Common sense and thrift are personal traits that most folks my age learned from our parents who lived through unspeakable hardship. Dad was born during World War I; Mom just as the Roaring ’20s began. They survived the Great Depression, marrying during World War II. Making a living dairy farming tested their mettle during recessions and periods of raging inflation that threatened their livelihood again and again.

As summer is winding down and fall approaches, your thoughts may turn to mums, asters and pansies. Consider changing things up this year by adding deer-resistant strawflowers to your late summer and fall containers and gardens.

Any teacher struggling to find resources that fit Act 31 (American Indian Studies in Wisconsin), there’s something new to be added to the list.

Taking the Seymour/Pulaski exit off state Highway 29 one morning, I was on my way to a breakfast date, meeting up with two friends I’ve known for 60-plus years. How that happens I’ll never understand, since I myself am only 40-something. Wishful thinking.

Slowing down, I noticed how every field of corn was looking simply magnificent.