The storm clouds finally rolled in late yesterday afternoon. After a lush spring and early summer, we are dry and need rain. There are counties in North Dakota in a drought now. It is not as severe as the disaster areas of other areas of the country. But it is critical to get rain in many areas of our prairie…
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Where wheat is harvested
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, farming, where my food comes from 10 Comments
Yesterday I sat on a rock pile in the middle of a winter wheat field to capture a few photos of harvest. My cousin Scott left his job in Calgary four years ago to come home to the prairies of North Dakota to farm with a neighbor. Scott has a graduate degree in agriculture economics. He could have gone anywhere…
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Lessons learned in the barn with flip flops
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota, Small Town Living Tagged With: county fair, family fun, prairie life 7 Comments
This past weekend was our county fair. We went out to the fair for lunch on Saturday. The girls and I each were wearing red flip flops, not thinking we would then be visiting the livestock barn. But showing was getting started and since I have a not-so secret desire for our girls to love livestock more than their daddy…
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Grilled T-bone steaks with grilled vegetables
Filed Under: Proteins, Recipes Tagged With: BBQ, beef, cooking, grilling, hunk of meat Monday, meat, protein, proteins, steak 2 Comments
Who doesn’t love a beautiful grilled steak? My summer cooking is simplified these days and while I promised I was not cooking during our county fair this past weekend because all food could be found at the fair, I gave in and we grilled steaks on Saturday night. It was served on foil platters and served with sides on paper…
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Enduring fences and family follies
Filed Under: Family Values, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: prairie life 7 Comments
At times there seem to be large fences ahead of us, but when we can see what is ahead of us, over the barrier, we either find away under, through or over the barrier in front of us. Or we can always turn around and go back to where we came from. My fence lately? Time. Prioritizing. I have so…
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