We had a few days of rain this week, which meant that silage had to be put on hold. Joash missed his tractor time and decided that he and Dad needed to make some bales inside. Now we do not have all of the implements needed to complete the process, so they got creative and made their own.
The red and green one is a rake. If you take the yellow bar out, it folds up, just like a real rake. The green and yellow one is the tedder. The small one in the front is the baler. It sure made one little farmer very happy!
When Minerva Jane Jenkins was just fourteen years old, she married a man who moved her to the mountains. He carried with him a small box, which he told her held gold. And when he died fifty years later, he made her promise to tell no one about the box or the treasure it contained. Now at ninety-four, Minerva is nearing the end of what has sometimes been a lonely life. But she's kept her promise. Even so, rumors of hidden gold have a way of spreading, and Minerva is visited by a reporter, Del Rankin, who wants to know more of her story. As an unlikely friendship develops, Minerva is tempted to reveal her secret to Del. But the truth of what's really buried in the box may be hidden even from her. I really enjoyed this book. It is quality historical fiction with a strong narrative voice. I really liked the characters and it was interesting to see how all of the secrets they carried with them affected them. I enjoyed the relationships between the characters and how the setting was
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