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But most of all I just want to say thank you to EVERYONE for supporting America's farm and ranch families! Without you, we couldn't do what we do!
Cheers,
Whitney
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
National Ag Day
Happy National Ag Day everyone!
I posted this photo on the Montana WIFE (Women Involved in Farm Economics) Facebook page. I am a member of this organization and also help manage the social media for Montana WIFE. I'd love it if you'd stop on over and give us a 'like'! Also check out our ag calendar art contest!
But most of all I just want to say thank you to EVERYONE for supporting America's farm and ranch families! Without you, we couldn't do what we do!
Cheers,
Whitney
But most of all I just want to say thank you to EVERYONE for supporting America's farm and ranch families! Without you, we couldn't do what we do!
Cheers,
Whitney
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Turquoise Tuesday {finally!}
Hello all!
It's time for a very long overdue TURQUOISE TUESDAY! Yay! But first, a short lil' update on the happenings around the farm...
We've been busy digging out from a lovely March blizzard that came through Sunday and Monday! Which coincidentally is about 90 days after we had fog! Right on time with the ol' wives tales! This also means we should be getting some more precipitation later this week, because we had a long stretch of foggy days in December! Yay for precipitation!
I can't really tell how much snow we got, because the wind blew the snow around quite a bit. But as near as I can tell, we got a little less than a foot of snow! That's a lot of snow for us here on the prairie!
I'm sure glad we bought a snow blower last year (just like every other farmer and rancher in our area). The reason why so many of us bought snow blowers for our tractors is because the winter of 2010-11 was horrid. We smashed previous records for snowfall and low temperatures. There was still snow in the hills here until June, which is absolutely unheard of! This nasty winter just so happened to be happening at the same time that our house was being built! It made the process quite interesting! But more on that later...it's time to talk TURQUOISE!
This Turquoise Tuesday a special one because these beautiful pieces of jewelry are made right here in good ol' Montana!
Kristin and her Etsy shop, Stone Creek Haven is based out of Bozeman, MT. She learned her metalsmithing trade from a retired professor in Bozeman and I kick myself for not taking classes while I was in Bozeman too! But I digress...
Here's a lil' excerpt from Kristin's Etsy shop about her work:
"I design and fabricate jewelry that is simple, timeless and sturdy. Because it is all hand built, please rejoice in its slight variations, much like life. The jewels can be dressed up or dressed down, complimenting your heart’s desire, as well as, your outfit. All items are handmade by me and I use fine metals and gorgeous gemstones. I really enjoy working with mixed metals! My jewelry has been field tested many times and the designs I craft are durable. I eat, breath, sleep, and exercise in all my jewelry. Because… if you aren’t lookin’ good, how can you be gardenin' good?"
I love the last sentence! I try to explain this to my husband often because he makes fun of me if I wear some of my jewels while we're out working around the farm. I don't wear jewelry while working too often though because of the big safety hazard that comes with working with machinery and cattle! But if I know that I'm not going to be doing anything where my hand could get smashed, I wear some of my pretty rings! :)
Anyways...time to see some of the pretties!
Here is one of my favorite pieces from her shop (I'd buy it but I have big Norwegian wrists!)
I absolutely love the clasp! Don't you?! And the rich color of that turquoise! Honey hush!
And now onto my next favorites! RINGS! These ones that I'm featuring have already been sold, but she's always adding new pretties to her shop!
And the back...
And look at these beauties! I love the mix of metals. Gold, copper, silver, oh my!
I hope you'll stop by Kristin's Etsy shop, Stone Creek Haven, and take a gander at all of her pieces! She's a talented artist!
Happy Turquoise Tuesday everyone and always Carpe' Diem!
Whitney
It's time for a very long overdue TURQUOISE TUESDAY! Yay! But first, a short lil' update on the happenings around the farm...
We've been busy digging out from a lovely March blizzard that came through Sunday and Monday! Which coincidentally is about 90 days after we had fog! Right on time with the ol' wives tales! This also means we should be getting some more precipitation later this week, because we had a long stretch of foggy days in December! Yay for precipitation!
I can't really tell how much snow we got, because the wind blew the snow around quite a bit. But as near as I can tell, we got a little less than a foot of snow! That's a lot of snow for us here on the prairie!
