Christmas is right around the corner. Like, right there. I can see its sparkly ribbons and the ball on its Santa hat from here and I am finding myself a little anxious about the whole thing. I’m saying things like, I’m not ready! I have to bake something! I have to wrap the presents and [...]
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The list
Posted in Family, Musings, tagged Veeder Ranch, North Dakota, photos, ranch, family, writing, Marriage, Home, life, Love, winter, holidays, Christmas, ranch life, outdoors on December 20, 2011 | 9 Comments »
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 [...]
It came in with the night….
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged cattle, life, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, photography, photos, poetry, ranch, ranch life, scenery, snow, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on December 1, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Go find your mittens so your fingers don’t freeze slip on your big boots pull your socks to your knees Dig out your best scarf wrap it round yourself tight the snow has arrived here it came in with the night. I’ll put the roast in the oven and heat the milk on the stove [...]
A new quiet chorus repeats…
Posted in Musings, Photos, tagged fall, life, musing, Nature, North Dakota, ranch life, seasons, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on November 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
If I could fill my blank page with words that made up the most perfect ending to a season that has given us her all, glorious and blue, green and orange and wildflower purple and full of life, I would give to the wind a voice. And he would speak deep and coarse about the [...]
North Dakota
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged animals, badlands, Home, life, musings, Nature, North Dakota, photography, poems, poetry, wildlife, winter, writing on March 9, 2011 | 21 Comments »
I see you through cracked windshields my dark sunglasses and prairie grasses trees that cannot hold their leaves and drifts that will not stay… dirt roads that carry on that way. You wave to me through barbed fence wire old tractor tires and houses with nobody home things that could not be repaired… things that [...]
The colors of the season…
Posted in Musings, Photos, Ranch Life, tagged family, Home, life, musings, North Dakota, photography, ranch life, summer, Veeder Ranch, weather, wildlife, winter, writing on March 4, 2011 | 12 Comments »
My mom and pops went to Jamaica for a week. While they were basking in the rays of 80+ degree weather, jumping from cliffs, swimming with the fishies and enjoying one or two cocktails while floating in a pool, husband and I had everything under control back here at the ranch. Well everything except the [...]
Friends like this…
Posted in Musings, tagged family, friendship, Home, life, musings, North Dakota, stay-cation, vacation, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on February 21, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I am coming off of the best vacation high this Monday morning. There was cooking and wine, friends and games and outdoor adventures and wildlife sightings, singing, baby snuggling, great conversation, laughter, celebration and sitting under the stars in a hot tub with a Champaign toast. The best part? I didn’t have to get out [...]
From spring fever to no heater
Posted in Ranch Life, tagged adventure, Home, humor, life, Nature, North Dakota, ranch life, storm, winter, writing on February 18, 2011 | 14 Comments »
NOTE: What you are about to read was written yesterday afternoon with every optomistic hope that it would indeed make it to the internet and to your supportive and beautiful eyes before the day was over. What I didn’t expect was a morning blizzard that turned into an afternoon with no power that carried its [...]
Saturday Night
Posted in Poetry, tagged Home, life, Love, North Dakota, photography, poetry, ranch, Veeder Ranch, weekend, winter, writing on February 7, 2011 | 28 Comments »
It’s Saturday It’s late and we should be in town Singing to the music from the speakers above the crowd It’s Saturday Your hands behind your head kicked back the way you do the dog curled up in bed It’s Saturday And I’m saying something like “We’re old” as I slide into my slippers and [...]
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A Monday report
Posted in Community, Radio Commentary, Special Stuff, tagged announcement, community, life, musing, news, radio, storm, Veeder Ranch, weather, winter on March 14, 2011 | 17 Comments »
Happy Monday everyone. I hope all of you North Dakotans made it home safe and warm after the crazy weather that hit our great state on Friday. Because as I was telling my dramatic story about the mis-adventures of a potentially one-eyed pug while safe in the walls of this little house, the wind was [...]
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