I was born in Pin Oak Township, Illinois on the only 7 acres left of a large farm. My mother loved trees. My father said they made him tired to look at, because they would have to be cleared to...

Posted Thu, 2016-10-27 12:39 in Scot Sickbert's blog

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I was born in Pin Oak Township, Illinois on the only 7 acres left of a large farm. My mother loved trees. My father said they made him tired to look at, because they would have to be cleared to...

Posted Thu, 2016-10-27 12:39 in Scot Sickbert's blog