I'm sure glad we bought a snow blower last year (just like every other farmer and rancher in our area). The reason why so many of us bought snow blowers for our tractors is because the winter of 2010-11 was horrid. We smashed previous records for snowfall and low temperatures. There was still snow in the hills here until June, which is absolutely unheard of! This nasty winter just so happened to be happening at the same time that our house was being built! It made the process quite interesting! But more on that later...it's time to talk TURQUOISE!
This Turquoise Tuesday a special one because these beautiful pieces of jewelry are made right here in good ol' Montana!
Kristin and her Etsy shop, Stone Creek Haven is based out of Bozeman, MT. She learned her metalsmithing trade from a retired professor in Bozeman and I kick myself for not taking classes while I was in Bozeman too! But I digress...
Here's a lil' excerpt from Kristin's Etsy shop about her work:
"I design and fabricate jewelry that is simple, timeless and sturdy. Because it is all hand built, please rejoice in its slight variations, much like life. The jewels can be dressed up or dressed down, complimenting your heart’s desire, as well as, your outfit. All items are handmade by me and I use fine metals and gorgeous gemstones. I really enjoy working with mixed metals! My jewelry has been field tested many times and the designs I craft are durable. I eat, breath, sleep, and exercise in all my jewelry. Because… if you aren’t lookin’ good, how can you be gardenin' good?"
I love the last sentence! I try to explain this to my husband often because he makes fun of me if I wear some of my jewels while we're out working around the farm. I don't wear jewelry while working too often though because of the big safety hazard that comes with working with machinery and cattle! But if I know that I'm not going to be doing anything where my hand could get smashed, I wear some of my pretty rings! :)
Anyways...time to see some of the pretties!
Here is one of my favorite pieces from her shop (I'd buy it but I have big Norwegian wrists!)
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| https://www.etsy.com/listing/111247110/sancho-panza? |
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| https://www.etsy.com/listing/111247110/sancho-panza? |
I absolutely love the clasp! Don't you?! And the rich color of that turquoise! Honey hush!
And now onto my next favorites! RINGS! These ones that I'm featuring have already been sold, but she's always adding new pretties to her shop!
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| https://www.etsy.com/transaction/106964552?
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| https://www.etsy.com/transaction/106964552? |
And look at these beauties! I love the mix of metals. Gold, copper, silver, oh my!
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| https://www.etsy.com/transaction/30889285? |
Happy Turquoise Tuesday everyone and always Carpe' Diem!
Whitney
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Merry Corgi Christmas!
Hello world! I survived the end of the world! And if you're reading this...you did too! Yay!
I know I've been absent (for the last...oh six months or so!) but I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Yule, Festivus, or just another day in December!
I had posted this picture of Annie wearing her reindeer antlers yesterday on my Instagram, but then my brother added the funnies!
Oh my sweet little red-headed fur-child, Annie! She was not impressed at all! My husband and I had just got done wrapping up some peanut butter rawhides and new squeaky toys for Annie and had placed them under the tree. Annie was so worried about her new treats that she would barely leave the tree! The first thing she did this morning was rush over to the Christmas tree to make sure her presents were still there! What a goof!
Tomorrow, will be traveling to my mother-in-law's hometown for Christmas Eve. Her family is Danish so we will be spend the evening dancing around the Christmas tree and singing Danish Christmas carols (seriously!)!! On Christmas day, our families will be coming here to the farm! Hopefully the weather isn't too cold and we can take our cousins sledding or drag them behind the four wheeler in the calf sled!
I hope you are amongst family and friends this Christmas, but I know duty calls. So cheers to all of the dedicated hard workers out there who are working over the holidays! And sending much love to all of our family and friends that we don't get to see over Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Whitney
{Dirt Road Dreamer}
I know I've been absent (for the last...oh six months or so!) but I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Yule, Festivus, or just another day in December!
I had posted this picture of Annie wearing her reindeer antlers yesterday on my Instagram, but then my brother added the funnies!
Oh my sweet little red-headed fur-child, Annie! She was not impressed at all! My husband and I had just got done wrapping up some peanut butter rawhides and new squeaky toys for Annie and had placed them under the tree. Annie was so worried about her new treats that she would barely leave the tree! The first thing she did this morning was rush over to the Christmas tree to make sure her presents were still there! What a goof!
