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Insight Good friends can have a good time no matter what they are doing together. That is how I ended up helping with a Yoga on the Farm event at Hildebrand Dairy near Junction City recently.

Insight June is the month that tests my schedule and patience as we await the start of wheat harvest. For years my replies to a variety of invitations and requests have always defaulted to something to the effect of, “That’s June, so if we’re harvesting wheat we won’t be able to.”

Random Thoughts Last week while hanging out with my family in the Kansas City area, I had my advancing age turned against me. My 13-year-old niece, Juliette, was visiting from California with her dad and stepmom.

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Kim and I recently enjoyed a four-day getaway to Tulsa, Okla. I had experienced some of Tulsa years ago, but Kim had never been before.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about spousal IRAs? My spouse and I are in our 50s and are looking for ways to boost our retirement savings. My wife is a homemaker and caregiver, and works parttime too, but her income is very small.

The ubiquitous image of a farm includes a red barn, which historically took that shade because iron oxide, or rust, was added to the linseed oil to prevent mold and fungus. It also added the red hue that became synonymous with barns.

Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare cover annual physical exams? I’ve gotten a physical every year since I turned 50 and would like to find out what Medicare covers when I sign up in a few months.

It's been a couple of weeks now, but man... that was sure a lot of rain we had early this month...

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor I read with great interest this past week a story about the famous (and infamous) Candle Club in Wichita, which was celebrating its 65th anniversary.

The recent tornado that stretched from Greensburg to Plevna went right through the middle of our farm, missing our house and the farm shop by about a mile.