Uff da, it’s kinda cold here in Fargo. It’s normal for February, but with all of the 50 degree temperatures we’ve had in January, we’ve been spoiled and confused about what season we’re living in. Which makes today’s -32 windchill feels a little mean. Yes, today in Fargo it’s winter indeed and I am happy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘musings’
Are you warm yet?
Posted in Photos, Musings, tagged Veeder Ranch, North Dakota, Nature, ranch, photography, Home, musings, seasons, animals, winter, weather, ranch life on February 10, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Community in a time of change…
Posted in Community, Musings, tagged community, life, musings, North Dakota, Oil, Perspective, Veeder Ranch, writing on February 3, 2012 | 33 Comments »
I interrupt the regular programming of walking the hills, chasing Little Man, scolding the pug and cooking with my husband to talk for a moment about community. I want to talk about belonging somewhere, calling it home, embracing its flaws and standing up for a place…taking care of it. No matter where you live in [...]
On a green January day…
Posted in Musings, Photos, tagged Home, January, musings, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, photography, ranch life, seasons, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on January 30, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Well, we are nearing the end of January and outside my window the sun is trying desperately to peek through the blanket of clouds and I feel, at 45 degrees, at any minute this brown, damp landscape is going to erupt in colors of green and orange and pink and purples. What a weird winter [...]
Days spent like this…
Posted in Family, tagged family, Home, kids, life, Love, musings, writing on January 27, 2012 | 12 Comments »
I have been hanging with Little Man a lot lately. We’ve been chillin’, drinking bottles of milk, throwing snack foods on the ground, giving the kitties kisses, watching Mickey Mouse, practicing our walking skills and pooping our pants…wait…that one is just him. He is a blessing, a joy, a wonder of new accomplishments and experiences. [...]
Obsession…
Posted in Musings, tagged Veeder Ranch, life, musings, humor, ranch life, obsessions, shoes, boots on January 12, 2012 | 13 Comments »
I have been having some issues this past month and I decided it’s high time I let you all in on one of my little quirks. Because I think it is one of my duties to make you all feel better about yourselves and life in general and what better way to give someone the [...]
How you spend your weekend…
Posted in Musings, tagged Veeder Ranch, North Dakota, Nature, family, horses, photography, writing, Home, life, musings, music, ranch life, philosophy, happiness on January 9, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Weekends around the ranch, no matter how well intentioned and thought out, are usually pretty unpredictable. Where some families have a nice and lovely routine that includes pancakes in the morning, taking kids to practices, catching a movie and maybe going out to eat with the family on Sunday after church, around here we try [...]
Oh January
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged January, life, musings, Nature, New Year, North Dakota, photography, poem, poetry, ranch, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on January 4, 2012 | 21 Comments »
Oh, January you’ve changed haven’t you? Casting long shadows against gold, green and blue tempting us with light jackets and unlined walking shoes Oh, January…what did you do? To your silky white snow drifts your wind frozen and wild? You used to be reckless, now what are you? Mild? You’re a hot, sultry vixen and [...]
This year’s story…
Posted in Musings, Ranch Life, tagged Veeder Ranch, North Dakota, Nature, family, horses, writing, Home, life, musings, adventure, Love, seasons, animals, New Year, ranch life, reflection on December 29, 2011 | 29 Comments »
The year is winding down here and it is doing so quite nicely. This morning there is a little fog that has settled in over the barnyard, coating the grass and trees with a thin layer of frost. I am waiting for the sky to lighten a bit before taking a trip into town, just [...]
A Cowboy Christmas reminder…
Posted in Ranch Life, tagged Christmas, Cowboys, family, holidays, Home, life, musings, North Dakota, photography, ranch, ranch life, seasons, weather, winter, writing on December 22, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Well, it looks a little like a Charlie Brown Christmas around here, but husband and I did it. We got a tree…or something that looks like it might have come off of a tree somewhere. And it finally smells a little less like the small brown stinky present the pug left on my carpet last [...]
Where are the words for this?
Posted in Family, Musings, Photos, Ranch Life, tagged North Dakota, Nature, ranch, family, writing, Home, life, musings, Love, winter, ranch life, house building, frost on December 15, 2011 | 19 Comments »
You know that saying, ”When it rains it pours?” Or how about the other one, “Bad things happen in threes?” I’ve used these before to describe overwhelming events in people’s lives and in my own. I have said these phrases out loud to declare war on an unpredictable life, to show my exasperation at a [...]
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