"Incurable Disease"

Yes, both Saint H and I have fallen victim to an insidious disease: tractor sickness. You may recall that last year I found, and bought, a Ferguson disc and a 3-point post auger at an auction, for use with our beloved Emma. We went further, then, and joined Ferguson Enthusiasts of North America and dutifully read the "Ferguson Furrows" newsletter. We generally look at the articles and check the events schedule, realizing dimly that this illness is managed only by occasionally seeing other patients and the inoculant, the tractors themselves. The newest issue had a terrible effect on us: several Ferguson items for sale in Mansfield, Ohio, just a short drive away.

We called. We drove. We drooled. We wrote a check. We added a Ferguson side delivery hay rake, a Ferguson 2-bottom plow, a Ferguson cultivator, a Ferguson tractor jack, and a Ferguson belt pulley to the collection. As we drove home, Saint H said only, "I'm stunned to find all that in one place." Amazing to think that, once we get it home, it will all be in our place.

This is the type of illness I can enjoy!