*ll Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser These are busy days as my hus band and I prepare for a “once in a lifetime” trip to Alaska. We will be gone a couple weeks and we also expect to spend several days with our daughter and her family in Seattle. The suitcases are partially packed and I’m making a list of things that should be done while we’re gone. I’ve planned my gar den so that only beans and toma toes need to be harvested while I’m away. There were no cucumbers planted as I have a good supply from last year and they are some thing that need a lot of attention. Then two days before we fly west, I notice that our big patch of sweet com has been invaded and many stalks broken off despite the fact that it is only now pushing lassies. So, my husband has to take r —j I THWKII - I BIHLDI ! READ LANCASTER FARMING'S ! 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