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Good morning from Collegeville,

I was a “town kid” not a “farm kid”, but I learned the joy of “tilling the soil” through gardening. I got into it by helping a neighbor with his garden. He was confined to a wheelchair or a three wheeler because of bad knees. I offered to help with the tilling only to get yelled at for running over some of the seedlings. The rows that he planted were not straight and I did not know how to distinguish between weed and seedling. The next spring I drove stakes in the soil exactly 36” apart and used heavy string to define the rows. I didn’t get yelled at that year.

Now the snow has melted and the dirt is calling. There is no way that I am going to be able to get the Yukon Gold potatoes in by next Friday, Good Friday, as the almanac suggests, but maybe by May 2nd. There are few joys better than freshly dug Yukon Golds and real butter.

The APHC show this week is another live show from The Town Hall in New York City. Special guests include soprano Maria Jette and pianist and accordionist Dan Chouinard. Old friends Robin and Linda Williams along with classical pianist Stephen Hough will join the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman. Enjoy the show. Tickets are on sale for the 40th anniversary show on July 5th. prairiehome.org

“You are a unique creation of nature and there is something that can be expressed only by you and that can be experienced by others only through you.” Anonymous