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beauty everywhere
Summer doesn’t suit me well. I’m like a fish out of water, in that my naturally melancholic personality is forced to face sunshine and retro sunglasses, instead of it’s liking of dark, cold evenings...
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Summer’s Mortality and Old Movies on the Farm
Aw, sweet fall. The deer are anxious, The turtles… smanxious. And Bowie is not impressed at all. Yes, fall is here, which means nights of harvest and weekends of hunting for Country Man, and I’ve been...
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I Hearted San Francisco
The final duration of my time in California was spent in beautiful San Francisco. The ferry steered us past Alcatraz, which was somewhat creepy yet fascinating if you’ve ever seen Shutter Island, to...
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On Saying Goodbye: Remembering a Fine Dog
I remember you, young, a man new on his own. He was, too. You remember him, happy and free, land for miles to see and under his feet. It was yours, too. Together you explored, but sometimes you simply...
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10 Ways to Keep the Home Fires Burning
Five years we’ve been married, and what a magical, problem-free union it’s been for us. Well, magical, sometimes, but problem-free? Hardly. We’ve had our share of hardships, and no doubt we will face...
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a change in tone
We’ve lost our youth. There is nothing in the world that will ever return it. Charles Brandon, The Tudors I remember when Country Man and I were married, a few of the older couples seemed surprisingly...
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The 5 Signs of Cabin Fever
Between the cabin fever and the cold, summer seems as fjdk dkfjs uwolxr. Oops, sorry, my fingers froze to the keyboard again. What was I saying? Oh right. It’s cold. -20 with the wind chill cold. So,...
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A Letter To Beyonce (and those she offended):
Beyonce, I watched you perform last night from the warmth of a friend’s home. From the moment your silhouette slowly, seductively made its way up on to the well-lit stage, two words came to mind: uh…...
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Faces around the farm
I am surrounded by faces. Black faces, red faces, speckled faces… Snow-covered faces, too. Faces that won’t stop for a second, and some that are world champion relaxers. Furry faces not from this farm...
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In the Meantime
No matter if I'm in the sky or not, I wonder if all his dreams will come true, too, and I think I'd do just about anything to make them all happen, to see him stand on his land and look for miles at...
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hunting for horns
Now that the snow has melted, it’s time to start looking for sheds. We have extensive territory to cover and only a short window of time to do it, before competition builds or the pressure of harvest...
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weeds in the field
I often walk my dogs along the trail that passes the old country cemetery, where both farm families and Hutterites of all ages sleep in eternity. It is decently maintained, win-rowed when a farmer has...
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South Dakota, another fly-over state (with pics of California).
“So you’re from South Dakota?” “Yep, born and raised.” “So… what’s there to do there?” I was asked this often while visiting my sister in Napa Valley last week. And to be honest, I didn’t know what to...
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Time Traveling
You are looking at my childhood right there. One of the few memories so strong that even a hint of Wintergreen Skoal tobacco transports me back to a kitchen, where Grandpa’s round cans sat at the...
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Walk Along the River
I don’t know about you, but we’ve had a non-dog days month of August so far. It has been 60s in the morning and 80s at the highest throughout the day. July behaved poorly though, but August swooped in...
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Worstest blogger ever
This post isn’t about me. It’s about everyone else who blogs consistently and is making me look bad. I hope things are well with you. Not a whole lot new around here. The cows are still mooing and my...
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4 month old boy
My boy is 4 months old. My boy is the most beautiful thing in the entire world. He loves his toes and loves to smile and is surprised by his laughs and then by his sneezes. He thinks momma is funny...
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Too fast
This first time mother thing has been a ridiculous joy. I share happy photos and moments on social media, and even in my effort to “keep it real”, I find I have so little to complain about. How did I...
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Christmas 2016
While my little one eats his lunch (a diet of ketchup and banana bread – yum!), I am going to pause and relax for a few moments in front of the computer. Christmas was great and I received a fitbit...
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