Cobblestone Creek Farm

I went to visit Steve and Diane Eggert today at Cobblestone Creek Farm. When I went to their farm last spring, I told them that I would be back to buy a pumpkin from them!

I got more than just a pumpkin when I went to visit them. Diane made Acorn Squash Soup, Zucchini Bread, Chocolate Beet Cake, Sweet Pepper Salad and freshly brewed iced tea. Then Steve gave a tour of the farm to people who were picking up boxes of vegetables. It was really interesting to see how everything changed on the farm since I was there in the spring. The tomato plants that were just above the ground were touching the ceiling and the carrot seeds that I saw planted were already picked. Once again it was a beautiful day at the farm!!

Phone In One Hand Ticket In The Other

One of my classes this semester is Television News Reporting. Every Thursday, we rotate between live lab and producing packages. During live lab, we work on our ad libbing skills where we get a topic and have to talk about it on camera for about one minute and thirty seconds. I find this to be the most difficult part of my major. We have all been telling stories our entire lives, but for some reason when you are stuck in front of a camera and told to talk about a subject for a certain amount of time it becomes difficult and unnatural...at least for me it does. However, each time I do it I feel more comfortable (which is how it should be!!)

Below is my first practice package. I started at 8:30 a.m. and had to have it uploaded to youtube by midnight that same day. I actually finished it with plenty of time to spare!