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For the past few years we’ve been raising turkeys. Have I told you about this?  The little flock of fifty or so comes down from the dam every morning to wander into our yard to check on the ga...

https://veederranch.com/2023/10/18/maybe-we-belong-to-the-turkeys/

Yesterday afternoon, when Husband came home from work I escaped. Yeah. I said it. Escaped. That’s the right word.  Some days around here are easier than others, and I think this baby is gettin...

https://veederranch.com/2016/09/09/a-heavy-dose-of-escape/

I grow vegetables. Vegetables attract bugs. Bugs attract frogs. Frogs eat bugs. I like bug-less vegetables so I like these frogs. So I don’t mind when I wear my shortyshorts to the garden and...

https://veederranch.com/2016/08/30/the-law-of-the-land-and-other-gruesome-truths/

  Last night Husband came home from mom and dad’s with an armful of mail and a ziplock baggie on the counter full of fresh garden peas. I was standing in the kitchen feeding the baby and he ...

https://veederranch.com/2016/07/11/the-case-of-the-mystery-peas/

As the weather’s warmed up a bit, we finally get to spend some time outside. And it seems I was given the right baby because Edie loves it as much as I do. And as much as the dogs it … Contin...

https://veederranch.com/2016/05/12/a-spring-dinosaur-hunt/

So we’re not really into sleeping at night these days, but the nice weather lately has gotten us really into walking, especially since Edie is big enough now to face out and see the world. A wo...

https://veederranch.com/2016/03/11/a-walk-with-a-baby-ranch-style/

When I first moved back to the ranch five summers ago (five summers ago?) I made a list of the goals I wanted to accomplish in my new life here. One of the first on the list, (among writing and �...

https://veederranch.com/2015/08/12/in-the-garden-a-recipe-hunt/

We have a hill that overlooks our house. It’s sort of a landmark on the Veeder Ranch. I’ve written about it before. Pots and Pans. Every cousin, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or friend of a fr...

https://veederranch.com/2015/05/14/under-pots-and-pans/

My brother-in-law and his family have a bulldog. His name is Larry. And despite the fact that he is ginormous and looks like a fat 95 year old man, Larry is just a puppy. And sometimes, when my b...

https://veederranch.com/2015/03/11/larry-on-the-prairie/

It’s cold. 10 degrees and it looks like that’s where it’s gonna stay. All day. The rest of the week. I wanna snuggle up in a big ‘ol pile with this kitten and all my blankets. It’s funn...

https://veederranch.com/2014/11/13/colder/