Country problems require country solutions
Eliza Blue finds herself managing all the usual challenges of calving season and life amid lots of snow, lots of wind and very cold temperatures.
Grasshoppers invade South Dakota this year
This is the part of the summer when Eliza Blue discovers what the defining insect infestation of the season is going to be. It looks like grasshoppers.
Fog calendars can predict precipitation
Eliza Blue discusses how she and her friend, Heather Benson, use the fog calendar to predict precipitation.
Cat ranching not a good business plan
It's too bad cat ranching isn't a lucrative business model. Because if it was, Eliza Blue would have all the success.
Saying goodbye to a kitten who had ‘something big to do’
Eliza Blue recalls the anguish she felt after departing with a kitten who was meant for bigger things than a life with her on her ranch.
Enjoying the spring season of a dairy cow
Spring milking is a dream within a dream for Eliza Blue, and an orphaned calf named Little Jones, too.
Complicated barn cat politics
Barn cat politics are complicated. They are full of alliances, double-crossing and violent overthrows.
Enjoying all the gifts life has to offer
A recent trip to the barn to milk her old milk cow, Rita, reminded Eliza Blue why she is thankful for her life on a ranch and all its gifts.
Mama Cat takes a vacation
Eliza Blue has been worried about Mama Cat for months as she vanished shortly after being spayed. Fortunately, she was just on vacation.
Captivated by the ‘Wisconsin Driftless Milking Sheep’
On a trip to a small family farm in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Eliza Blue discovered an interesting breed of sheep being used for milk production.
