I hope you all slept well.

The weather chased us back from Fort Worth last night.  Strong winds and a few limbs down.  Hopefully, the rain made it to the farm.  Uncle Joe could use 1 or 2 rains to finish the corn.  He said rain would be okay for the wheat.

I forgot to mention that after we left the farm on Sunday we stopped by the National Polka Festival in Ennis, Texas.  We arrived in time to catch the last set of Malek’s Fishermen Band from Garner, Iowa, which is just west of Clear Lake and only about two hours from where I grew up in Cedar Falls.  It was a delightful time to chat with the brightly outfitted and smiling Mid-Westerners, many of whom had caravanned down from Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin.  When the Fisherman finished, we visited the other halls to hear and dance to Czech and Then Some, a local band from Ennis, and The Texas Legacy Band from Columbus, Texas.  After about 4 1/2 hours of dancing to polkas and waltzes, my feet had just about worn out.  We headed home tired and happy with polka music playing in the car.

Have a great day,

Grandpa Jim