Grab your favorite toy tractor and hook up the wagon or plow. Add a few toy cows, pigs and chickens from the shoebox barn and, you’ve got your own little farm! Today we’re joining John and Pat Klettke, who turned their love of farm toys into an 8’ x 24’ farm showstopper. The diorama showcases 60 plus years of changes on the farm. There’s a machine shed, crops, barns and a rotary milking parlor that actually rotates!

With “Creativity” as his middle name John remembers how they made corn kernel windrows on Mom’s kitchen floor. Turned Pringles cans into silos and chicken waterers into grain bins. Listening to their tales might just have you searching in the attic for that old box of farm toys – waiting in some dark corner. With carpet for roads, grass for haystacks, and a little imagination, we remember playing while growing up, down on the farm!

Grab your favorite toy tractor and hook up the wagon or plow. Add a few toy cows, pigs&nbsp;and chickens from the shoebox barn and, you&rsquo;ve got your own little farm! Today we&rsquo;re&nbsp;joining John and Pat Klettke, who turned their love of farm toys into an 8&rsquo; x 24&rsquo; farm&nbsp;showstopper. The diorama showcases 60 plus years of changes on the farm. There&rsquo;s a&nbsp;machine shed, crops, barns and a rotary milking parlor that actually rotates!
With &ldquo;Creativity&rdquo; as his middle name John remembers how they made corn kernel windrows on Mom&rsquo;s kitchen floor. Turned Pringles cans into silos and chicken waterers&nbsp;into grain bins. Listening to their tales might just have you searching in the attic for that&nbsp;old box of farm toys &ndash; waiting in some dark corner. With carpet for roads, grass for&nbsp;haystacks, and a little imagination, we remember playing while growing up, down on the&nbsp;farm!

Many baby boomers left their rural route addresses as they made their
way in the world. But your farm remains a part of who you
are…regardless of your current address. Join Dan and Daryl as they
share tales about growing up down on the farm during those baby
boomer years. Just close your eyes and imagine the smell of fresh cut
hay or feel the softness of a baby chick in your hands. You can hear the
cows as they return from the nearby pasture. We invite you to listen,
relax and remember a way of life that is vanishing from our rural roots.

Dan grew up on a dairy farm on Chipmunk Ridge overlooking the
Coulee region of western WI. Daryl grew up on a dairy farm at Rural
Route 1 in southern MN. Like so many other baby boomers they left the
cows behind and pursued other opportunities. But 40 years later, all
they have to do is close their eyes and the tales a

Many baby boomers left their rural route addresses as they made their way in the world. But your farm remains a part of who you are&hellip;regardless of your current address. Join Dan and Daryl as they share tales about growing up down on the farm during those baby boomer years. Just close your eyes and imagine the smell of fresh cut hay or feel the softness of a baby chick in your hands. You can hear the cows as they return from the nearby pasture. We invite you to listen, relax and remember a way of life that is vanishing from our rural roots.
Dan grew up on a dairy farm on Chipmunk Ridge overlooking the Coulee region of western WI. Daryl grew up on a dairy farm at Rural Route 1 in southern MN. Like so many other baby boomers they left the cows behind and pursued other opportunities. But 40 years later, all they have to do is close their eyes and the tales a