Beach to Prairie

Hey all! We hope your thanksgiving was excellent. Ours certainly was. I worked until Wednesday and had Thursday, Friday and the weekend off which I was grateful for.  My mother-in-law did all the cooking this year, which was a big undertaking (but she didn't do it all...

It's November and I can hardly believe it. Well, that is until I see all the snow outside ... then I remember. I hope it's been a good November so far, for all of you.  It's been cold here and we have been very busy. Let's catch up on what's been going on here since...

We started the summer once again with  the Pekin Days Art Show.  This year was just as wonderful as ever. Another one of the summer undertakings was our garden. We love having Little J in the garden at least long enough to know where his food comes from. Hope he’s learning.

The grass is beginning to take on that lovely green hue. Canadian Geese and Snow Geese are making their way to our fields. It's warming up some and we are all getting outdoors more. Things are changing in our lives too. For one I have changed occupations. I enjoyed...

We have another weekend of snow here in North Dakota and I'm once more in awe of my surroundings.  Warm and comfortable indoors, I find myself admiring the falling snow against the strong browns of the trees. It was a beautiful winter day yesterday too. After a...

This December I become a United States Citizen and took my husband's last name. When we married thirteen years ago my aim was to become an actress so I thought I'd keep my last name. But now I'm a mother, I found I wanted the same last name as my son. When I became a...