Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
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 →
As I've mentioned before on this blog, my family farms just north of the Canada-United States border in southern Manitoba. We have some land on the border. To give you an idea I thought I'd share a few photos of the borderline in this Wordless Wednesday blog post. I spent this past weekend at the farm... 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 →
This past weekend I travelled to the family farm for Thanksgiving and captured these beautiful sunset photos. I love the amazing colors. I've been fortunate to experience sunrises and sunsets around the world but nothing I've seen measures up to the beauty of a Prairie sunset (I may be a bit biased!). Happy Wednesday!
A true farm girl isn't afraid to get down and dirty. I put my Agriculture in the City work gloves to good use this weekend helping my mom clean up part of the garden. (To learn more about the Ag in the City event read this blog post I wrote last April). In the photo... 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 →
There's nothing more satisfying than eating healthy food that you have grown or raised yourself. Summer on the Prairies is a time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. After toiling in the garden - planting, weeding, tilling, watering (not this year on our farm) - it's finally time to reap the rewards. I love biting into a crisp... Continue Reading →
During my recent summer vacation I visited Canada's three Maritime provinces - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Being the farm girl that I am, I always take note of the agriculture when I visit a new place. I saw very little farmland during my time in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. We seemed... Continue Reading →
Rural Route Ramblings 