As summer is slipping away on the North Dakota prairie, I thought you would enjoy seeing some recent sunrises and sunsets I have captured in August and early September. I have a friend (that I am going to brag about her awesome business soon) who generously volunteered to organize photos that you voted on in 35 North Dakota Sunrises and…
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What has changed for the federally funded and mandated school lunch program this year? Oh, where do I start? Snacks are being regulated. The guidelines continue to prohibit kids—who are hungry—from receiving enough protein and calories. Many of those troubled by the situation have shared their own School Lunch Soapbox, such as my friend, Annie. Despite the letters and calls to our elected…
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Dear Young Men of Social Media, I read an insightful piece, FYI (if you’re a teenage girl), written by a mom, like me. Mrs. Hall has a strong message for teenage girls in social media. I read it right after I had posted on Instagram and saw a young man from our local school and town “like” a picture I had also…
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Do you ever think turning back time would create simplicity in your life? Thinking of 108 years of well-lived life of my Great Aunt Iris (see her birthday post from my mom at GriggsDakota), I have put in plenty of thought into what it was like in 1905 on the hot, open prairies of rural North Dakota, where Iris was…
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In mid-June, one of our beloved cats, Rosy, gave birth to her first litter of kittens. She literally ran to the porch to alert me and show me where they were, which was right where I wanted her to have them. Not your average cat. Since the cats were days old, our daughters, ages 5 1/2 and 4 have cared…
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