Tomorrow, will be traveling to my mother-in-law's hometown for Christmas Eve. Her family is Danish so we will be spend the evening dancing around the Christmas tree and singing Danish Christmas carols (seriously!)!! On Christmas day, our families will be coming here to the farm! Hopefully the weather isn't too cold and we can take our cousins sledding or drag them behind the four wheeler in the calf sled!
I hope you are amongst family and friends this Christmas, but I know duty calls. So cheers to all of the dedicated hard workers out there who are working over the holidays! And sending much love to all of our family and friends that we don't get to see over Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Whitney
{Dirt Road Dreamer}
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Hotter Than a Furnace Fan
UPDATE: I was in the middle of writing this post when our power went out on June 26. There was a terrible storm about 20 miles east of us that produced a possible tornado and it ripped several giant power poles and several smaller power poles down. We were without power for three and a half days!! Luckily no one was injured, but there were grain bins ripped out of the ground and several trees wrecked as well! I'm so very thankful for our workers at our local Rural Electric Association that worked tirelessly to restore power to the countryside!! I'm also very thankful for my hubby, who took care of the farm, our generators, and our ol' tractors that ran the generators so we could have running water for our home and for our livestock! I've been counting my blessings and saying lots of prayers for our friends and family that have been battling the terrible fires in Montana and across the country. Please add them and the brave firefighters to your prayers! We could all use a good rain too, so get out there and wash your car, wash your windows on your house, and do a rain dance! In my next post I will share pictures that I took of some of the damage in our area as well as what happens on our farm when we are without power! But now back to your regular scheduled programming that was taking place on Tuesday, June 26th...
Hello loyal blog readers...it's me, your unloyal blogger! Remember me...?? Ha.
Well to quote one of my favorite Robert Earl Keen songs...it's hotter than a furnace fan out in Arizona!
It's currently over a 100 degrees here! Yuck! The image below was taken from our local county Conservation District website. They along with our local MSU Extension Office have set up several weather reporting stations around our county. This weather station is located just up the road from us and this is what it said: HOT!! HOTT!!! HOTTTTT!!!
We reached a high of just under 105 degrees!! But my hometown of Miles City has been setting all-time high records...it reached 111 degrees at 2:30 pm today!! And it could still have gotten hotter!! Read all about it here!
Anyways, apologies for not keeping you up-to-date on the happenings in my life!
Spring and summer are busy times here on the farm and ranch! We have been busy seeding and spraying our crops, vaccinating and branding calves and helping neighbors do the same, vaccinating cows, fixing and building fences, hauling water to our cows, sorting our cows into breeding groups and hauling them to summer range, celebrating 3 birthdays in June (my mother-in-law's, my hubby's, and my own!), getting our bulls tested to make sure they can give our cows proper lovin' (hehe), and then turning the bulls out to let them do this! (Warning...image below might be offensive to some...but it's where BEEF comes from! Oh and never mind the two in the turquoise in the foreground...)
And now that the bulls are turned out, it's time to get our haying equipment ready! Our hay situation is none-to-promising in our area. We have been awfully short of rain and have had a warmer than usual year. We're not lucky enough to have irrigation to help our hay and crops along when we're short of precipitation, but we still do alright! We still have to get what hay we can so we don't have to purchase hay this winter! Luckily we have some left over from last year's hay crop and we are very thankful for that! How does the hay look where you are?
I'm also trying to do a good deep clean on my house while there is a little lull in time between major projects, but I find myself dragging my feet a bit! I have been finding a few good tips on Pinterest to help get my go'er going!
But we all know this is a more accurate description of what my cleaning schedule is like...
How about all of you?? What's going on in your world? Any big trips planned for the summer? My husband and I are going to be heading to Medora, North Dakota this next month to celebrate our first year of marriage! We actually won tickets to the Medora Musical from our local Rural Electric Association! Ha!
Well I had better get to gettin'! I will try to keep you better posted on the happenings on the dirt roads...but no promises! Ha! But seriously, thanks for sticking with me!
Cheers,
Whitney
Hello loyal blog readers...it's me, your unloyal blogger! Remember me...?? Ha.
