Sometimes, when the day is coming to a slow close and my head is spinning with worry and lists, schedules and a pile of things that must wait until tomorrow and the dishes from a dinner of meat and potatoes sits waiting to be taken care of on the table, I slip on my boots [...]
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From the top of the hill…
Posted in Musings, Photos, Ranch Life, tagged Veeder Ranch, North Dakota, Nature, family, horses, photography, writing, Home, life, musings, childhood, memories, ranch life on March 19, 2012 | 13 Comments »
It was a day like this…
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged Veeder Ranch, North Dakota, Nature, photos, ranch, poetry, family, writing, Home, life, musings, kids, seasons, pets, weather, fun, spring, ranch life, outdoors on March 12, 2012 | 4 Comments »
It was this kind of day a hug and kiss kind of day a put your pole in a puddle and fish kind of day You ran down the big hill for fun basked in the warm pre-spring sun It was a big stick kind of day a muddy crick kind of day a ketchup [...]
For you child…
Posted in Poetry, tagged childhood, family, Home, Jessie Veeder, life, North Dakota, photos, poetry, Veeder Ranch, writing on March 5, 2012 | 8 Comments »
In this life we’re all made for something Holding tight and letting go Some things they are certain And some things we’ll never know So I wish you singing I wish you laughter I wish you free and running wild I wish you nothing but bright blue skies And warm breezes for you child
The animals of winter…
Posted in Ranch Life, tagged animals, cattle, dogs, Home, horses, life, musings, Nature, North Dakota, photography, ranch, ranch life, snow, Veeder Ranch, winter on February 27, 2012 | 12 Comments »
Well the wind blew winter in this weekend and I breathed in the frozen air, a kind of sigh of relief that the season didn’t skip us altogether. Nope, the snow and the cold made it just in time to keep us wondering if there will be lions or lambs trotting in for the grand [...]
When I could break untamable horses and catch fish with a spear…
Posted in Musings, tagged Veeder Ranch, Nature, family, writing, Home, life, musings, adventure, childhood, weather, sisters, memories, ranch life on February 23, 2012 | 16 Comments »
When I was younger, a little girl all wrapped up in the magic of this place, my favorite book of all time was “My Side of the Mountain.” I’m sure you’ve read it. It’s about a boy who finds himself living away from home in the wilderness of the mountains inside of a giant hollowed [...]
Your story in a song…
Posted in Music, tagged Home, Jessie Veeder, life, music, musings, North Dakota, performances, Veeder Ranch, writing on February 17, 2012 | 11 Comments »
I have been focusing quite a bit of my energy on my music these past few months, getting new songs ready to hit the studio to record another album. I’m pretty excited about the leap I decided to take after realizing, out of the blue it seemed, that I might have enough music, enough stories [...]
Dear Husband…
Posted in Family, Musings, tagged family, husbands, Marriage, photography, Relationships, valentines day, Veeder Ranch, writing on February 13, 2012 | 17 Comments »
Dear Husband, Good morning. As I write this I imagine you on your way to work in your red pickup, your warm cap pulled down over your ears, a little of your scruffy hair escaping out the sides. Or maybe you’re there already, digging into the jobs you’re good at. I lost track of how [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Magic frost…
Posted in Photos, Ranch Life, tagged frost, Home, horses, life, Nature, North Dakota, photography, seasons, Veeder Ranch, winter on February 6, 2012 | 29 Comments »
A glorious weekend settled in here at the ranch, confirming my theory that everything’s better with frosting. So it was my delight to wake up and find that on Saturday morning everything was frosted. Finally. This is my favorite winter weather phenomenon, but with the unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve been enjoying I haven’t seen much [...]
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 [...]
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