Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
While backpacking in New Zealand last December I saw a few upside down Christmas trees. Apparently they're popular in that part of the world. Here's a photo I snapped of an upside down Christmas tree hanging in a restaurant in Queenstown, NZ. There's even a few presents "under" the tree! Would you ever have an... Continue Reading →
By now children will have made their Christmas lists for Santa (some of the eager ones may have even completed their lists months ago!). My two oldest nephews had their lists ready awhile ago. The oldest one even took the time to type up the list and include large colour photos of each item -... Continue Reading →
Last weekend my mom and I hauled the Christmas decorations up from the basement and started decorating for the holidays. As we unpacked the various items, my mom pulled out a special Christmas gift that I received many years ago from my Aunty Lois. It's a strawberry shortcake doll (I loved Strawberry Shortcake!) standing beside a Christmas tree... Continue Reading →
... and only had access to one kind of food and one kind of drink, what would they be? Of course my answer would be Ritz crackers and Good Host iced tea! (I guess I would also need clean drinking water to make the iced tea). I grew up on Good Host iced tea and... Continue Reading →
I've been looking for a new sweater dress, preferably in red as that's my favourite colour. A couple of weeks ago while shopping in Fargo I found the perfect red sweater dress at Macy's, and it was on sale! Check it out below. Please comment below and let me know what your favourite colour is... Continue Reading →
If you're a regular reader of this blog you've probably figured out by now that my Wordless Wednesdays are not really wordless. Guess I'm not really a wordless kind of girl. I love sharing photos but usually feel they need some kind of caption. Maybe one day I'll surprise you all with a real Wordless Wednesday... Continue Reading →
I woke up to a light dusting of snow on my car this morning. There's no doubt winter is coming whether we like it or not. Forecasters are predicting a cold and snowy winter on the Prairies. Can't say I'm surprised. It's Manitoba, Canada after all. What do people expect? So of course the change... Continue Reading →
My friend Ruth, who has an apron fetish, convinced me to buy this homemade red satin apron at a farmers' market in Saint John, New Brunswick during our trip to Canada's East Coast this summer. It's fun yet practical, and it's red, my favorite color. Red satin in the kitchen... or maybe the bedroom... The lady who made... Continue Reading →
Rural Route Ramblings 