The priceless value of a fresh egg
Rising egg prices remind Eliza Blue to be grateful for the small bounty her aging flock of hens provide her and her family each day.
Lessons learned a continent away linger still
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.
Shouldn’t have been a cowboy
Eliza Blue is better than no help at all around the ranch, but sometimes only barely. Recently, she leveled up to cattle sorting.
Enjoy every moment each season offers
Eliza Blue ponders the changing of the seasons and the special characteristics of each one.
Coming out of the darkness of a long and cold winter
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.
The arrival of a favorite ‘gift’
Eliza Blue recalls the morning her daughter was born, considering her to be the best Christmas present her family could ever wish for.
Wishing you peace this holiday season
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.
A Thanksgiving to remember
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.
Enjoy every exhausting moment of motherhood
Eliza Blue ruminates on the beautiful and brutal time in her life when she was parenting very small children.
Awestruck and thankful for starry night
Eliza Blue enjoys a sky full of stars on a recent pasture walk on her South Dakota ranch.
