by John Pitney | Jan 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
How will/did you spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day?!? Last blog I was just learning my ancestors owned slaves. For MLK 2022 I’m sharing some facts of Black History I’ve learned way too recently, things this Old White Guy should’ve known way before now, but I just...
by John Pitney | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today is January 6, a date etched in our national memory now as much as 9-11. Many don’t know January 6 is also Epiphany—a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something Our grandson Jackson is 3 1/2. ...
by John Pitney | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
John Pitney, my grandfather and founder of the Pitney Century Farm, was married to Elizabeth S. Wayland in Licking County, Ohio, Mar. 24, 1834. They were given negro slaves as a wedding gift and I was told a few years ago by Warren Hammonds (relatives in Fayette, Mo.)...
by John Pitney | Sep 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Several years ago, we were living in Eugene, Oregon and I was on the Board of the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition. Under the direction of Megan Kemple (A bonafide Local Food Genius!) we started the Farm to School project for the schools and farms of Lane County. ...
by John Pitney | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
The wheels on the bus go round and round,Round and round, round and round!The wheels on the bus go round and round,All through the town! Our grandson is almost 3 years old and he’s always loved to sing! One of the first songs he learned was “The Wheels On the...
by John Pitney | May 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
I hope you all had an important time with your mothers and a time remembering your mothers on Mother’s Day. We did. But, taking a look around here in Central Oregon, it’s pretty clear every day is Mother’s Day! In fact, you have to look out...
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