Monthly Archives: May 2009

     One of the things I had to do to set up a blog was to choose a slogan to go with it. I thought about it and decided "Life on the farm is never laid back." would be appropriate. … Continue reading →

    After a seemingly endless period of dormancy, spring is bursting out all over the country. At our farm, the apple trees and plum trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms and the lilacs are laden with buds. Our pink, … Continue reading →

The other day a friend stopped by and while we were visiting about pets I mentioned that Rosebud, Ellen’s golden retriever puppy, had chewed up several of the markers that Ellen draws with.  My friend was a bit surprised to … Continue reading →

    Spring, winter, summer or fall, one thing we can count on here on the North Dakota prairies is wind. And just as the temperatures fluctuate wildly, so does the velocity of the wind. Today it’s blowing pretty hard and … Continue reading →

Although I’ve been enjoying the relative calm that has resulted from the late spring, it’s starting to to make me nervous. Because I have not been feeling well — I caught Ellen’s nasty cold –  I have been thankful that the … Continue reading →

After church, dinner and a stop at the garden center on Sunday, I was ready to head home for my favorite Mother’s Day activity — working outside with my family. The work got finished quickly as Brendan mowed with the new garden … Continue reading →

Sorry I’ve missed a couple of days of blogging. Ellen has not been feeling well and Brian and I have been taking turns staying home with her and taking he rto doctor appointments (three times in less than 48 hours). … Continue reading →

Spring is a glorious time of year for our three dogs. Maggie, our purebrad yellow Lab; Minnie, our half-chow, half-Lab; and Rosebud, our purebread Golden Retriever are water dogs so the ponds in the fields, the water-filled ditches and the puddles around our … Continue reading →