If you’ve been here any amount of time… You know I love Red Dirt! I named my book and my blog, Red Dirt In My Soul. But, not only is Red Dirt in my soul… it is also… in my laundry. Yeah. Good ol’ red dirt. It stays in laundry Very Well. So well, in…
Storm Beauty
I’m sending prayers to all of those impacted by all the horrible storms and tornadoes today. It sure makes our little snowstorms seem miniscule by comparison. I hope you can find beauty in all the destruction… somewhere… somehow. Jot down in your calendar… March 12 Girl Scout 100th Anniv. Open House at the Ten…
Family Tree
Not long ago, I shared the beginnings of an undertaking with you… in As Time Goes By. It is my version of the Pinterest project usually called “painted family tree” or some such title. Like I said earlier, this is an ongoing job, as our family grows… so will these photo walls. I’m looking for…
Wordless Wednesday – “Fresh Snowfall”
with 13″… Dally had plenty of fresh snow to enjoy! **** February 29, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008… No entries!!! P.S. A Very Happy Birthday to my cousin J.! Are you 15 today????
Calf Cam Spying
I sit here, spying on my son… The Calf Cam is in great form. The baldy cow had a baldy calf… and I LOVE baldy calves! To me, there’s more chance for “character”… or at least a name! Every other calf that’s pure black is just… black. Hard to tell one from the other. (Well,…
Un-onslaught
I keep waiting for it to “HIT”. The rush of baby calves. The flow of amniotic fluid… the grunts of labor… the slimywetcuterthansnot black babies that (hopefully) slip into this world… the steam that rises from their backs… the first shake of a head and blow of a nose… the mother’s soft “meh” accompanied by…
Voice
I know you’re probably wondering, “When will Red Dirt In My Soul ever switch over to its new format?” Well, I’m still chugging along at printing off all my blog entries. I shouldn’t have started… because now I don’t want to quit! But I do, too, because it is taking forever! I have 2008 done….
Heifer Checkin’
For a change, I did the ten o’clock shift with the heifers tonight. Daniel is gone, and for the price of two kisses, I told him I’d could probably manage to cover for him. He gave me a peck on each cheek… so I ended up hours later… bundling up at 10 pm, heading out…
The Job Everyone Ha- Doesn’t Care For
“The job everyone hates.” That’s the way Daniel described his afternoon chore of grinding grain. We feed our calves extra grain rations during the winter… it helps them grow big and strong! If we only fed them hay, like their mothers, they would put much of that energy into keeping warm and not grow as…
Fruit Blizzard
While the road report for the state of Wyoming looked like this today… and outside my door looked like this today… I somehow found it within myself to stay inside. I’ve put in my time being out in blech like this… I found things to do. I printed off more blog entries. I cleaned my…
Wordless Wednesday – “Reflections”
Wintry reflections. **** February 22, 2011 Pretty Stinking Cool February 22, 2010 Petite Partner February 22, 2009 Bob February 22, 2008 Runoff
“Read Ingredients”
I’ve been going to mention the book discussion I’ve been participating in the past few weeks. The topic was “Read Ingredients”. It is sponsored by the Wyoming Council for the Humanities. They chose the books! We just read them! Tonight was our third meeting and this week’s choice was Food Of A Younger Land by…