Before naps this afternoon, the girls and I went to the “pumpkin patch” as Miss E said. It really was just our (dead) garden which froze early a couple weeks ago. We had two pumpkin plants that we grew from seeds last spring. The sheer excitement and joy is best shown on the pictures. I had no idea last spring…
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After 10 years of having an only child son, I’ve been additionally dressing up two little daughters for the past few years. But living 100 miles from a mall leads me to 99% of our shopping for clothes online and bargains are the bonus I seek. I shop for size 2T through men’s tall sizes for our three kids. Here…
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A lightning flash quick trip on business to the west coast had me in Sacramento for a night and I had dinner available to spend time with friends. A couple text messages and suddenly two favorite California friends are on their way to see me. What 17 topics did we cover off on in a few hours over dinner? No…
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Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, farming, North Dakota, prairie, prairie life, rural life 5 Comments
Fall is official when corn chopping commences. The girls jumped right into freshly chopped corn this weekend as we visited Nathan’s Uncle Dale on a Saturday afternoon drive. Nathan’s cousin Kevin was haying off in the distance. In usual fashion, when given the green light to check out the chopped corn pile, Miss E charged right in and Miss A…
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