I’m pretty sure Sean and I have to try everything at least once from scratch… This year it was apple cider. Actually, we were kinda forced into making our own cider this year. The orchard that we like to buy our cider at had a series of unfortunate events that did not allow them to …
Coming from Missouri it was almost impossible to wrap my mind around this natural disaster called “range fires.” Everything is so wet in Missouri and grass growth is just enormous all summer long, but it doesn’t take much to understand how the range can catch on fire when you come out to the desert and …
This week is going to be hot… Like, hot, hot. Up till a couple days ago we have had a really nice cool spring/early summer. This has been an extreme blessing to us since we ran out of irrigation water the first week of June, so our meadows have been slowly drying out, but due to some …
Breakfast, I believe, is my husband’s favorite meal. He loves the way I cook lunch and supper, but breakfast is what gets his day going and sets his pace. So what does this buckaroo eat every morning to get his day started? Well, according to diet fanatics, it’s a meal that will terrify cardiologist and …
Being a parent is amazing. The beauty of watching your child grow from a helpless infant to a crazy toddler is a pretty dramatic event. Our daughter Cecilia is only 19 months old and astounds us everyday. I think the most amazing thing that we see is what a big help she is (and is …
It’s wintertime on the ranch. The time of year where things slow down and we take more time to ourselves, not as many projects to do and the days typically consist of waking up later than usual, feeding cows, doing one or two projects then enjoying the evening curled up on the couch reading a book that …
It’s always fun when the new year comes around, people start making all sorts of resolutions. The one that always seems to be on top of everyone’s list is to “get in shape” and “lose weight.” I’m glad to say that isn’t on my list anymore, in fact it hasn’t been on my list in …
Last night, I was upset. I was frustrated when I realized I spend a lot of time on the internet. I got rid of facebook a couple months ago and thought I would have freedom from internet by finally sacrificing the most time consuming element of my life… I was wrong. It seems that I enjoy being …
Love does not always come when you expect it or where you expect it. In the old days it was fairly common for a cowboy to go east to find his bride-to-be. Back then there wasn’t as many people out west and the women that came west typically were coming with a man, so if …
This Western Love: how the cowboy went east to find his bride. Read More »
In 2010 my life changed forever… I said goodbye to the suburbs, college life and packed my car and took a 24 hour road trip to the land that I would call my new home; Rockville, Oregon. 45 miles from the closest grocery store, hospital and to most people, civilization. As I settled down into …