WATFORDCITY, N.D. — It’s mid-November and our windows have been closed for weeks, sealing our houses up against the chill that this month lays upon the nights ... “Huh, look at that,” we say ... Any moment now ... Contributed / JessieVeeder ... .
WATFORDCITY, N.D. — One day the time will come to tear down this house we built with dreams, sweat and tears ... Three. Years. After. The. Party ... But you can learn from me ... bad. So here’s the deal ... Contributed / JessieVeeder ... Contributed / Jessie Veeder.
WATFORDCITY, N.D. — When we can see our breath for the first time in the fall we know it’s soup season! ... Ingredients. ... The broth ... Soup contents ... 8 qt ... JessieVeeder grew up eating her Aunt Maebelle’s Garden Soup. Contributed / Jessie Veeder.
WATFORDCITY, N.D. — My hair is turning gray. Well, it’s been turning gray since my late 20s, but now I seem to be shocking people with it ... When I returned home six weeks later, it was short, thin, wild and, yeah, pretty dang gray ... of my face ... ....
WATFORDCITY, N.D ... This morning we were also getting ready for picture day at school ... I did not volunteer to go with my husband for the vet drop-off ... JessieVeeder's niece smiles with her newly painted jeans. Contributed / Jessie Veeder ... Ugh ... But no ... .
WATFORDCITY, N.D ... There was a moment I almost went down ... This cooler air ... ThingsJessieVeeder loves Eager cattle dogs Long walks on the ranch Round-bellied kittens Fog settling in low places on the ranch Big granite rocks on the hilltops ... .
WATFORDCITY, N.D. — “Do you think I could make it to the grain bins and back before it gets pitch black?” I asked my husband as I scooped the last of the rice and chicken off my plate an into my mouth ... It was a little after 8 p.m ... No ... .
WATFORDCITY, N.D. — Last week I played music in a little park by the lake about two hours from the ranch. I was supposed to bring a sound system with me, which I didn’t realize until I got there and there was no sound system ... Day. Saved ... ....