Looking back through my phone’s photos recently and I grabbed ahold of this one. It was taken Nov. 1, 2018 and we had just brought our heifers home from summer pasture and given them their needed vet check-ups. We got done just in time to turn them back into fresh pasture and get them settled […]
Get Writing in the New Year Workshop
Give your writing resolution a boost with a 1-day writing workshop that I will be hosting on Jan. 19 at the family ranch at Nisland, S.D. This laid-back workshop is great for writers looking to stay motivated in their craft whether it be a book, family historian project or blogging. The workshop is held in […]
Sounds of the season
Everyone has different sounds that they relate to the holiday season. It could be the background noise of a college football game on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas carols on the store’s overhead system that gets you into the spirit. Maybe it’s the sounds of wrapping paper being readied to wrap that brings home the giving aspect […]
Author Talks
Boondocks Boutique in Spearfish is hosting author talks every Tuesday now thru April. I am so impressed with the store wanting to utilize their loft space in a creative way that promotes community and the arts. Looking down thru the list of authors that will be presenting it was a great reminder to me how […]
October has been busy
Many women love fall, for its comfy sweaters and pumpkin spice everything but I tend to enjoy it for different reasons. It’s been a busy month, let’s see what has been happening. Fall Calf Run Cattle pots are lit up like Christmas trees rumbling down the highways and byways of our region this month hauling […]
Ride a wide circle
This month the words ‘Ride A Wide Circle’ have been echoing in my mind. It is a saying I most associate with my grandfathers and though I don’t recall them ever saying it outright to me I can certainly imagine them doing so. They both embodied it in every way – both literally and figuratively. […]
Writer’s Workshop featuring author Dan O’Brien
I will be hosting a writer’s workshop on Sept. 15 at my family’s ranch near Nisland, S.D. It is going to be a great day of relaxed but structured writing time and learning from Dan. Here are the details: Featured Speaker — Author Dan O’Brien is one of the most powerful literary voices on the […]
Bring on the daily grilling
A delicious beefy smelling smoke is wafting from our grill. It’s springtime in South Dakota and that means the grill has been uncovered for the warm sunshine days that are beginning to greet us. I would like to say I grilled all through this year’s winter but that wasn’t the case this time ‘round as […]
Channeling Grandma
My daughter was 2 when we said goodbye to my Grandma Noreen and yet, this last week my now four-year-old has channeled her spirit. Maybe it’s just me being cognizant that it was my grandma’s birthday on March 12. But shortly thereafter Kimber began to show her “Noreen” side. One day she announced to me […]