Well to quote one of my favorite Robert Earl Keen songs...it's hotter than a furnace fan out in Arizona!
It's currently over a 100 degrees here! Yuck! The image below was taken from our local county Conservation District website. They along with our local MSU Extension Office have set up several weather reporting stations around our county. This weather station is located just up the road from us and this is what it said: HOT!! HOTT!!! HOTTTTT!!!
We reached a high of just under 105 degrees!! But my hometown of Miles City has been setting all-time high records...it reached 111 degrees at 2:30 pm today!! And it could still have gotten hotter!! Read all about it here!
Anyways, apologies for not keeping you up-to-date on the happenings in my life!
Spring and summer are busy times here on the farm and ranch! We have been busy seeding and spraying our crops, vaccinating and branding calves and helping neighbors do the same, vaccinating cows, fixing and building fences, hauling water to our cows, sorting our cows into breeding groups and hauling them to summer range, celebrating 3 birthdays in June (my mother-in-law's, my hubby's, and my own!), getting our bulls tested to make sure they can give our cows proper lovin' (hehe), and then turning the bulls out to let them do this! (Warning...image below might be offensive to some...but it's where BEEF comes from! Oh and never mind the two in the turquoise in the foreground...)
And now that the bulls are turned out, it's time to get our haying equipment ready! Our hay situation is none-to-promising in our area. We have been awfully short of rain and have had a warmer than usual year. We're not lucky enough to have irrigation to help our hay and crops along when we're short of precipitation, but we still do alright! We still have to get what hay we can so we don't have to purchase hay this winter! Luckily we have some left over from last year's hay crop and we are very thankful for that! How does the hay look where you are?
I'm also trying to do a good deep clean on my house while there is a little lull in time between major projects, but I find myself dragging my feet a bit! I have been finding a few good tips on Pinterest to help get my go'er going!
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| Find it on my Pinterest board! http://pinterest.com/pin/7599893091785780/ |
How about all of you?? What's going on in your world? Any big trips planned for the summer? My husband and I are going to be heading to Medora, North Dakota this next month to celebrate our first year of marriage! We actually won tickets to the Medora Musical from our local Rural Electric Association! Ha!
Well I had better get to gettin'! I will try to keep you better posted on the happenings on the dirt roads...but no promises! Ha! But seriously, thanks for sticking with me!
Cheers,
Whitney
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Turquoise Tuesday {Winner Announced!}
*DING!*DING!*DING!*
We have a WINNER!
Thank you everyone for entering the FIRST giveaway of the many more to come!
After figuring out the entries, I visited the wonderful website of random.org to help me pick the winner...here's who won!
We have a WINNER!
Thank you everyone for entering the FIRST giveaway of the many more to come!
After figuring out the entries, I visited the wonderful website of random.org to help me pick the winner...here's who won!
The WINNER is Nicole from Farmgirl Chaos! Nicole has a wonderful blog about her travels, awesome junk finds, and she is always sharing wonderful photos from her everyday life! Congrats, sista!
Nicole, please contact me on Facebook with your mailing address so Miss Carly can get those turquoise beauties shipped out to you!
Thanks again for taking the time to enter the contest and read my ramblings! I'm off to get a little housework done and then out to fix some fence before the cows escape!
Happy Hump Day everyone!
Cheers,
Whitney
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Wednesday and Windmills
I am in love with windmills. And this one just so happens to be right out my front door.
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I don't know what it is about windmills that I'm attracted to.
It might have something to do with their towering presence on the wide open landscapes of endless grass on the prairies.
It might have to do with their ability to give life to the dry, barren ground as the water they pump from the depths of the earth spills over the edges of the water trough.
It might have to do with my love of watching animals drink from the water. Like how a horse's ears pump back and forth while they're sucking in the water as they quench their thirst or how a chicken dips down and gathers water in their beak and tips their head back to let it run down their throat.
Or it might have to do with where the windmills are that I love the most; on the places I call home.
This one is on my family's ranch. Dylan, my mom, and I were having fun with fall sunset.
My love for windmills spilled over into some of my wedding decor.
My love for windmills has even made it into my home decor. This windmill is in my concrete shower!
I will tell you more about my windmill shower in a later post.
My next windmill home decor addition is going to be this!
