Happy Birthday, Miss July! Yes that’s you Miss Anika Iris Kathryn. You were born on this blog. At least most every milestone has been documented here. The last year has brought the most change in your personality and development. You developed a strong will and sense of style. I can’t just pick out anything for you to wear. You like…
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Flax field, fences and family
Filed Under: Family Values, Life in North Dakota 18 Comments
If you drive the countryside of our corner of the prairie these summer days you will see an ocean of blue every so often. It is a flax field in bloom and a stunning sight to see. I drive by a North Dakota flax field when I make my way to boomtown Bismarck. Today the girls are accompanying me in…
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Your sense of place and home
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: home, North Dakota, prairie life, prairie living 2 Comments
Need a virtual summer road trip? In traveling from meetings in Indianapolis where my hotel overlooked the Capitol of Indiana, then landing Monday evening in Bismarck where the Capitol towers on the prairie to then traveling yesterday to Pierre, South Dakota, I visited three capital cities in less than 24 hours. It got me thinking about sense of place and…
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Capital City prairie road trip
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What are you doing to soak in the summertime?
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, family fun 3 Comments
I am home after four days of business travel. I have a day trip today. But I can do it on wide open roads and 18 hours of daylight. After all, it is summer time. Summer time on the North Dakota prairie is my favorite time of the year. Plus it’s is Miss A’s birthday week this week. She won’t…
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