It just hit me lately — I think I am a procrastinator!! Well, I actually KNEW I procrastinated about some things, like cleaning out the basement, or the freezer. But it hit me the other day that my beloved lists may indeed be procrastination in disguise!! Are you a list maker? I LOVE lists! I…
Is it trash or is it treasure? Whatever it is we’re looking at, it’s all in HOW we look at it. ln WHO looks at it. It’s all in the perspective from which we look. As we know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! The word “trash” and “treasure” can be interchanged with…
Starting in May and stretching through June, miller moth season sweeps across the High Plains and into the foothills of the Rockies. It is a revolting, yet oddly fascinating spectacle that happens every spring. I don’t know how far north, or how far south it goes, but I DO know that it DEFINITELY goes right…
I have an infatuation with the sky. Maybe it’s because this sky is so BIG out here on the plains. Or maybe it’s because a farmer’s very being depends on what happens in the sky! Or….maybe it’s just me. When I lived over in paradise -aka, the Rockies- I loved the sky there, too….there just…
Sometimes we take our water for granted. Well troubles kind of fix that mind set! We live out in the country, so we have well water. (We also have GOOD water–that’s not the case everywhere, we’ve learned!) Actually, we have 2 wells, that are both tied into the same line. That is a good thing…
I had a problem the other day. A problem that I don’t usually have. Like, I can’t even remember when I’ve ever had it before! I went to make some cinnamon rolls, and I HAD NO FLOUR! NONE! (The tiny bit of white fluff in the bottom of my flour jar doesn’t count.) Here is…
I guess I should really confess…. This is not about tortillas. And no, it’s not a recipe. It is about plum trees….about WILD plum trees and bushes. To be MORE specific, it’s about the SMELL of these trees! I actually am not even SURE about the tree part…..I need some help here. I don’t even…
Welcome to spring on the prairie. A torrential late night rain/hailstorm, arrived on the high plains last night, turning the ground white, and wreaking havoc. It poured rained and hailed for 15-20 minutes….luckily it was small, hail…pea and gumball sized. We sometimes laugh at what the weather station calls “heavy rain”. This one, they said,…
I have LONG been a fan of the glorious benefits of nature, and sunshine…of just being outside. Just ask our children about that! Whether it means digging in the garden, just sitting “idle” watching clouds, or laying in the grass, watching the tiny inhabitants do their thing, I love it! Being outside cures a multitude…
Did you know that here on the high plains, spring doesn’t really have a lot to do with the weather? The very FIRST sign that spring is coming, is NOT the beautiful crocus! No, it’s not the sunshiney, cheery daffodils. Nor the intoxicatingly fragrant Hyacinths. No, spring is not announced here in the heartland by…
