This weekend our teenager son, Hunter, competed in the Prairie Rose State Games, which I refer to as North Dakota’s own Olympics. He threw the discus and shot put. For me it brought back hundreds of memories of track meets on the prairie. They were my love, passion and fueled me for over a decade of my life. Prairie Rose especially…
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Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Life in North Dakota, Motivated Moms Tagged With: agriculture, gardening, growing crops, North Dakota, prairie, rural life, working mom 14 Comments
Need a few gardening tips? I am novice gardener, learning as I go. The idea behind growing a garden is what I love. After a long hard winter on the prairie, there is something therapeutic to me to have a vegetable garden. Then I love what the garden grows, fresh vegetables that we eat daily plus I dabbled in freezing…
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Wordless Wednesday: North Dakota Summer
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: North Dakota, prairie, prairie life, rural life 10 Comments
Below is a link up for you to share your Wordless or Wordy Wednesday. I am sure you have at least a photo or two to share after the long holiday weekend. When I went through our photos to decide on which and what to share they all seem to have a common thread that simply said, “Now this is…
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Marinated chicken drumsticks on the grill
Filed Under: Family Values, Lunch, Proteins Tagged With: cooking, easy family meal, family fun, grilling, hunk of meat Monday, protein 7 Comments
What’s cooking on your grill these hot summer days? A favorite meal we had this past weekend was chicken drumsticks on the grill. With a little prep time, chicken drumsticks are tasty, healthy and I love that they are affordable to feed to a crew of people. Our meal was complete with watermelon, corn on the cob, Nana’s homemade potato…
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Free to be me
Filed Under: Family Values, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: family, family fun, holidays, prairie life 5 Comments
One of thing we take for granted every day on the American prairie is our freedom. This weekend with family, fun, food and fireworks we are remembering and celebrating our nation and freedom so the next generation can be free to be me. How are you celebrating Independence Day tomorrow in the USA or how did you celebrate Canada Day…
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