Month: August 2011
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Daily Gratitudes
One of the habits I try hard to practice every day is writing down what I’m grateful for. A girlfriend gave me this gratitude journal for Christmas one year and I use it daily but there have been times I found it buried in my nightstand drawer. Writing down what I’m grateful for most definitely redirects my…
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Have A Taste of Monte Walsh
I discovered a great new twist on a favorite sandwich of mine; the Monte Cristo, on one of my favorite new internet beef recipe resources. The recipe for the Monte Walsh (I love that for a sandwich name after Tom Selleck’s character in Crossfire Trails) that calls for beef instead of ham. I got the…
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Let’s Go For A Jeep Ride And Check Cows
School started on Monday which meant a change in everyone’s schedule at my house. My husband and I had our kids do the daily cow, salt, and stock tank checking over the summer so when they had to exchange their work duds for school duds, I took over their job. We run our cows on…
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The Buckskin
We don’t normally name our vehicles but my husband calls this ranch pickup the buckskin. She looks a little tough but she goes anywhere. We have two Toyota flatbed four-wheel drive pickups because most of the roads we use out here in the Black Hills are Forest Service roads that aren’t graveled and not very…
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Cucumber Salad: A Summertime Family Tradition
For as long as I can remember, cucumber salad has been a part of every Studt family (on my paternal side) summertime potluck and gathering. I don’t know if any of my cousins, aunts, or uncles think of it as a tradition but I’ve always considered the side dish a family tradition whenever my…
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Planning For An Uneventful Cow-Moving Venture
Earlier this week we took out some panels to set up around the feed bunk for our replacement heifers. It’s part of our plan to hopefully make moving them off of summer pasture less challenging or stressful. Last year we managed to get our previous heifer bunch loaded and moved but the process wasn’t a…
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The “Beloved Bypass”
Driving in communities with a five digit population or more is not an enjoyable experience for my husband. He is perfectly content driving on dirt streets in towns that don’t have stoplights every block. He knows that it is necessary at times to take on the bigger communities when we need parts for equipment,…
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Bread for My Family, Soul, and Spirit
A few years ago I stopped buying bread and started making my own for several reasons. For starters, homemade bread tastes so much better, but I also liked the idea of knowing exactly what the ingredients were as well as using honey instead of sugar, old-fashioned oatmeal, wheat germ and unbleached whole wheat and white…
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Mondays Are Best Spent in Luverne, Minnesota
If you’re ever dreading Mondays, I strongly suggest you spend it with the Rock County Farm Bureau members in Luverne, Minnesota. Mondays will quickly become your favorite day of the week. I departed Sunday morning to head to eastern South Dakota; below is my drive through Kirk valley, north Pringle on my way out…
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In My Next Life I Want To Be A Cow
In my next life I want to be a cow on a United States cattle ranch so I can find out what it feels like to be spoiled. Cows live a cushy life as a result of a rancher’s hard work and his pocketbook. If I were a cow, I would get to eat an…