The Easter Bunny rolled into town today. It’s warm, sunny and Santa got his bike to give the bunny a ride to our small town park. The Easter Bunny and a few local helpers including Nathan and me hid 1000 filled plastic eggs around the park. The eggs were filled with candy and prizes by local nursing home and assisted…
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Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: North Dakota, prairie, rural life 6 Comments
The Marilyn Hagerty news stories have dwindled. Her limelight is fading. But she shouldn’t be forgotten in the waning winds of social media. It was reported yesterday that “Marilyn Mania is not fading” by the Grand Forks Herald but I know it will. There are talks of book deals and next week Anderson Cooper will visit with her on television….
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Filed Under: Proteins, Recipes Tagged With: cooking, hunk of meat Monday, protein 3 Comments
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I married a corporate ladder climbing, fine suit wearing man. Then he dove off the corporate wheel. The fine suits and ties would no longer do for work attire. He asked me to buy him some “work clothes” when we relocated to his hometown and he started working alongside his father in their family owned and operated lumber yard and…
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I captured 25 seconds of the sounds of the birds from our driveway yesterday morning. If you listen closely you’ll hear geese honking, a pheasant cackle and a beautiful Spring bird song. If there are any birding fans, I’d love to know what I am actually listening to. We live in the flyway zone and the “Prairie Pothole” region of…
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