What about you? Do you love windmills or am I just a weirdo? Nevermind...don't answer that! Ha!
Oh and don't forget to get signed up for the fabulous Turquoise Tuesday giveaway!
Hope everyone is having a fabulous Hump Day!
Keep dreamin' and Carpe' diem!
Whitney
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I don't know what it is about windmills that I'm attracted to.
It might have something to do with their towering presence on the wide open landscapes of endless grass on the prairies.
It might have to do with their ability to give life to the dry, barren ground as the water they pump from the depths of the earth spills over the edges of the water trough.
It might have to do with my love of watching animals drink from the water. Like how a horse's ears pump back and forth while they're sucking in the water as they quench their thirst or how a chicken dips down and gathers water in their beak and tips their head back to let it run down their throat.
Or it might have to do with where the windmills are that I love the most; on the places I call home.
This one is on my family's ranch. Dylan, my mom, and I were having fun with fall sunset.
My love for windmills spilled over into some of my wedding decor.
My love for windmills has even made it into my home decor. This windmill is in my concrete shower!
My next windmill home decor addition is going to be this!
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| Found on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/7599893091069172/ |
Oh and don't forget to get signed up for the fabulous Turquoise Tuesday giveaway!
Hope everyone is having a fabulous Hump Day!
Keep dreamin' and Carpe' diem!
Whitney
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
{GIVEAWAY} Turquoise Tuesday!
I have had a hard time keeping this a secret! But it's time to spill the beans!!! I have the wonderful opportunity to do a fabulous giveaway from my dear friend and fellow turquoise addict, Carly at CrazyMare Jewels!
Miss Carly is originally from Georgia, but came to college at Montana State University, which is where we met! She has been making jewelry for a long time, but is just getting her Facebook page for CrazyMare Jewels going. She's always done farmer's markets, trade shows, rodeos, and home parties but has decided to expand her business to Facebook too! She's already sold tons of her jewelry from her Facebook page, but she's always adding more!
Speaking of rodeos, CrazyMare Jewels is going to be in Miles City, MT for the WORLD FAMOUS Miles City Bucking Horse Sale! She will be teaming up with another gal who makes gorgeous boot top purses for a booth in the trade show building at the Fairgrounds during the Bucking Horse Sale! So make sure to stop by and tell her 'Hi!' while you're in town!
And now for the good stuff!!
Here's what Miss Carly at CrazyMare Jewels has whipped up for the fabulous Turquoise Tuesday giveaway!
Miss Carly is originally from Georgia, but came to college at Montana State University, which is where we met! She has been making jewelry for a long time, but is just getting her Facebook page for CrazyMare Jewels going. She's always done farmer's markets, trade shows, rodeos, and home parties but has decided to expand her business to Facebook too! She's already sold tons of her jewelry from her Facebook page, but she's always adding more!
Speaking of rodeos, CrazyMare Jewels is going to be in Miles City, MT for the WORLD FAMOUS Miles City Bucking Horse Sale! She will be teaming up with another gal who makes gorgeous boot top purses for a booth in the trade show building at the Fairgrounds during the Bucking Horse Sale! So make sure to stop by and tell her 'Hi!' while you're in town!
And now for the good stuff!!
Here's what Miss Carly at CrazyMare Jewels has whipped up for the fabulous Turquoise Tuesday giveaway!
A pair of these gorgeous cross earrings are up for grabs! I am absolutely in LOVE with them! I have a similar pair of these earrings (but not the same) and I wear them ALL the time!
And now for the rules!
The Prize:
One (1) pair of turquoise cross earrings made and sponsored by CrazyMare Jewels.
How to
enter:
1. You must follow
the Dirt Road Dreamer Blog and 'Like' CrazyMare Jewels Facebook page to enter, and leave a
comment on this blog post saying you have done both.
Added
entries:
2. Blog about this
giveaway, and leave me a comment on this post saying you have as well as the link to the blog post.
3. 'Like' the Dirt Road Dreamer on
Facebook, and leave me a comment on this post saying you have.
4. Follow Dirt Road Dreamer on Twitter, leave me a comment
on this post saying you have.
The contest will
close Tuesday, May 8 at MIDNIGHT MST.
Good luck Turquoise junkies!
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