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Happy winter! It’s official now, on December 22nd. I’m writing this in the middle of another no-school, all the roads are closed, the wind is whipping 40 MPH snow day. And I wrote the column ...

https://veederranch.com/2022/12/22/snowed-in/

  If you need someone to build an ark… “We’re supposed to get 1 to 3 inches of snow today,” he whispered, his shadow looming over me as I rubbed my eyes in the dark of the early morning,...

https://veederranch.com/2019/10/09/if-you-need-someone-to-build-an-ark/

Well, yesterday we took advantage of the benefits of the recent spring storm and spent the afternoon sledding at the neighbor’s. The sun was shining, melting the snow enough to make a nice litt...

https://veederranch.com/2018/03/12/storms-memories-made-and-recalled/

Diary of a Christmas Blizzard: A Comparison by Jessie Veeder 1-1-17 Forum Communications http://www.inforum.com My gramma Edie used to keep a diary of her life here at the Veeder Ranch. They were...

https://veederranch.com/2017/01/02/diary-of-a-christmas-blizzard-a-comparison/

Well, it was a Christmas to remember for so many reasons. The first was waking up on Christmas Day to a baby who decided that she’s ready to full-fledge walk. And so we spent the weekend watch...

https://veederranch.com/2016/12/27/time-memories-and-the-magic-of-christmas/

Every since the sky dumped a couple feet of snow on our ranch after Thanksgiving, bringing with it days on end of sub-zero temperatures, all we’ve done is get stuck and pull each other out. Yea...

https://veederranch.com/2016/12/12/stuck-in-winter/

Oh my gosh you guys we got a lotta snow out here the past few days. In a blink of an eye it turned from Thanksgiving to Christmas and I haven’t been out of the house since Sunday. I’ve been �...

https://veederranch.com/2016/12/01/my-attempt-at-winter/

Today it’s snowing. Big white, silent flakes falling from the sky and accumulating on the earth and tree branches, coating the grass, which has turned green again in late fall due to all the ra...

https://veederranch.com/2016/10/11/memories-in-october-rain/

Last week our world was covered in ice. This week, just in time for Christmas, it has turned nice and white (and rather slippery). The beautiful thing about this place and its erratic weather is ...

https://veederranch.com/2014/12/23/frosting/

It’s been snowing all weekend. Actually, it’s been snowing all week. Yesterday, after a night out singing with the band until 4 am I was a pathetic pile of “I’m too old for this…” and...

https://veederranch.com/2014/11/17/sunday-column-the-longest-season/