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Letters From a Land of Grass - Voices, Adages, and 2x4s (2-14-2025)

Sometimes another name for determination is hard-headed obstinance, but somehow the Universe manages to take care of hard-heads, too.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - A Chilling Air Lock (2-5-2025)

I wore my finest warm clothes to fix my water pipeline while the wind chilled the air to -20 degrees. I know why coyotes wander the prairie all winter, oblivious of the cold!

 

Enjoy,

Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Cogs in Land and Food Systems (1-31-2025)

If big companies can package ready-to-eat, shelf stable food, I don't understand why it can't be done in Montana. I plan to use meat grown on my ranch to make healthy fast food for everyone.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Connections in the Caymans (1-24-2025)

Geography, geology, climate, culture, sand, soil and sunlight might be different in various locales, but cattle producers face the same issues wherever they live.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - How Snow Changes Everything (1-10-2025)

My horses and sheep were happy to wait out the storm near my barn. Later they followed me to the hay in the pasture and filled their bellies.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Writing What We Want (1-17-2023)

Winter allows plenty of opportunities to think about our big pictures. So does an untimely death.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Solitude to Think (1-5-2024)

New Year's is always a good time to reflect. I wonder if chickens feel a sense of self separate from nature.

 

Happy New Year!

Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Slinkies of 2024 (12-27-2024)

Sometimes, my Slinky stretches so far that it gets a bit tangled.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Christmas Magic (12-20-2024)

Our free Conrad Community Christmas Dinner is always a fun way to forget about worries and enjoy the day. Everyone is welcome to come to the Conrad Community Center, 311 S. Virginia, at 2 p.m. on December 25.

 

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Buying Bulls Online (12-13-2024)

I miss the free lunch, but buying online saves travel time. I haven't found a decent bull for sale on Amazon yet so I still count this as buying local.

 

See what you think.

 

-Lisa