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Tag: South Dakota

  • My Morning View Over Coffee

      I love it out here first thing in the morning. It’s kind of a sanctuary where I like to come and absorb nature while I have my coffee. The air is fresh and crisp and damp. I like the way it smells; earthy, sweet, and damp.    Every morning, usually around 6 or 6:30 a.m., I head…

  • The PVFD

    If I were to give you a drive by tour of Pringle, I would most definitely show you the Pringle Fire Hall. Our community might be small (pop. 125), but we do have a great fire department. Like most rural fire departments, ours is volunteer, and they’re a great group of guys. I’m sentimental about…

  • Ag United and South Dakota’s True Environmentalists

    Agriculture faces increasing scrutiny from people and organizations that are far-removed from the land and the sources of their food. Our food doesn’t come from a grocery store they’re just the distributors of it. Food comes from crops grown by hard working farming and ranching families. A lot of criticism is stemmed from lack of…

  • South Dakota Magazine

    Being able to take off and physically explore the nooks and crannies of my state the way I want to isn’t something I’m able to do at leisure due to the responsibilities of my family’s lifestyle. The best alternative I’ve found for experiencing the rest of South Dakota is by having these places delivered to…

  • Humble Pie is Hard to Swallow Whole

    Every once in a while my foot tries to take up residency in my mouth, as was the case recently over a column I’d written titled Cheesiness Does Not Belong in Cowboy Movies. As a writer, I try very hard to be mindful of my column’s intended meanings. Sometimes while pushing to meet my deadline,…

  • 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…

  • The View Outside My Office Window

    During the summer I spend a good chunk of my time looking out the window while I work…and think.   Sometimes I let other noises besides my inner voice like the radio, break into my long train of thoughts. I absorb enough news on the radio to last me for another whole year when I’m…

  • Linda Hasselstrom and Windbreak House

    One of the things I enjoy most about being a ranch woman is learning from other women who share the same lifestyle, exchanging ranch stories, and finding similarities with them. It makes me feel connected with a culture, so-to-speak of other women that understand my lifestyle, its frustrations, problems, and the stresses that it doesn’t…

  • Cultivating Some South Dakota Humor

    If you enjoy meeting South Dakotans and learning about places in South Dakota, or like listening to radio talk shows that make you laugh, you should definitely give The Rock Garden Tour your ears. Oh yeah, the show also discusses horticulture stuff in the most unusual ways. The hour long program is an affiliate of…

  • Dakota Photo

    If you’re a history buff, are infatuated with the Black Hills of South Dakota, or appreciate beautiful photography, I encourage you to visit Dakota Photo. Paul Horsted’s photography and books are the best places to satisfy any of the above aforementioned interests. Paul and his family go to the same church I do, his wife…