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farming decisions
I decided that I cannot take on getting my own market garden going this year. After this past winter I've just had too difficult of a time focusing on what I would need to do in order to have a successful season. So instead I am just going to work for another farm or farms in the area and when I am not working concentrate on projects around the ( Read more... ) -
And so
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Hello, I am Eric, Randy’s youngest brother.
I have to admit, over this past week, to having difficulty writing down what I’ve wanted to say during this time. It’s not so much that I don’t have a lot of memories to share or, and this probably goes without saying, that it would be hard to talk about what an awesome guy Randy was. I know everyone here ( Read more... ) -
Keith's obituary
I don't believe I've every posted Keith's obituary on this blog. I'm not sure why I want to do so now, I think because Randy, as he neared death, he several times mentioned looking forward to walking with Keith. In a way I am jealous that my two brothers, two of my best friends, are now possibly walking somewhere together.
Benner, Keith David, 31, ( Read more... ) -
Life and death
My brother's long sad journey with cancer came to an end on Wednesday. I wish I could have the chance to talk with him again.
Below is a link to his obituary.
http://www.dailyamerican.com/lifestyle/obituaries/da-ot-dr-john-randall-randy-benner-44-of-friedens-20120315,0,2202064.story -
welding
One interesting hobby I've picked up over the last four years is welding. I first became interested in welding when the arm of one of my disks fell off in the middle of a field during the middle of the day. It was hot and I was frustrated as I loaded the disk arm into the bucket of my tractor and headed back to the shop. At the time I was still ( Read more... ) -
continuation
So my brother continues to languish in hospital beds amidst harried nurses and distracted doctors. Last night was particularly difficult since on top of everything else he developed atrial fibrallation Friday morning and he's been growing considerably more uncomfortable with less and less an ability to rest in any type of meaningful way. I hate to ( Read more... ) -
One Plow Farm
So I am trying to get my own farm up and running. Below is a link to the website where I will, hopefully, be posting more regular updates about what I am doing on my farm. I also hope to post pictures and maybe even some other types of media about what I'm up to on my own farm.
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Sundays
So soon after last nights update my father called to say that my brother was readmitted into the hospital. My wife and I decided to give up trying to be in NY for a bit and drove back down to my parents house, which meant we were barely at our place in NY for more than 14 hours ( Read more... ) -
another update
So here I am again writing after a very long hiatus. I'm not sure why I keep coming back to livejournal after such long breaks but I do remember that I rather enjoyed writing my rather silly blog entries ( Read more... )