Longer days have finally arrived on the North Dakota prairie. You can see April has tricked us into still having some of that white stuff, after a long winter, we at least are back to our stunning sunrises that greet us earlier each day. Sometimes I am standing on our deck, freezing in my pajamas with a cup of coffee…
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In the midst of the energy boom in North Dakota there are numerous negative headlines. Increased crime, homelessness, drugs, sex and scandal. Sky-rocketing housing prices. No access to affordable daycare. The list of negatives you read about is long. But the positives are many and they are not often told. My sister and brother-in-law left the comforts of their first…
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In the busyness of the season, blogging has taken a back seat lately. Along with a host of other things in my life, I am guilty of over-promising and under-delivering. It is my own pet peeve. I feel behind at times, like I can’t keep up but yet at other times I thrive in this busy mode. I create the…
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Can you hear a roar from the North Dakota prairie? March is roaring like a lion with a pending blizzard soon to hit our prairie home. But I am ignoring it for now and downloaded some March photos tonight and found some fabulous glimpses into our Spring moments we have enjoyed this past month. Rather than dwell on forecasted snow…
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Do you have nothing to do with farming? It was a topic of conversation for me today and got me thinking. I had lunch with a friend and we met to talk about an upcoming project we are working on together for agriculture education with schools in our county. In the midst of the conversation, we talked about even in…
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