A blog post by Miss E, age 2 and Miss Anika, age 1 Our daddy used to live out of a suitcase for weeks at a time. But then he married our mommy and living out of a suitcase wasn’t very fun anymore. He missed our big brother Hunter and Mommy who were home four nights a week alone while…
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Filed Under: Life in North Dakota, Vegetables Tagged With: cabbage, cooking, family, husband, prairie life 10 Comments
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I Know Farmers
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, farm, farming 8 Comments
It will come no surprise to you when you read this statement: I know farmers. Farmers are not just someone I visit at a farmers’ market. Farmers are in my blood. They are my family. They have been farming the land my family settled 126 years ago after coming to the North Dakota prairie from their homeland of Norway. I…
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Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: athletics, football, prairie life 8 Comments
Tonight Hunter played in his first ever junior high football game. Between my picture taking and my sister also taking pictures while I chased down the girls, I downloaded 85 pictures tonight from the game. We have seven weeks to go of this season and then onto basketball, track and baseball. Picture taking and documenting our daily life is a…
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Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Small Town Living Tagged With: agriculture, farmer's market, FFA, social media Leave a Comment
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