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Mark Esping A Little Help from Heaven
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A Little Help from Heaven by Mark Esping

In 1980, the year I worked for the Census, there were over 30 days when even the nighttime temperature was...
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Blackberry Bush
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THE PARLOR: As Good as a Holiday by Eamon O’Leary

THE PARLOR is a new series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can...
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THE PARLOR: Farming is Not For Me by Mark Esping

THE PARLOR is a new series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can...
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THE PARLOR: Mouse Diploma by Lis McLoughlin

THE PARLOR is a new series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can...
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THE PARLOR: Summertime Cowboy by Sandy Korey

THE PARLOR is a series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can find...
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Early Blueberries by Caite McNeil
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Early Blueberries by Caite McNeil

Caite McNeil illustrates how some of the best joys in life can be found already around us. And so we...
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THE PARLOR: Dissection Day by Chris Struyk-Bonn

Two classes later, I walk into Advanced Biology consumed with worry about what Mr. Crouse will say to my parents,...
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Hat's Off
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THE PARLOR: Hat’s Off by Sandy Korey

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Ramps
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THE PARLOR: Ramps by Robert E. Petras

THE PARLOR is a new series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can...
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Killer Cow by Laura Lewis
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THE PARLOR: The Killer Cow by Laura Lewis

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