Month: October 2011
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Who Says You Need Beef in Your Diet? Your Body!
A great source of accurate information about the benefits of including lean beef in our diet can be found at www.beefnutrition.org. The information also points out the importance of including all of the food groups to fulfill our nutritional needs. There’s great examples and simple explanations of why eating beef is healthy for you and…
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Lonesome Dove Logic
Whenever I want to enlighten my husband and kids, I use a little Loneseome Dove Logic to trigger their attention and diminish the immunity they’ve developed to the sound of my voice. My scheme involves recalling lines from Lonesome Dove that pique my family’s attention. I compiled my picks for those interested in this attention-getting…
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Pepper
Since Pepper joined our family, she’s changed my mind about dogs. My husband and I have had our share of bad luck with dogs over the years; pups mostly. I got soured on the idea of having a dog after losing some of our dogs and surviving several puppy bad behavior and destructive stages until…
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Our Herd’s Appointment with the Doc
On some levels, I liken raising our cattle to raising my children. When my kids were born I made sure they had their vaccinations because I did not want to put them at risk for known life-threatening diseases. As caretakers, the same is true in caring for our cows and calves. Every fall, we precondition…
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Pringle Worthy
You’re just not a true Pringlite unless you’ve shot an elk in the Pringle area. Whether residents apply every year until they finally draw a tag or they’re land owners who get a tag because their land, hay and alfalfa fields, and cattle fences suffer from elk depredation, harvesting an elk; especially a bull…
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Seat-of-the-Pants Cattle Company
It’s always this time of year when the weather starts to turn cold that our cows try to head home early; as in before we typically pull them off the summer lease. They know where to go and try to get there on their own. Depending on how close we are to the date we…
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In My Backyard
One of the wonderful advantages of living in the Black Hills is the diverse landscape; from the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands to the Black Hills National Forest, there’s a wide variety of scenery to enjoy. Our home is situated at the foothills of the Black Hills National Forest, where higher elevations, cooler temperatures and…
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Rose Quartz: The State Mineral of South Dakota
Pink is not a color I particularly care for, but I do like Rose Quartz. I have a few big pieces in my flowerbeds. My father-in-law had collected a few tractor tires full of different sizes that are kept down at our junk yard. They occasionally get raided for our yard or to give as…
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The Longest Short Stretch of Highway For A Mom
I really have no reason to show you this stretch of highway other than to say that this is where a little Love and Logic took place with my kids once years ago. Before I share my Love and Logic moment, let me back up. If you’re not familiar with Love and Logic, it’s a…
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Pledging Character Building
In honor of National 4-H week I thought this column was appropriate for the occasion. The words of the 4-H Member’s Pledge are important for all youth in today’s society. Raising good and caring citizens while still protecting kids from an era of new dangers has become increasingly challenging for parents. I believe in 4-H…