Last week in the middle of a life that sent me down to the scary basement of this old house to search for things to throw away, I found something I didn’t know I had. And that something might have turned into one of the most important pieces of my life. See, among our snowshoes, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
Love letters from me
Posted in Family, Musings, Ranch Life, tagged childhood, family, Home, life, Love, Marriage, musings, nostalgia, writing on May 17, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Happy Momma’s Day!
Posted in Family, tagged family, mom, mother's day on May 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I love my momma. There she is after giving me life. There I am on about my tenth minute out in the world. I’m looking a bit concerned..but she’s smiling. That smile is a miraculous site knowing now that I was a whole month late–and I haven’t been on time for anything since. You would [...]
The Steers vs. Pops vs. The Brush
Posted in Ranch Life, tagged adventure, animals, family, Home, horseback riding, horses, humor, life, North Dakota, ranch life, Veeder Ranch, writing on May 10, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I think it’s time I address some things that have been making an appearance in my stories, walking past my camera lens, stomping at the pug, pooping in my yard, leaning up against the house and looking in my windows… Yes, it’s time I explain…these guys. There are five of them out here on this [...]
Paddlefishing. Who said Rednecks aren’t fancy?
Posted in Adventure, Community, tagged adventure, family, fishing, friends, Home, humor, life, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, paddlefishing, writing on May 7, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Oh, the river. So calm, so peaceful. So beautiful and serene. Take a look at this scene and you would never guess that during the first week of May the shore is filled with hundreds of rednecks, grilling bratwurst, pitching tents, sporting camouflage, making small talk and casting their fishing poles and hooks into the [...]
Words and music and getting it down
Posted in Music, tagged family, guitars, Home, Jessie Veeder music, life, Love, Makoche Recording Company, memories, music, North Dakota, nostalgia, writing on May 1, 2012 | 12 Comments »
When I was ten years old Pops gave me a hard covered journal that he pulled out of the basement of his parent’s house. He retrieved it from a bookshelf and handed it to his middle daughter, the one who would scribble poems about dogs and horses and big prairie skies on notebook paper. He [...]
To live with passion.
Posted in Musings, Ranch Life, tagged family, Home, lessons, life, Love, North Dakota, ranch, ranch life, Veeder Ranch, work, writing on April 25, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Last night husband came home to the little ranch house in the buttes to find a woman hunched over, knees to her chest, pointing and clicking and squinting behind a giant computer screen. He thought he heard her mumbling, so he said hello back, in case she might be attempting to greet him. She wasn’t. [...]
Flannel shirts and wild plum blossoms
Posted in Musings, Photos, Ranch Life, tagged family, Home, horses, life, Love, memories, Nature, North Dakota, nostalgia, outdoors, photography, ranch life, seasons, spring, Veeder Ranch, writing on April 23, 2012 | 9 Comments »
When I grow up I want to be the kind of woman who lets her hair grow long and wild and silver. When I’m grown I hope I remember to keep my flannel shirts draped over chairs, hanging in the entryway and sitting on the seat of the pickup where they are ready and waiting [...]
Search: Delinquent Pug Therapy/Rehabilitation Program
Posted in Pets, tagged animals, family, Home, humor, life, pets, pug, writing on April 18, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Yesterday I awoke at 6 am from my usual spot nestled underneath a stack of pillows to the sounds of cursing, heavy sighing, a constant stream of “Whhhyyy?! Whhhyyy?” and other sounds of disbelief coming from the entryway of our little house, about thirty feet away from where I was dreaming about falling out of airplanes. [...]
If I weren’t these things…
Posted in Family, Music, Musings, tagged family, Home, Jessie Veeder, life, Love, music, musings, North Dakota, ranch, Veeder Ranch, writing on April 12, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I sit on the love seat in the back room of my parent’s house. It’s 9:30 on a Wednesday evening. I’ve finished my slice of pizza. My mother brought it home from town. I’ve had my glass of wine and we’ve had our visit about the weather and the traffic and the pizza and the [...]
The boy on the hill…
Posted in Family, Musings, Ranch Life, tagged adventure, childhood, family, father, Home, life, Love, memories, musings, North Dakota, ranch, Veeder Ranch, writing on March 26, 2012 | 14 Comments »
Most Sundays we get together with mom and pops for dinner. After a week of work and crazy schedules followed by a weekend of chores and projects or travel, one of us decides that someone should cook a decent meal, pour some wine in a glass and make us all sit down. I admit, with [...]
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