The Prairie Ring: My Personal Talisman

The Prairie Ring: My Personal Talisman

It turns my finger the color of burnt orange peels when my hand gets damp. I paint the inside with clear nail polish to avoid this inevitability, but steel is not the best medium for jewelry. A horseshoe nail bent into the shape of a ring, this symbol of...
Resolutions for 2019

Resolutions for 2019

We’ve been traveling for a day and a half – 36 hours on planes and in airports and on trains in airports. Fitting my swollen feet back into my shoes after the 14 hour flight, one of three to travel nearly 6,000 miles, is a herculean effort. When the cab...
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

At the end of December, it’s fun to reflect on memories that made us smile and consider what things we’d like to leave behind as we enter a New Year. A lot of things made me smile in 2018. Spending my birthday skiing a twofer on Helens and Hood and saying...
My First Editor’s Note

My First Editor’s Note

This summer kicked my ass. Between family visits and house projects and planning a secret, surprise wedding, my personal life has been all over the place. Life at the office has been similarly hectic, with an organizational restructure resulting in two openings on my...
How To Plan A Surprise Wedding

How To Plan A Surprise Wedding

How to plan a surprise, secret wedding in 10 easy steps: Get engaged. Tell no one.Decide you don’t want to plan a wedding and opt for a secret, surprise backyard ceremony instead. Make it a western themed pig roast, because you are from Montana and he loves to...

When Outlandish Becomes Ordinary

The flashing “new” button draws me in to a never-ending cascade of cached shows waiting impatiently to be watched. I’m completely addicted to The Bachelor, Real Housewives of Orange County, and America’s Next Top Model, among others. I...