Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Little Pasture on the Prairie

Little Pasture on the Prairie

Shanghai, China

Although this week marks the 25th anniversary of Eliza Blue's arrival in Shanghai, China, to study abroad, she still recalls the lessons she learned there.
boots

Eliza Blue is better than no help at all around the ranch, but sometimes only barely. Recently, she leveled up to cattle sorting.
cardinal in snow

Eliza Blue ponders the changing of the seasons and the special characteristics of each one.
snow

Maybe, this will be the year Eliza Blue sets some better boundaries around her time so she can say "yes" more often to the things that feed her soul.
pink baby booties

Eliza Blue recalls the morning her daughter was born, considering her to be the best Christmas present her family could ever wish for.
blossom

Eliza Blue is awed and humbled by the beauty of the world as she recovers from the flu and emerges from her South Dakota Ranch following a blizzard.
thanksgiving dinner

Eliza Blue enjoyed one of the most enjoyable Thanksgivings she can remember this year, hosting a good friend and her daughter from across South Dakota.
pink baby booties

Eliza Blue ruminates on the beautiful and brutal time in her life when she was parenting very small children.
stars

Eliza Blue enjoys a sky full of stars on a recent pasture walk on her South Dakota ranch.
snow on fence

Eliza Blue prepares for winter on her South Dakota ranch.