See the Grain Cart Work
It’s barley harvest time! During grain harvest, we have a lot of engines running. The combine does the harvesting job, the grain cart does the transporting job, and the trucks do the hauling job. In...
View ArticleOur First Weaning
Our family ventured into the cattle business a year ago with the purchase of a load of bred heifers. We added another group of pairs this spring and two weeks ago, we weaned our first crop of calves....
View ArticleSharing My Heart, Again
I’m starting all over. Trying to shake off the rust. Offering my perspective. A few years and another kiddo later, I’m looking forward to sharing my heart again. If we haven’t met before, I’m Liz. A...
View ArticleHoly Cow
It was Sunday and we worked with cows. Holy Cow! Yes, I’m here all week! Tip your waitress! Is this thing on? I’ll be honest. I’m not out at the farm every day. What I’m saying is, I’m unreliable...
View ArticleGetting ALL The Good
I lost my Gramma Marcie last June and I miss her dearly. We moved back to my grandparents’ ranch in Chugwater, WY when I was 12. Not only did I get to finish growing up just down the driveway from...
View ArticleFrozen Stiff
March came in like a lion and it’s been a real bear. Am I mixing my metaphors? We are grateful for all God’s blessings and provision no matter the circumstances; and events worldwide put our problems...
View ArticleSpring Has Sprung
I stood in the yard last night and listened to a robin twitter a lovely tune. The crocus pushed past the snow last week and are blooming in my flowerbed. My kids run and play in the sunshine every day...
View ArticleGourmet Breakfast
Every morning my husband wakes up early to make a gourmet breakfast. Not for me. It’s for the cattle in the feedlot. A carefully formulated ration of ground corn, silage, distiller’s grains and ground...
View ArticleAnalog Recipes
I have all these beautiful cookbooks filled with lovely, crowd-tested recipes. Their pages are filled with treasures from small communities, local businesses, good friends, and ladies who put heart...
View ArticleResourcefulness
JW and Marcelyn Brown, my maternal grandparents One of the characteristics I admire so much about previous generations is their resourcefulness. They lived by the mantras of, “waste not, want not” and...
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