help your fingers out. But they are oh so powerful.THANK YOU.I Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:06:23 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=808 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=808 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line A little rain and a smattering of snow makes a world of difference in the newlyplanted wheat crop. We have enough topsoil moisture to sust Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:34:47 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=809 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=809 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI was skeptical. Cranberries and cream cheese sounded good. Chocolate and cream cheese sounded good. But I wasn39t so sure that combining cranber Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:09:02 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=810 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=810 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line Old barns and windmills ... Is there anything else that says quotcountryquot without saying anything at all? Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:54:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=811 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=811 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI got a new cookbook and it wasn39t even Christmas. My Mom gave me a cookbook assembled by her Pratt PEO IF Chapter. It39s called Incredible Foo Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:01:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=812 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=812 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you have overnight guests coming for Thanksgiving? This coffee cake is a yummy way to wake up your guests.But don39t try to get all impressive an Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:04:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=813 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=813 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs grade school children we carefully colored the scenes of the Pilgrims and the Indians sharing the first Thanksgiving. We used bright oranges ye Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:06:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=814 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=814 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDo you have leftover turkey in your fridge today? You39re probably not tired of turkey sandwiches just yet. But if you are looking for a different w Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:20:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=816 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=816 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYesterday I left my baby behind in South Carolina. After an overnight stop at the Ladd bedandbreakfast plus supper! I39ll leave my other bab Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:43:36 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=817 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=817 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe ocean is made up of tiny drops of water.A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth.Life is but an endless series of little details actions Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:06:05 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=818 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=818 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMay your joys be as deep as the oceanyour sorrows as light as its foam.UnknownWe are no strangers to vastness. Kansas skies seem to stretch from he Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:27:58 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=819 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=819 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLet39s face it Frozen fish filets just don39t cut it after a week spent near the Atlantic coast.I considered making salmon filets for dinner ye Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:55:35 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=820 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=820 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou know that feeling you get when you go to a different church? You may not know all the hymns. You pause to see what time signature they39re us Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:19:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=821 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=821 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI didn39t expect to start a Culinary Tour of Charleston at a convenience store. But sometimes a local holeinthewall dive delivers more local a Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:08:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=822 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=822 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMy Thanksgiving dinner came off a shrimp boat. It probably wasn39t this shrimp boat but give me my romantic delusions OK? As the day faded into b Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:12:34 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=823 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=823 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReportFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinePhoto by Brent FritzemeierIt was a typical Sunday. Early church bells had just begun to ring. Some servicemen were still sleeping. Others were on their Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:51:09 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=824 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=824 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMore than 100 years before Kansas even became a state the son of Major John Boone planted live oak trees in 1743 arranging them in two evenly spa Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:49:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=825 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=825 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m recovering from altitude sickness this morning. OK not really. But I am tired. My fatigue is not caused by the trek to the top of the Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:50:20 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=826 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=826 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNobody will be standing in line at the department store to return a gift of homemade food.If you39re looking for a holiday gift from the kitchen a Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:06:57 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=827 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=827 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThanksgiving is probably the most traditional food holiday around. Let39s just say we turned Thanksgiving on its ear this year.No turkey for us. Dre Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:13:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=828 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=828 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe cold and dreary weather has kept me on the treadmill instead of outside. But thatrsquos probably for the best anyway. My walking buddies are g Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:14:46 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=829 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=829 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWait.Even saying the word has a certain quotweightquot to it doesn39t it? It forces us to take a deep breath and try to slow the tick tick Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:19:51 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=830 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=830 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotYou39ve been Chopped.quotNo I39m not a Karate Kid fan. But I do like the food competition shows on the Food Network. Supposedly the F Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:29:58 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=831 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=831 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line You know those advertisements where they show how bad someone looks before they take a magic pill and suddenly drop 10 pounds overnight? Or the exerci Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:50:28 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=832 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=832 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m a cereal box reader from way back. Since my parents wouldn39t let me bring my book to the breakfast table I poured over the available re Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:16:11 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=833 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=833 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMary39s been on my mind this year. As our daughter entered the final month of her pregnancy during this Christmas season I suppose the Christmas Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:36:15 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=834 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=834 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs the sun rose to welcome the winter solstice yesterday it looked as though it was decorating for Christmas.Ornament ball carefully dangling from wir Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:28:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=835 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=835 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSanta Claus is a lucky guy. He gets an invitation to peek into living rooms all over the world. And he doesn39t even have to knock.I brought this Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:01:44 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=836 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=836 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere is beauty in leftovers. The cook is tired. But there39s still stuff in the fridge to make a good meal.Well this cook is tired. Anybody else? Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:49:23 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=837 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=837 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineBlake amp BradenThe twinkle in their eyes rivals the glow of the tree lights. They see wonder and delight in the smallest things.It makes us look at Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:29:55 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=838 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=838 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAm I a Grammy?Granny?Grandma?My kids called my fatherinlaw quotPoppoquot long 39o39 when they were little. I39m not sure how it star Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:23:51 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=839 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=839 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m stumped. And I think I may need professional help.Well at least my yard might need some help from the experts.Randy and Jake took out some a Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:13:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=840 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=840 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThe clock is ticktickticking toward the New Year and thoughts of sugarplums are replaced with diet resolutions.If you39re looking to start your qu Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:13:46 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=841 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=841 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line She39s about the same size as her first dolly given to her by her Great Grandma and Grandpa Moore. We had planned to go to Topeka this wee Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:47:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=842 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=842 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineCemeteries and new babies may not seem to have much in common. But on the day that Kinley came home from the hospital Randy amp I started our day Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:00:40 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=843 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=843 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineTiming is everything isn39t it?Brent has been home from the University of South Carolina for Christmas break. So old favorites and new meals have Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:36:13 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=844 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=844 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineDown come the twinkling lights. The treetop angel is tucked away in the shoebox.This year I39m packing away two Christmases. Since Kinley came a l Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:43:50 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=845 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=845 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineIt39s Game Day. And I39m ready for some shredded PORK.Yep I39m usually a beef girl. But today I39m hoping the KState Wildcats will shre Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:33:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=846 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=846 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineJanuary 7 2012 looking westWe give great value to eyewitness accounts. We want reports from the people who are there recording history as it happen Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:17:30 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=847 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=847 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineAs quiet as a mouse.As cunning as a fox.As cute as a bug39s ear.As crooked as a dog39s hind leg.As gentle as a lamb.As happy as a clam.I39m n Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:32:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=848 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=848 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSome girls in our area are being stalked.But don39t be alarmed. This kind of quotstalkingquot is not a reason to call the police. Our cows have Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:12:51 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=849 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=849 11212. Today was Smalls39 due date. The numbers would have been a memorable birth date I suppose. But Kinley Marie had other ideas. She decided on a 2011 arrival so we39ve had the pleasure of her company for an extra two weeks.nbsp Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:33:07 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=850 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=850 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line My week has been filled with Ks. 1. Kinley 2. Kitchen 3. Kale Kale? How does a vegetable I39ve never even used before get thrown into a Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:25:13 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=851 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=851 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineLighthouses don39t dot the landscape of central Kansas. My quotskyscrapersquot are windmills silos and grain elevators. But I39m Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:35:45 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=852 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=852 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineNew baby. New recipes. They just seemed to go together.When I arrived to start my week in GrandmaLand Jill and I went through three magazines and cho Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:22:40 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=853 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=853 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineEarly arrival seems to be a trend. Our first baby calf of 2012 arrived Monday. Mom and baby are doing well even though the little heifer calf is 2 w Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:42:31 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=854 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=854 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThere39s been some iron man stuff going on at the farm lately. Nope Randy and Jake aren39t training for an iron man triathlon. But they have b Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:17:17 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=855 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=855 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineWhen I have ripe bananas I most often turn to my Byers United Methodist Church cookbook and make banana bread. Yes I admit it. I sometimes get stuck Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:31:48 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=856 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=856 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m not a mathematician. So Pi Day has never excited me. For you people who like your math Pi Day is March 14 or 3.14When you Google quotPie Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:49:06 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=857 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=857 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI39m not a believer in the Chinese zodiac. Let39s just get that out of the way from the beginning.But what39s a Kansas farm wife to do when s Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:32:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=858 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=858 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineTwo calves.Too many.To a 4Her.The End.C39mon now! I never give you the Reader39s Digest of any story.One of our heifers a firsttime mom had t Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:59:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=859 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=859 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineSwaddling wasn39t in vogue back when my kids were little. These days there are even newfangled wraps made especially for swaddling. Kinley has a Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:35:37 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=860 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=860 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineI was not one of those women who had a video camera in the room when I gave birth. We had a still camera in the delivery room. But the lens cap stay Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:16:09 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=861 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=861 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineYou probably wouldn39t think about having a birthday party in a cemetery. But as Kansas celebrated 151 years of statehood yesterday I thought ab Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:24:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=862 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=862 By Kim Moore FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineMy dad as a toddler and his DadAs Kansas celebrated its 151st birthday on Sunday I reread a 16page term paper I wrote in 1979 for History of Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:15:01 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=863 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=863 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineHomer Socolofsky was still teaching Kansas history at KState when my brother arrived 10 years after me.To his credit Kent didn39t just recycle my Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:55:28 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=864 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=864 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line January 28 2012I don39t know whether Phil will see his shadow today. But I know we39ve had some mighty nice weather so far for our Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:10:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=865 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=865 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineTeamwork It helps get football teams to the Super Bowl. It also helps get your Super Bowl spread to everyone39s plates in the time it takes to wa Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:39:50 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=866 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=866 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LinequotThe day is endingThe night descendingThe marsh is frozenThe river dead.Through clouds like ashesThe red sun flashesOn village windowsThat glim Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:59:11 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=867 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=867 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineC39mon ... admit it Part of the appeal of making chocolate chip cookies is the dough. We all know we39re not supposed to eat it because of the r Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:14:16 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=868 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=868 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County Line I know you39re not supposed to do things just because quoteveryone elsequot is doing them. But it39s hard to ignore the Cake Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:39 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=869 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=869 By Kim L. FritzemeierKFRM Central Kansas ReporterFarm Wife along the StaffordReno County LineThis will be my last blog post for KFRM. They39ve decided to offer a different feature on their website so it39s the end of the road for Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:35:00 EST http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=870 http://www.kfrm.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=870 This is the new buildig at the new 3I grounds in Dodge City Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:11:00 EST